Rockin’ some feedback for new Backseat Vinyl 🤘
We love being in the mountains and here’s the view of Saddleback Mtn, and the studio (the red arrow marks us) from the top of Floyd Hill Open Space. Floyd Hill has some great Mountain Biking/Hiking trails and you can also hike in the meadow, or to the top of Saddleback. Both great ways to stretch your legs before session or while you’re patiently waiting for your guitar player to finally nail their solo 😂
Big thanks to Lalo Hart for letting us use a snippet of her song ‘How You Know’ for the video. Check out her new album “The World She’s After”, available now!
Big thanks to Glenn’s girlfriend Heather for bringing us this super cool little gong from Vietnam 🇻🇳. Whose project will we use it on first?
We’ve had a blast working on two new tunes with Brendan Pugh this week. If you haven’t checked out his new single “Here I Stand” yet give it a listen and then keep an eye out for these two as the year progresses.
Pat Smith going hard on the outro of Brendan Pugh’s new tune “Games”
Brendan Pugh working his magic on his new song “Hold On” 🤌
Jeff Rady having a little fun with an Ebow on his pedal steel yesterday. It wasn’t the right vibe for what we were working on but it’s a cool sound. I imagine we’ll eventually find a good place for it on something.
Tracking some extracurricular guitar sounds with Reminiscent Wounds yesterday 🙌
3 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Time in the Studio
1. Practice your parts until you can play them perfectly 9/10 times. If you can do this you’ll only need a couple takes in the studio and we’ll have more time for other things.
2. Practice with a click. We will be using one and we promise it’s easier to learn to play with a click at home then it is in the studio.
3. Make sure your instrument is in good working order. Good recordings start at the source so it’s important that your instrument sounds and plays well.
4. Bonus Tip: DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN 😜
Big thanks to @iamkaylamarque for letting us use her song ‘Hurricane’ 🙏
As producers we like to have a lot of different options for sounds on hand so that we have them when we need them. As such we’ve picked up a few quirky instruments over the years. We found this Magnus organ at a Goodwill in Lakewood about 10 years ago for $25. We’ve yet to find a project that it would be appropriate for though….anybody got a song that needs something like this in it? 😂😂😂
Chris Carter, of Venture Still, warming it up for some acoustic tracking yesterday. It’s amazing what time will do for the sound of acoustic guitars. This 1956 Gibson sounds unreal and somehow doesn’t look its age. 🤷♂️
Our Taylor 414ce-r looks and sounds sublime 🥰, so it only seemed right to pair it with music from the equally sublime Kayla Marque 🪄
We hope everyone has a great weekend!
Big thanks to @iamkaylamarque for letting us use her song Hurricane 🙏. It’s available on all streaming platforms 🙌
Choose Your Fighter: Amp Edition 🥊
If you could only choose one, which would it be?
1. Marshall JCM2000
2. Vox AC30
3. Fender Vibrolux
4. Mesa Dual Rectifier
5. Tech21 Trademark 60
Big Thanks to @inthevariant for letting us use their song ‘Wayside’ 🤘