BANZAI
OK -- I know I haven't written much lately about musical goings-on, and I apologize for that.
While its been a busy couple of weeks, there have only been minor musical events going on -- some 2-5 second orchestral flourishes, a slew of big band stingers, some Brazilian guitar-playing for a recording session, but nothing major. Today, all that changed -- I'm in HIGH GEAR now.
I've got 11 tunes to write, record, and mix down before August 18th. And to raise the pucker factor just a little bit, they're all in different styles, with different bands. Right now I've gotta do a Latin/Jazz combo thing (a la Sex in the City), a Rockabilly tune (think Stray Cats), a classic western ditty (git along lil doggies!), a jump band tune (The Cherry Poppin' Daddies comes to mind), a Soul/Blues tune (Kinda like B.B. King), a big band chart (is anyone ELSE getting stressed about all this?!?), a surf rock tune (Dick Dale meets the Beach Boys), a country-rock tune (a-pickin' and a-grinnin')... lessee what else... oh yeah, a classic Motown track, a hipster/beat poet jam, and an Exotica/Lounge tune (the weirder the better).
Is that it? Yep, that's it.
So I started this afternoon around 4:30 -- right after a meeting with the producer (convincing him that "yes, everything is gonna be alright... don't worry..."). I've already got the melody and changes for the Soul/Blues thing down -- that's gonna be lead and rhythm guitar, B-3 organ, bass guitar, drums, and 4-piece horn section, so I'll need to do lead sheets and horn charts ofr this one. I also got the chorus of the jump tune down - that'll be a 7-piece horn section, guitar, upright bass, drums, and piano -- I can probably use alot of the same players on these two tunes. My goal is to write everything this week (in the midst of meetings and other projects and a private life), and do the recording sessions next week, so I can be finished mixing by the middle of the following week. That's the plan, at least...
While its been a busy couple of weeks, there have only been minor musical events going on -- some 2-5 second orchestral flourishes, a slew of big band stingers, some Brazilian guitar-playing for a recording session, but nothing major. Today, all that changed -- I'm in HIGH GEAR now.
I've got 11 tunes to write, record, and mix down before August 18th. And to raise the pucker factor just a little bit, they're all in different styles, with different bands. Right now I've gotta do a Latin/Jazz combo thing (a la Sex in the City), a Rockabilly tune (think Stray Cats), a classic western ditty (git along lil doggies!), a jump band tune (The Cherry Poppin' Daddies comes to mind), a Soul/Blues tune (Kinda like B.B. King), a big band chart (is anyone ELSE getting stressed about all this?!?), a surf rock tune (Dick Dale meets the Beach Boys), a country-rock tune (a-pickin' and a-grinnin')... lessee what else... oh yeah, a classic Motown track, a hipster/beat poet jam, and an Exotica/Lounge tune (the weirder the better).
Is that it? Yep, that's it.
So I started this afternoon around 4:30 -- right after a meeting with the producer (convincing him that "yes, everything is gonna be alright... don't worry..."). I've already got the melody and changes for the Soul/Blues thing down -- that's gonna be lead and rhythm guitar, B-3 organ, bass guitar, drums, and 4-piece horn section, so I'll need to do lead sheets and horn charts ofr this one. I also got the chorus of the jump tune down - that'll be a 7-piece horn section, guitar, upright bass, drums, and piano -- I can probably use alot of the same players on these two tunes. My goal is to write everything this week (in the midst of meetings and other projects and a private life), and do the recording sessions next week, so I can be finished mixing by the middle of the following week. That's the plan, at least...
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