Now that I have a bunch of songs with vocal tracks, it’s time to start adding lead guitar tracks.
I worked on four songs and boy are my finger tips killing me! The more you play, the less it hurts… so what does that tell you about how often I play?
For the second day in a row I packed my laptop, a microphone, some headphones, and a little USB audio interface into the car, drove off to a mostly empty parking lot in a not-yet-opened-for-the-day movie theater and sang my brains out.
Now… if only I didn’t suck so badly as a singer. Oh well.
I had five songs ready for vocals tracking and I picked them all off. I now have 10 songs with vocals complete. Only 40 more to go. Thanks to the 50 songs in 90 days challenge, of course. What a mess.
Here is the view from my state of the art recording studio. Fascinating.
And here is the almost but not quite obligatory photo of the clock downtown.
Again, fascinating.
Strike a pose, Robin.
When was the last time I drove to an empty parking lot to record myself singing for one of my dumb songwriting project demos? February? Maybe?
Well, we’re back. I did it this morning. I had an annoying interruption, but I still managed to record very bad, terrible even, vocals onto five songs.
I started here:
Oh, did I mention it was pouring rain? As I was finishing up the first song a truck pulled up near me. It looked like a landscaper. Then a security truck pulled up. Then another car. Everyone got out and just stood around looking at each other. Then another car. Then another car. What the hell?
I moved. I just drove to the other side of the parking lot.
From there I finished up four more songs. I could have maybe done one or two more (the battery on my MacBook Pro is legendary) but I had to pee so incredibly bad that I had to drive home. Oh well. Hopefully we’ll be able to do some more tomorrow.
The traffic getting into Boston is pretty bad right now.
I went out and got my hair cut, I got an inspection sticker for the Kia, and I stopped at the sugar free bakery to get a treat for myself to celebrate my 20th work-aversary. Then I went home, made myself some lunch, noodled out a couple of new song ideas, and played my guitar again. Technically it was a different guitar, but it is still mine so I guess saying “I played again” still counts.
Now I am going to start thinking about cooking dinner on the grill for me and my beloved bride, the love of my life, Jen.
My car’s inspection ran out in May. Oops. Let’s fix that oversight before you get pulled over, m’kay?
I’m doing the world a favor by getting my haircut. No one will have to see my shaggy mess for a few weeks at least.
20 years ago today I started a new job. I am still with that company. I have a different position now thanks to a promotion, but I’m still with the company.
How did I spend my 20th hire-aversary?
Well, so far I have played my guitar. I am also thinking about getting a haircut and maybe getting one of the cars inspected. A super fun day!
Inside the Red Head's Head 