RESTART AND REBOOT YOURSELF-YOU'RE FREE TO GO!!!

While initially I had no intention of keeping a 'studio diary', recording will begin to figure prominently in my future posts, as the studio is where I'll be spending most of my time in the next couple of months.

Yesterday I sat in while producer/engineer Neil Lefaive worked in session with up and coming wunderkind Dylan Locke. I wanted to acquaint myself with the space, the gear and the way Neil works. It was enlightening to say the least! I was pleased to find out that I remembered more than I thought I might, and quickly understood the medium and it's process. I asked the right questions and correctly answered his 'little tests'. While the three of us made and ate lunch, we conversed excitedly about production and recording techniques, and I held my own; accepted and respected.

In two days I go back, to begin my own project. I suggested starting with a cover, being one of the easiest ways to establish a working relationship; musical and technical habits and tastes. I hope to deconstruct the song entirely and re-arrange it into something new and different. While this is a daunting task, it will be easier to get to know each other this way, without the emotional baggage that so often accompanies an artist presenting their own work for the first time. It's a vulnerable moment for any songwriter, and I need to feel the element of trust has been established before I can be truly comfortable. I'm still painfully shy-I am a reluctant diva, after all..!