Ok, the session was actually a couple of weeks ago, on September 16. In the studio, we're definitely getting into the swing of things (or groove of things, depending on your taste). After working out some studio kinks, and a floorplan redesign since the previous session, we hit the ground running for the most part.
In general, I'm hoping to follow a three step pattern within and across sessions. Something like this, simply:
1) Play through any new songs attendees have been working on
2) Record a demo of a song discussed from a previous session
3) Get input on those new songs played earlier
The beginnings and endings of each session will not fall perfectly in line with these three steps, so we'll pick up where we left off the next time. For example, first order of business Jeremy played through a new song he was putting together, laying down some simple scratch tracks, so we'll be able to mull it over until next time.
Then we got to one of mine that we had discussed, which has since been named "Don't Tread On." It took a couple of takes, but I eventually settled on the groove. Jeremy then played rhythm guitar behind it, and then lead on top. It was pretty much done, and my intent was to simply mix and master and post the thing over the weekend, but I got a little nitpicky about it, rerecording the vocals, cleaning up the organ part, and adding a string part that started running through my head.
Unlike JDG, whose first Village Herald and Record song (Getting Out) he recorded essentially in one take in our previous session, I was unable to accomplish that myself. Such is the advantage (or curse) of having the studio in my own garage.
Anyway, Don't Tread On is posted on our Audio page. Check it out. Please leave any comments. If you're a Soundcloud member, you can stick your comment right on the audio wave, but I'm happy to have them at the bottom of the page, too.
This week I'll be working on a quicker turnaround on posting session notes, if not for the song itself.
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