Fancy Pants Recording Session!

So far, tracking for the record has been done in Adam's studio - The Community Musician. I love the Community Musician for many reasons, including:

1. It's super cozy & comfy.
2. The New Orleans painting on the wall inspires/scares me depending on the time of day.
3. Adam gets killer sound on everything - including drums.
4. Currently there is a gorgeous Rhodes in the control room.
5. There is whiskey, tea & chocolate in stock at all times.

However for a couple special songs - namely So Hard & Stranger Things - we wanted to track a performance of a giant Grand Piano, Cello & Live Vocals. Little to no editing, just a straight through shot of the song. These days, a talented engineer or producer can create songs out of very little actual music - and we wanted to go old-fashioned and just give the real raw music. So we turned to the 9th Street Opus Studio. 9th Street Opus is LUCE's (Adam's band) record label - and their studio is equipped with the giant Grand Piano we were looking for.

It was pretty freakin' gorgeous in there. I'm talkin' a real FANCY PANTS studio. I walked in and thought "should've worn my heels!" First of all, it was the size of a house. The kitchen & bathroom had the shiniest of new fixtures and counter-tops. They had a cappuccino maker AND a mini-keg dispenser. The control room was like a movie theater with multiple sets of speakers the size of your front door. And then there was the tracking room.

Twas a fancy day of recording :).