9/30/08
The digital age….
This past Saturday, I was reminded of how much technology has changed the way we do things.
Vic Rivera contacted me about CRUNCH participating in a benefit cd for a British radio station. I was happy to do it! Vic is a stellar melodic rock writer so I knew it would be a great track. What this blog is about is not so much about the song as it is about how it was recorded.
Crunch is a New York City band (I don’t know if you know this, but it’s a long way from Ft. Branch, Indiana. ) But that doesn’t stop us from making music together. The song is called “The World That We Knew” and it’s a basic rock set up of guitars, bass, drums, and vocals. Vic plays guitar but also got his start as a drummer. Eddie Campbell plays guitar (ferociously) and Doug Odell plays bass. And of course, I sing.
Vic sent us a rough track of the song to lay down our individual parts. Vic doing his at Red Five Studios in the Bronx, Doug laid down bass at The Panic Room in Long Island, Eddie played his leads in his home studio (which is just a few doors down from Vic), and I sang in my dining room at home. We were never actually together at any point. But we still created music. This would not be possible 10 years ago. My how things have changed!
So, I sent my tracks from Indiana to Vic in New York on Saturday night, He mixes on Sunday then sends it to England where it will go to manufacturing on Tuesday for a release at the Firefest Festival. Kaboom! That was fast!
I’m extremely tired as I type this so forgive me if it’s rambling or somewhat incoherent. But I was genuinely impressed with how this recording session went down. I kind of believed my recording days were going the way of the buffalo, but after this weekend, I assume you’ll be hearing a lot more outta me. It’s just too easy. And……wait for it…… IT WAS FUN!
True Peace-
jamie ¶ 9/30/2008
Vic Rivera contacted me about CRUNCH participating in a benefit cd for a British radio station. I was happy to do it! Vic is a stellar melodic rock writer so I knew it would be a great track. What this blog is about is not so much about the song as it is about how it was recorded.
Crunch is a New York City band (I don’t know if you know this, but it’s a long way from Ft. Branch, Indiana. ) But that doesn’t stop us from making music together. The song is called “The World That We Knew” and it’s a basic rock set up of guitars, bass, drums, and vocals. Vic plays guitar but also got his start as a drummer. Eddie Campbell plays guitar (ferociously) and Doug Odell plays bass. And of course, I sing.
Vic sent us a rough track of the song to lay down our individual parts. Vic doing his at Red Five Studios in the Bronx, Doug laid down bass at The Panic Room in Long Island, Eddie played his leads in his home studio (which is just a few doors down from Vic), and I sang in my dining room at home. We were never actually together at any point. But we still created music. This would not be possible 10 years ago. My how things have changed!
So, I sent my tracks from Indiana to Vic in New York on Saturday night, He mixes on Sunday then sends it to England where it will go to manufacturing on Tuesday for a release at the Firefest Festival. Kaboom! That was fast!
I’m extremely tired as I type this so forgive me if it’s rambling or somewhat incoherent. But I was genuinely impressed with how this recording session went down. I kind of believed my recording days were going the way of the buffalo, but after this weekend, I assume you’ll be hearing a lot more outta me. It’s just too easy. And……wait for it…… IT WAS FUN!
True Peace-
jamie ¶ 9/30/2008
