It’s Monday and time for a new sample of the soon to be released “Disclaimer” EP. This song is called “Fool-Hearted.” You can here it by going to my site - http://dathompson.com
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A little background on this song…
I happened to be riding a ferry from Bainbridge Island and saw a couple that were having a bit of an argument. After taking what seemed to be an exceptional lashing, the man lowered his head a bit and gazed apologetically over at the gal on his arm who laughed and seemed to find some reconciliation.
The notion of a sort of fool-hearted dedication came to my mind and seemed to work well with a melody I had floating around in my head the previous couple of weeks.
Stylistically we decided to go with an alternate accent shuffle, which the amazing Mike Stone kicks out on solo drums with brushes on snare and bass kick.
Vocally we went with background on the chorus and aimed for a tight male vocal, almost barber-shop harmony sound to accent a bit of a care free notion.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson Dead: An Era Gone
I wanted to write of my extreme remorse in the loss of legend Michael Jackson. I received word of an article noting his death from a heart attack.
His music with the Jackson 5 and his solo career were a substantial influence on my own music. It is hard to believe that someone so iconic to our generation is now gone. My prayers and thoughts go out to his family and fans around the world.
His music with the Jackson 5 and his solo career were a substantial influence on my own music. It is hard to believe that someone so iconic to our generation is now gone. My prayers and thoughts go out to his family and fans around the world.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Recording Day 1
And we're off!
Today was our rough tracking day. Essentially this means that we ran through each song with drums, bass, piano, guitar, and lead vocals. The intention was to nail down the structure, form, and style of the song.
Typically we would begin each song by gathering Murl (our pianist), Loren (my producer), and myself around the piano and talking through the song. We would listen to the raw cut of the song I made a few weeks back, then decide on stylistic rhythms, chord modifications, etc. Then we'd walk through it all with the drums, guitar, and bass and begin with a couple of run-throughs of the piece to get the feel.
After we all felt that we were heading in the right direction we would start tracking the piece until we felt we had a solid take. After the last take we would all gather in the control room and listen to the playback and take turns "punching-in" (re-recording specific spots in the tracks) to finesse the track.
Primarily we used this day to capture the drums, bass, piano, and guitar. Day 2 will be overdubs, fills, etc. for the piano and guitar.
I will be doing a completely separate take on all the vocals a bit later.
Oh...and I forgot to mention. My Art Director, Scott Bailey, came in with his Dir of Photography and we took about two hours of video. We'll be putting together a "Making of the Album" video which everyone can see the fun.
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Today was our rough tracking day. Essentially this means that we ran through each song with drums, bass, piano, guitar, and lead vocals. The intention was to nail down the structure, form, and style of the song.
Typically we would begin each song by gathering Murl (our pianist), Loren (my producer), and myself around the piano and talking through the song. We would listen to the raw cut of the song I made a few weeks back, then decide on stylistic rhythms, chord modifications, etc. Then we'd walk through it all with the drums, guitar, and bass and begin with a couple of run-throughs of the piece to get the feel.
After we all felt that we were heading in the right direction we would start tracking the piece until we felt we had a solid take. After the last take we would all gather in the control room and listen to the playback and take turns "punching-in" (re-recording specific spots in the tracks) to finesse the track.
Primarily we used this day to capture the drums, bass, piano, and guitar. Day 2 will be overdubs, fills, etc. for the piano and guitar.
I will be doing a completely separate take on all the vocals a bit later.
Oh...and I forgot to mention. My Art Director, Scott Bailey, came in with his Dir of Photography and we took about two hours of video. We'll be putting together a "Making of the Album" video which everyone can see the fun.
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