April update
Been doing a ton of recording sessions over the past months. Just when I had decided to quit doing sessions work! I stopped actively soliciting myself for session work last summer, but the phone keeps ringing. I've gotten pickier, so I hope some of these recordings will actually end up seeing the light of day.
I recently had the pleasure of recording at the prestigeous Water Music studios in Hoboken, New Jersey. Several of my favorite artists and drummers have recorded there, and it was a magical place. The main live room sounds incredible. I've added some pics to the photo page.
I also rearranged and updated the sounds page with three songs off of the new The Saturnine EP. Check out the drum sound. 100% acoustic. Even though we recorded in Pro-Tools, I forbade the use of sound replacement/samples, and not a single note has been corrected. Everything you hear is how I played and how my kit (actually, my friend Martijn's kit) really sounded. In these times of endless possibilities with Pro-Tools, I forced this reality check upon myself. All songs were done in complete takes. No punch-ins. The way it should be!
Lately I've been getting more and more interested in jazz and (relative to what I've done in the past) low volume/acoustic music. I've been recording with many acoustic singer/songwriter acts over the past three years, and the room for creativity within the dynamic range, as well as the room for detail and the openness of a lower volume situation, has been appealing to me more and more. I've started taking lessons in jazz drums (for which NYC is obviously the best place in the world to be) and it's extremely inspiring. I don't have the ambition to become a "real" jazz drummer, but blending these influences into my playing is an exciting process. Playing a scaled down kit with toms and cymbals positioned really low is also very interesting. It creates options that my big setup doesn't offer. Tons of fun.
No news regarding Bumblefoot. Ron is still committed to GnR and his schedule is unpredictable. The new Bfoot album should be in the works within the next couple of months, however.
Still hard at work writing material and recording demos with my new (metal) band. We're looking for a kick-ass bassist. If you know of anyone...
That's it for now. Later!
d.
I recently had the pleasure of recording at the prestigeous Water Music studios in Hoboken, New Jersey. Several of my favorite artists and drummers have recorded there, and it was a magical place. The main live room sounds incredible. I've added some pics to the photo page.I also rearranged and updated the sounds page with three songs off of the new The Saturnine EP. Check out the drum sound. 100% acoustic. Even though we recorded in Pro-Tools, I forbade the use of sound replacement/samples, and not a single note has been corrected. Everything you hear is how I played and how my kit (actually, my friend Martijn's kit) really sounded. In these times of endless possibilities with Pro-Tools, I forced this reality check upon myself. All songs were done in complete takes. No punch-ins. The way it should be!
Lately I've been getting more and more interested in jazz and (relative to what I've done in the past) low volume/acoustic music. I've been recording with many acoustic singer/songwriter acts over the past three years, and the room for creativity within the dynamic range, as well as the room for detail and the openness of a lower volume situation, has been appealing to me more and more. I've started taking lessons in jazz drums (for which NYC is obviously the best place in the world to be) and it's extremely inspiring. I don't have the ambition to become a "real" jazz drummer, but blending these influences into my playing is an exciting process. Playing a scaled down kit with toms and cymbals positioned really low is also very interesting. It creates options that my big setup doesn't offer. Tons of fun.
No news regarding Bumblefoot. Ron is still committed to GnR and his schedule is unpredictable. The new Bfoot album should be in the works within the next couple of months, however.
Still hard at work writing material and recording demos with my new (metal) band. We're looking for a kick-ass bassist. If you know of anyone...
That's it for now. Later!
d.
Labels: Bumblefoot, recording, The Saturnine
