May 2010
3 posts
My Memorial Day Staycation
I’m not sure if the term staycation was coined some time ago, or if it is a newly minted quip courtesy of the great downturn. Either way, I’m a big fan. At first, it can sound a bit depressing, evoking images of a suburban dad bringing home a kiddy pool strapped to the roof of his truck whose gas tank hasn’t been full in two years. Perhaps this is one version, but mine has turned out to be a...
April 2010
1 post
Plugging Away
It was a good weekend. I made headway on two new tracks and I’m getting much more efficient with the self-recording process. It’s still hard not to over think and evaluate each section of each take, but stopping and starting too much can be paralyzing.
Also getting more comfortable with Pro Tools, and I spent some quality time with the instructional DVD. I use the term...
March 2010
5 posts
Take Me Home
I’m just now listening back to my session from Wednesday with Alan. This was by far our hardest session yet - so much so that we almost called it a night half way through.
As one of my original songs, and a tried and true crowd favorite, I had anticipated Take Me Home to be one of the most straight forward and uncomplicated tracks to record. But it couldn’t have been more the...
Spending Some Time with Clark and Bette
Having grown sick (as in actually queasy) of reality TV and over-sensationalized drama series, I’ve spent my wind-down hour with the American Movie Classic channel the past few nights. After watching Althea’s eyes well up one too many times with each morbidly obese Biggest Loser contestant who has gone from 450 lbs to 400lbs, I’ve retreated to the bedroom to remind myself where it all...
The next train arrives on track #4
I hate those words. As any NYC commuter who passes through Times Square to get to Grand Central knows, the subway shuttle is the morning commute equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. In addition to being one of New York’s busiest subway stations, the shuttle possesses a unique ability to game city inhabitants - especially weary, pre-caffeinated ones. While all other trains are systematic...
I'm Up!
My first blog ever! I know, I know, but I am new to the social media onslaught and admittedly, a complete novice. Luckily, I’ve got a team of much more experienced facebook, twitter, and blog savvy professionals in my corner. Yaw, Christine, and my new CFO (Chief Facebook Officer) are dragging me kicking and screaming into the new age. The artist in me tries vigilantly to protect an...