So, after popping back to the day job for a few months (as one must), work resumed on the album today. "How was the darling Barnaby?" I hear you cry. Well the sad news is that I do not know, for his hard work here is done, and he is not involved in this stage of the process. The good news though, is that from here on in the equally wonderful Dare Mason takes charge of the desk, as we embark upon the slightly tedious (but still exciting) journey down Mixing Avenue towards Finished-Album City.
We are working at Dare's Penzance Studio: The VIP Lounge. It's nice to have a change of scene, although it's a scene I'm very familiar with - it's where I recorded my very first demo at 15, and I've been a regular visitor ever since. Nostalgia!
From now on, I won't be reporting daily as there isn't much happening at the studio. Most days will consist of the following:
- Dare and Hollie listen to unmixed track
- Hollie struggles to find adjectives which describe the sound she wants
- Dare does his best to decipher what she means and presses buttons accordingly
- Hollie decides she liked it better before or wants it to sound different
- Repeat until mutual satisfaction is achieved.
Once we've finally got what we want, Dare and I listen to the track on billions of (3) different speaker systems, tweak anything if necessary before moving on to the next song.
At the end of today we have initial mixes of 'Nicotine' and 'Beethoven'. And for now, that's all folks - but expect an exclusive snippet of a brand new track very soon!
