Studio Diary 11
Current mood: accomplished
Another very productive day. Got to the studio around 10am and was pretty much there for the duration of the day. Left the studio at midnight. I am in the final stretch, as mixing is almost complete. My brother just came into town to pick me up to go back to Boston, so I will be leaving tomorrow afternoon at some point. I’m kinda bummin about that..but it’ll be great to get back to Boston. I need to get back already, school starts this week and I still need to check in.. The mixes are really coming together. Unfortunately, the piano track will not be completed here in PA, as I’ve decided to focus solely on getting the two more “involved” productions sounding good. I will complete the piano track up in Boston, since there isn’t too much involved in the production other than voices, piano, and maybe percussion. My voice just wasn’t really happening for that song, so instead of rushing it, I’ll hold out on it, because I can. Anyway, on the mix side of things..”West Coast” is sounding great and “Dream Girl” is really coming together. My brother listened to a mix in progress and he liked them both and was immediately drawn to “Dream Girl”. What originally started out as 3 chords on the guitar with a little melody hovering on top has now become probably one of the more moving tracks that will be on this record. It rocks, it shimmers, it mellows out, it gets heavy, it gets kind of spooky, and it gets hopeful. This song I’m very excited about, and I’m quite proud of it. It’s emotional too, the song has become really close to me. The lyrics have grown on me and the overall feel of it is just right. That said, 2 days after my last “dream” i had another one last night. It appeared to be a continuation of the first dream i had this past week about the girl that I’ve had a crush on. It’s crazy. 3 vivid dreams in 6 days, separated by a day each, and alternating between two romantic interests of mine. I don’t know what to make of it. Maybe I need to do something about it. “Maybe somewhere down the line, you’ll be more than a dream… ” haha…sorry…super lame for quoting my own song. But seriously though, it’s amazing how powerful dreams can be sometimes. They can influence you in many ways to look at things differently, to act on things etc. Like, I totally feel the urge to call up this girl. Dreams can be so random sometimes, but sometimes they just seem to make sense. I guess people can see what they want to see..but still. I wonder if my “dream girl” has anything like this going on about me. ahh..probably not, but that would be cool. oh well. anyway, gotta wake up early tomorrow, and wrap things up. Going to mix, and master, and then get on out of here. This will likely be my last post from Roseto, PA…i know it’s sad, but hopefully i’ll be able to continue writing blogs up in Boston. The past 2 weeks have been an amazing experience and I’m so thankful for everything and everyone that has helped make this possible. Thanks to Josh for rockin the drums, Allen for the hospitality, patience and creative input, my bro for picking me up and…oh wait a sec..i’m gonna save all these for the Thank You’s in the CD! Coming this July (hopefully)..The Teenage Symphonies “Summer” EP! Featuring 5 wonderful tracks of pure sunshine! haha.. Till next time… peace out out from PA..
