SONIC APTITUDE TEST

BEFORE

AFTER

Conclusion: This is going to work well.

WORKFLOW

The idea is to run as many concurrent streams of production as we can. While Chad is wiring the mixing board, I'm set up in a room that will someday serve as a vocal booth, but right now I'm writing with a very modest songwriting rig...

I'd even like to have album artwork concepts while we're still recording. Why wait? Why not blow the album cover up to 8'x8' and record with it hung up on the wall?

WOW

Listen to this track.
A cover of the Blind Faith tune "Can't Find My Way Home."
What a voice. What a recording. What a tune!!!
Ellen McIlwaine - "Can't Find My Way Home"

Day 1

Here's what Battle Studies is.
(Apologies for cellphone internet. Heavy media comes tomorrow...)

It's a house,
in a clandestine location,
that's being converted into a music studio.
No, not a music studio.
An entire music experience.
A living, breathing, ever-evolving organic space that contains every part of the record making process.
Everybody involved has left their comfort zone. Including myself.
I need to be disoriented again.

I'm going to share as much as I can with you throughout the entire process. Notes, lyrics, sounds, pictures, ideas, videos.

Tomorrow we look at some new guitars and I explain the approach in detail...

I hope you'll like it.

JM

Music for Enhanced Enjoyment of Life

Count Basie Orchestra - Lil' Darlin'

Something For The Playaz

Pretty esoteric if you're not a guitar player, but it might be cool anyway... Spending a lot of time practicing again, getting back into musical shape and loving it.

The cool thing is that I learned some things I need to change up just from watching the video a few times. Still a TON to learn...

Enjoy. Possibly.