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Singing in the Studio – Redemption!

Chris and I had a really fun day in the studio this week. One of the reasons I asked Chris to produce this record for me is that he knows what I’m capable of as a player and singer even when I don’t.

We spent the first part of the day laying down electric guitars on a song called “Houston”. The track is very textured. Chris playing swelling pretty stuff and me on slide. It was fun. Then after a dinner break it was time to sing again. Yikes!

After the last time I was a bit nervous about singing again. It’s really silly. I’ve sung on hundreds of recordings. I did manage to sing a little bit during the week between our sessions and I was stretching and pretty well rested. And I may have had a beer or two before jumping in to the first track of the evening.

It went well. I’m back! I knocked out lead vocals for three tunes and we called it a night. It feels like Chris and I have hit the groove now in how we work together. I can hardly wait until our next session.