Elizabeth Kaye
HERE THEY ARE! – Some of Elizabeth’s and my own favourite shots from our photo shoot. Like I mentioned in my last entry I love this girl so much – she is the biggest sweet heart. Please check out her site and her blog: http://www.elizabethkaye.ca/ (thanks...
Read MoreAll the Little Details
I am so sorry for not writing more often. Since I finished recording there have been all these little, tedious bits of things to do. So here is a list of some of the things an independent musician is up to after the recording is finished. 1. Get the final masters… On January 22nd I had tea and talk with the one and only Paul Intson, who did such an incredible job mastering. Paul also laid...
Read MoreMixed Feelings
For those of you wondering where I have been, I should tell you that November and now December have been dedicated to mixing From the Outskirts. And, for those of you who are not sure what I am talking about – the mixing process is a most crucial element of having a professional recording. Simply, after you have all the parts of a song recorded (ex: guitar, trump, piano, tuba, kalimba) the...
Read MoreWeeks 21 and Twenty-Two
So, the final two weeks of recording are up. We accomplished so much my head was spinning a little. We added more colour to Billie and Crack My Eyes (a bit of organ, some back-up girls and a even a little Sesame Street). My sinus’ were still so blocked (make that week four since my flu) so recording the remaining lead vocals were impossible. Dave finally encouraged me to see his...
Read MoreWeek Twenty
Week Twenty …was fabulous. On Tuesday I was kind of freaking out a little because Beach Ballad was not feeling right. It was pretty, but just not right for the record. Wonder Full was falling a little short for me to. And Nowhere Near My Heart was SO close…but still not what it could be. Something was just not working in each of these tunes. I sang for the first time since my sickbed...
Read MoreWeeks Seventeen, Eighteen and Nineteen
Weeks Seventeen and Eighteen The first half of the week saw us making great progress with Northern Belle and Queen. In fact Northern Belle is done! And she is so pretty to. Queen is also becoming a gem. Although I have always been fond of this tune, I had no idea how beautiful it could be. Dave asked me to imagine that I am on a dark stage…the band is behind me (in matching white suits)...
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