Demo’s almost done

So the demo’s almost done. pretty stoked, ’cause it’s been a longtime coming. Way more time and money consuming than I thought it would be. Actually, if you want to hire professional musicians and have a set of sharp, creative ears behind the board, y’know… artists deserve to get paid, if ya know what I’m sayin.

I think the plan’s gonna look like this:
a) 3 song demo for booking
b) 5 song EP for sales at shows and online

Then start working on a 7 song topical (peace, justice and the American Way?) disc I’d like to release by Nov 7 (Veteran’s Day), which is actually 107 days away. At first, i thought – man, there’s no way I’m gonna record, mix, master and press 7 songs and get them out to publications who need a 3 month lead time. I had a moment of being upset at myself for not thinking ahead further and taking more action sooner. If only I’d…

Then it kind of occurred to me, that is so not the way of the new world.

So I’ve decided I’m gonna just go for it. Have the record pressed and ready for online release (meaning physical discs in hand ready to ship) by Veteran’s Day blog/vlog and post all along the way. Learn some more stuff. I’ve already learned a TON from producing these 3 songs. Seeing the process through once from start to finish sure makes it a lot easier to do it again more efficiently. I started the sessions for this demo on March 22, I think? So it’s been 2 months for 3 songs. Hm. 3 months for 8 songs?

I do have a few aces up my sleeve… a new recording strategy (which I’ll talk about later). I also just bought a copy of the music creation software that gets used where I’ve been recording, so now I can do a lot of the time-consuming work myself. No more driving to Santa Cruz to do what I could be doing at home. I also have a bit of a headstart recording,

I definitely like releasing the record on Veteran’s Day. I’ve been working on a version of the National Anthem, too, which I’ll be posting as soon as I get around to recording it. I got some really great feedback at the Montgomery, Alabama vigil. I’ll tell ya! So much music to make!

The album won’t be ALL anti-war, but that sure is what is up for me right now. ‘Nother 120 billion dollars and more human life thrown into that gaping hole. When will it end? I’ll post a tentative track listing and some lyrics later on.