Good evening.
I'm just recovering from the pain of laughing too much after watching the Monty Python intro to the latest Family Guy episode.
It has been a day of listening, editing and refining the takes from yesterday's recording session in pop-land. Or pop-ish. As always in these situations I can't say who, what or where, but me and my songwriting partner are currently co-writing with a rather well-known singer and celebrity in our little country. A brilliant singer I think.
Still making progress on the album, I finally linked two ideas I've had for a while, and they just belong together. I can't believe I didn't hear it before. In my mind it's a little bit of Genesis - Behind The Lines, and Dream Theater - Metropolis. Classic prog inspirations, eh?
In other news, Sir Jem Godfrey, captain of the good ship Frost* and master of the keyboards was kind enough to feature my little remix of 'The Other Me' on his blog. Needless to say, the little fanboy in me is still going "WEEEEEEE!" and jumping up and down. It's a huge honour. Thank you so much.
Also, this weekend I'm doing my first ever lounge piano gig. I still don't quite know what to play, but there will be lots of improv, and a couple of Zappa tunes have been requested. So I'm learning 'Sofa' and 'Uncle Remus'. Family friendly Zappa songs.
So yes, lots of different things going on at the moment. Certainly enough to keep me inspired.
onsdag 9. januar 2013
torsdag 3. januar 2013
Rebirth
What-ho!
I deleted the blog.
Nobody has read it anyway as far as I know, so it doesn't matter. Anyway, it's been a year since last update, and it would look rather silly when all my talk about the recordings and releases don't match what has actually happened, which is... nothing. Nada.
This time, however.. I'm reviving my blog just as the actual recording has started. At this point one song is completely written and basic tracks are recorded. I need lyrics for it, that's the one thing I have never done, but we'll get there eventually. Sooner or later some words must be written, good or bad.
But why a blog, why now? I don't have a following.
Not yet at least. I hope that can change, and then all this will be post mortem, as it were. A little blog looking back at what happened, why this record is what it is, why the mistakes I made (which I haven't made yet) won't be repeated next time. Wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey.
But most of all it's a place where I can rant about things that don't matter at all. Like why can't I listen to my iPod during takeoff or landing? THERE'S NO BLOODY RECEIVERS IN IT THAT COULD CRASH THE PLANE!!!
That sort of thing.
I deleted the blog.
Nobody has read it anyway as far as I know, so it doesn't matter. Anyway, it's been a year since last update, and it would look rather silly when all my talk about the recordings and releases don't match what has actually happened, which is... nothing. Nada.
This time, however.. I'm reviving my blog just as the actual recording has started. At this point one song is completely written and basic tracks are recorded. I need lyrics for it, that's the one thing I have never done, but we'll get there eventually. Sooner or later some words must be written, good or bad.
But why a blog, why now? I don't have a following.
Not yet at least. I hope that can change, and then all this will be post mortem, as it were. A little blog looking back at what happened, why this record is what it is, why the mistakes I made (which I haven't made yet) won't be repeated next time. Wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey.
But most of all it's a place where I can rant about things that don't matter at all. Like why can't I listen to my iPod during takeoff or landing? THERE'S NO BLOODY RECEIVERS IN IT THAT COULD CRASH THE PLANE!!!
That sort of thing.
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