drumming maniac

STUDIO DAY #3

I picked up Ed from the airport around 12:30 this afternoon, then went straight to the studio to start up work on tracking drums. It's been a long day, but felt relatively short in the studio since we started late in the day. We tracked some "PHAT BEATS" for the songs Beautiful Girls, Here, Sunrise, One Way Road, and started on Surface, which is where we will pick back up tomorrow morning. Dickey's Barbecue for lunch finally satisfied my BBQ craving.

We've been toying with the idea of just making all the drum parts on the album one continuous drum fill after another. I find that most bands don't make use of the drum solo as much as they need to. In fact, I've decided the next album will be a 45 minute drum solo featuring Ed Toth, who willingly admits, is not a big fan of the drum solo.

After recording we went to the House of Blues for dinner, then I took Ed to his hotel, having a vague idea of where it was exactly. We eventually found it thanks to Ed's quick dial to 411. However, I publically apologize to Mr. Toth for having spent "extra van time" with me...



Question of the day : Why do rappers say their name at the beginning of all their songs?

and "hear" we go...

Greetings all! I decided to make a blog especially for the new album Brighter Side. So far we are only two days into the album, but I hope to bring you a sort of day-by-day play with this blog of what is going on in the studio. We'll be working until July 31st, and then the files will be sent out to Los Angeles to be mixed. As of right now the plan is to release the album digitally in December, then on CD in January.

I recently got a really cool little video camera called The Flip which I will have with me during the sessions and will be posting videos right here in each blog. So, without further adieu - here are some clips from the first two days...



We started in the studio Wednesday June 27th, recording scratch tracks with the click to figure out the tempo for each song. I have nineteen songs written but will choose twelve for Brighter Side. The remaining songs may appear on a bonus disc of some sort. Day 2 (June 29th) we recorded various songs for what may be an 'Acoustic Sessions 2'. Tomorrow I pick up Ed Toth from the airport, who is flying in to record drums for a few days. Some of you might know Ed from the band Vertical Horizon, but lately he has been touring with the Doobie Brothers.

So with that said, welcome to the blog and enjoy keeping up! See you tomorrow

-Brad