Tuesday, February 26, 2008

A Brief History of "Sunday Songs"


--The "Sunday Songs" CD was recorded in the studio pictured above between December, 2007 and February, 2008. A total of 11 songs were recorded, and all were used for the CD. Two songs were previously written and demoed, and nine were new compositions.

--The CD was recorded on a Tascam DP-02 CF Portastudio, which was purchased after the above picture was taken. The songs were transferred from Compact Flash memory cards into my computer, and then edited using Audacity.

--All new songs were written on a $249.00 Yamaha acoustic guitar. Most drums came from a vintage Casiotone keyboard. Other were "borrowed" from various sample patterns from online drum machines etc. Other instruments used included an autoharp, mandolin, harmonica, MusicMan bass, and Fender, Danelectro and custom-built electric guitars. Some songs also featured shakers, hand claps, and a shoe box with a shirt draped over it that I pounded on with drumsticks.

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