So we tracked drums to another tune. There is some interesting history behind charlie, i just found out. Watch the video to see what it is.
-M
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Archive for February, 2010
History. The new tune.
I’ve been wanting to write a song about my grandmother, and how she played such an important role in my life musically. I would go to her house as a kid and play the guitar she had in the closet. The 1957 Les Paul special had belonged to my grandpa. She would show me tapes she had recorded of my dads band, as well as recordings of my grandpa jamming with his friends. At the time, i didn’t realize what was happening. I was being introduced to new genres of music, BUT i was hearing my own family play them. She also introduced me to the sounds of Glen Miller, Ray Price, Bobby Blue Bland, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Elvis and many more amazing artist. The new tune that was inspired by that experience will be on my EP.
Over the weekend, i also got my vocal and electrics done for another tune called “better than this”. I cant wait to start recording the new tune, and show you the music life has handed me. -M
The Free Bass.
So, today i needed to lay down some bass track on the two tunes we tracked drums for. I was planning on using Charlie’s bass, but he had to take it back to houston with him. So there i was, all my hopes and dreams of tracking bass today shattered. Not really, but kind of. So i go down to the music store and decided to find a decent bass, which i really cant afford. So i start looking at some and i make the sales dude an offer. It turns out the bass i wanted was in the store on consignment, and he couldn’t reach the dude who put the bass up for sale. So here’s the kicker….He looks at me and says “just take it for a test drive”….He let me borrow the bass until tuesday. All i can say is God hooked me up, and im blown away. The tracks are coming together quickly. -M
Tracking the EP day 1.
So…..We started officially tracking for the EP today. I can honestly say, that i couldnt be any happier with the tracks. Charlie wrote some killer drum parts, that really take the songs to a new level. By the end of the day we tracked drums for 2 songs. Im excited about the future and i feel like you guys are really going to dig the tunes. Thanks to all my closest friends and family for pushing me to do this. We’re taking pictures and making videos, so hopefully you guys will be able to see part of the process…So as day 1 of tracking comes to and end, the music comes to life….
-M
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