Good news! Next week I'll be at Art City Sound recording a piece for piano, cello, and voice. I've been working on it the past few months! It will be my first experience working with a professional in a fully decked-out studio. The past few years I have been trying to do some really basic recording in my bedroom, and it's not turning out as well as I'd like. I'm really excited about it, and can't wait to see how things sound! :)
The title of this song is called "Bestia." If this is a good experience, I will continue to record and hopefully produce an album in the future. :)
UPDATE (10/2015):
The title of this song is called "Bestia." If this is a good experience, I will continue to record and hopefully produce an album in the future. :)
The Recording Process (Taken from Behind Bestia | Lullabied)
This was the first song off the album that was recorded, and my first real professional studio experience. A few years prior I had recorded a demo of "Lullabied," which didn't turn out so well and wasn't a good experience, so I was weary of trying it again. As a potential new independent artist with very limited knowledge of the music business, understanding what resources were available to me took some time.
I saw a picture of one of my friends from college playing the drums at a nice studio. As I looked further into where the picture was taken, I found out that the studio was only an hour from my house. After listening to samples on the website, I contacted Jason Jones at Art City Sound to set up an appointment.
Jason was incredible to work with. He took the time to listen to my needs, what similar artists sounded like, and he worked with me to get the sound I was looking for. I knew I had found the right place to create. The prospect of recording an album soon became a reality.
My brother came to the studio with me. He was a good sport, as he sat through this first six hour session. He even sang four notes, which can be heard from 3:22 - 3:36. What was originally intended to be a piano piece quickly turned into an in-studio-writing-marathon as I learned what tools and instruments were available to me.
The cello was played by Kathryn Andelin, who had been a client of the studio before. As we recorded there was confusion and the cello didn't turn out nearly at all like I had written, which was a blessing in disguise. It much better suits the song how it is.
Because we recorded the piano without a click track, the drums were entered in manually instead of using a looping method.
UPDATE (10/2015):
Watch the Official Music Video!
