Recording Prep Play by Play (pen to paper)

The band and I are diving head first into a brand new song. We are all putting this monster together at once. I've found this to be a very organic concept for writing.
I'm not walking into the practice room with a fully finished song, someone will do something on their respective instrument and change the whole feel of that particular section.

I give most of my attention to the lyrics. Every word and phrase gets second guessed. We're very excited to write this song, but this is a process that requires a big investment of time.This is the first draft of the song. It just kind of has its own schedule...




-andy

Recording Prep Play by Play (I'm not all there)

We don't start recording until January. However, I've been in recording mode for about 4 weeks now. Every shower, every meal, every car ride alone is it's own session. Different melodic sections and tones will be mixed, moved, and adjusted as I wander through Walmart.
I'm getting lost more and more frequently. Not necessarily in a physical sense, more in an "oops, I forgot I was doing something mundane" sort of way. Staring blankly at my sock drawer for 5 minutes doesn't mean I can't seem to find the right pair. I'm just aloof and that's okay with me.
In these days, I'm pretty much functioning and interacting at about 60% of my essence. The rest of me is at the studio...where the other part wants to be.
So if you happen to bump into me and I'm not all there, now you know why.
...can't wait to get this album to you.

-andy