So, the album is coming together nicely. All of the vocals are sung, and I’ve been working on comping them and picking out the best parts. I found a great horn player, Bill Scholl, and we got together a while ago and recorded some ideas for the song “Drive Me”. After listening to the parts we laid down, we decided they might work a little better played less staccato than they were, so we’re getting…
I was making good progress, recording at a (relatively) good pace through the end of the summer. Vocals are done for 7 of the 12 songs, and that’s more than half. But then it went and got cooler outside and I went and caught a cold. I don’t think it was the pig flu or anything, but it knocked me for a loop for a few days and I’m still coughing now, almost two weeks…
I just put together this Michael Jackson tribute. It’s an acoustic cover of Thriller, with some self-recorded backing vocals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyA-80k9lAQ&fmt=18 Check it out and let me know what you think! RIP, MJ!
Quick update. I’ve found myself using Twitter (which in turn updates my Facebook page) a whole lot lately, as it’s easier to write a 140-character “what I’m working on now” update than to write a full blog entry. And more people tend to read Twitter and Facebook than my blog here. But to recap, for those not on Twitter or whatever, I’m still working on this solo album! I’ve got guitars recorded for just about…
