Recording
So blue sky nine finally finished recording this week!
We spent most of this week in the studio, laying down three songs from our set. The purpose of the recording is not so much to give out to people as samples of our music, but to keep as permanent pieces, or mementos, of the band.
We recorded Black Horse & the Cherry Tree (KT Tunstall), Miniature Disasters (also KT Tunstall), and Landslide (Stevie Nicks). Landslide came out pretty nice, though I would've definitely liked more time to really nail down my drum part.
It was frustrating to me because I can still clearly hear a lot of mistakes I made, but hopefully I did enough takes that we can kind of hodgepodge it together and make it sound good. But I tend to think, "give the drummer (or any instrumentalist) more time to nail it down, then you won't have to edit so much!" But oh well...
I think knowing that our recording is for personal use than to actually "market" our band, helps me to let go of little gripes about it. Otherwise, I'd be super picky and don't really care if it takes me 50 takes to get it right-I want to get it down right! And I (we) shouldn't rest until it is.
Anyways, we head out for Keyser, West Virginia tomorrow. Next week will be blue sky nine's last tour for the group as it exists today. I'm really bummed that we won't be able to play at Sam Bartlow's school in Wheeling, where we were originally scheduled to play earlier this coming week (for those who don't know, Sam Bartlow was a summer project student at Keynote this summer with the praise & worship group, Proof of Purchase).
It was pretty much all planned out but last minute details fell through and well...that's how the cookie crumbles :( BOO! I'm sad we won't get to see you Sam! And your new bf (boyfriend) Cory either! Alas...we hope to see her again one day, which I'm sure we will :) We're shamelessly trying to recruit her and she's pretty much sold on coming here anyways. hahaha...right Sam?
We'll be gone this weekend until Tuesday when we come back home. We'll stay here until Thursday, I believe, and then head out for Georgia on Friday. We have one show at Fort Gordon military base in Georgia and then that's all folks!
It's been an interesting season for the band and for my life as well. I'm sure some of you know what I'm talking about :)
Good night everybody! Have a great weekend!
We spent most of this week in the studio, laying down three songs from our set. The purpose of the recording is not so much to give out to people as samples of our music, but to keep as permanent pieces, or mementos, of the band.
We recorded Black Horse & the Cherry Tree (KT Tunstall), Miniature Disasters (also KT Tunstall), and Landslide (Stevie Nicks). Landslide came out pretty nice, though I would've definitely liked more time to really nail down my drum part.
It was frustrating to me because I can still clearly hear a lot of mistakes I made, but hopefully I did enough takes that we can kind of hodgepodge it together and make it sound good. But I tend to think, "give the drummer (or any instrumentalist) more time to nail it down, then you won't have to edit so much!" But oh well...
I think knowing that our recording is for personal use than to actually "market" our band, helps me to let go of little gripes about it. Otherwise, I'd be super picky and don't really care if it takes me 50 takes to get it right-I want to get it down right! And I (we) shouldn't rest until it is.
Anyways, we head out for Keyser, West Virginia tomorrow. Next week will be blue sky nine's last tour for the group as it exists today. I'm really bummed that we won't be able to play at Sam Bartlow's school in Wheeling, where we were originally scheduled to play earlier this coming week (for those who don't know, Sam Bartlow was a summer project student at Keynote this summer with the praise & worship group, Proof of Purchase).
It was pretty much all planned out but last minute details fell through and well...that's how the cookie crumbles :( BOO! I'm sad we won't get to see you Sam! And your new bf (boyfriend) Cory either! Alas...we hope to see her again one day, which I'm sure we will :) We're shamelessly trying to recruit her and she's pretty much sold on coming here anyways. hahaha...right Sam?
We'll be gone this weekend until Tuesday when we come back home. We'll stay here until Thursday, I believe, and then head out for Georgia on Friday. We have one show at Fort Gordon military base in Georgia and then that's all folks!
It's been an interesting season for the band and for my life as well. I'm sure some of you know what I'm talking about :)
Good night everybody! Have a great weekend!
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