Hey,
I just wanted to post a final entry before this year ends. 2008 was a good year for myself, I hope it was for you all too. Thanks for any support you have shown towards me during the last 12 months!
Lets make 2009 a good one too
Small Colin x
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Last Post of the Year
Its been almost 3 weeks since my last update so I thought I would let you know what I've been up to during that time. First I went to Scotland for 9 days for a short holiday, then when I came back Xmas was happening. Then I got sick. Now New Years is coming…
Tonight though, for the 1st real time in ages I have been able (or fit enough) to work on the "Le Migre" EP. I did some arrangement fixing & some fills and lead-ins. You know, the boring stuff! It has to be done though and I find doing this stuff is the best way to ease myself back into music making after an absence.
Obviously with tomorrow being the end of one year & the start of a new one I should probably be making some resolutions to try & stick to for 2009. Here are a few I can think of now:-
1. Write more music.
2. Learn Logic properly
3. Learn the piano properly
I will probably come up with a few more later but I would be really happy if I could fulfill all of these by this time next year. Fingers crossed.
With that I bid you farewell. Hope you've all had a great 2008 & here's to a even better 2009. Thanks for reading. I appreciate your time.
Small Colin x
ps I forgot to say, I'm writing this post from my desk that is situated in my brand new studio room. Yes, it is finished & I've moved in. I will post pics soon…
Tonight though, for the 1st real time in ages I have been able (or fit enough) to work on the "Le Migre" EP. I did some arrangement fixing & some fills and lead-ins. You know, the boring stuff! It has to be done though and I find doing this stuff is the best way to ease myself back into music making after an absence.
Obviously with tomorrow being the end of one year & the start of a new one I should probably be making some resolutions to try & stick to for 2009. Here are a few I can think of now:-
1. Write more music.
2. Learn Logic properly
3. Learn the piano properly
I will probably come up with a few more later but I would be really happy if I could fulfill all of these by this time next year. Fingers crossed.
With that I bid you farewell. Hope you've all had a great 2008 & here's to a even better 2009. Thanks for reading. I appreciate your time.
Small Colin x
ps I forgot to say, I'm writing this post from my desk that is situated in my brand new studio room. Yes, it is finished & I've moved in. I will post pics soon…
Friday, 12 December 2008
Yip, Yip, Yip!!!
As mentioned in the previous post, I met up with the Knivderby boys again last Friday night to finalise & master their 2nd album.
Everything went according to plan I'm happy to report. They met me at the train station & from there we went direct to the studio in Huskvarna. I really nice dude called Mats was good enough to lend us his space for the evening & it was a very nice space indeed. After settling in we got to work straight away.
Some final mix details were tackled first (& defeated) then we started on the mastering process. This took a bit longer than usual but we got there in the end. Then after some fade in/fade out edits we were done.
Overall I'm much happier with this CD than the last one. I think the drums sound a lot better, the mixes are much more balanced & in general it justs feels right. Don't get me wrong though, I still love the first CD I did with them. Its just this time I believe I have matured as a producer & hopefully it shows. But hey, why don't you judge for yourself.
You should have the address bookmarked by now but if not, here it is again:-
Knivderby @ myspace
You can listen to 3 of the 5 new songs there. For the other two you will need to buy the CD. Be quick with this though as they only have 100 copies of the release available.
Its actually a little sad to be finished this project as they are a great band & an absolute joy to work with. But you know, everything good comes to an end eventually.
One more positive thing to take from the completion of this work is I can now concentrate on the Le Migre EP & a Radio Scotvoid remix I've been working on for a while.
As usual, I will keep you as updated on progress as much as I can.
Small Colin signing out...
Everything went according to plan I'm happy to report. They met me at the train station & from there we went direct to the studio in Huskvarna. I really nice dude called Mats was good enough to lend us his space for the evening & it was a very nice space indeed. After settling in we got to work straight away.
Some final mix details were tackled first (& defeated) then we started on the mastering process. This took a bit longer than usual but we got there in the end. Then after some fade in/fade out edits we were done.
Overall I'm much happier with this CD than the last one. I think the drums sound a lot better, the mixes are much more balanced & in general it justs feels right. Don't get me wrong though, I still love the first CD I did with them. Its just this time I believe I have matured as a producer & hopefully it shows. But hey, why don't you judge for yourself.
You should have the address bookmarked by now but if not, here it is again:-
Knivderby @ myspace
You can listen to 3 of the 5 new songs there. For the other two you will need to buy the CD. Be quick with this though as they only have 100 copies of the release available.
Its actually a little sad to be finished this project as they are a great band & an absolute joy to work with. But you know, everything good comes to an end eventually.
One more positive thing to take from the completion of this work is I can now concentrate on the Le Migre EP & a Radio Scotvoid remix I've been working on for a while.
As usual, I will keep you as updated on progress as much as I can.
Small Colin signing out...
Friday, 5 December 2008
Just a quick one...
I know its been a while but I've been super busy the last few weeks. First I was in Denmark for a few days, then I got sick & then well, some other boring stuff. You know how it is!
Anyway the reason for the this post is tomorrow I go into the studio with Knivderby to finalise & master their 2nd demo/album. I have to travel back through to Jönköping for the day to meet up with the band at another friend's studio. Really looking forward to it to be honest!
I'll report back with the results soon.
C x
Anyway the reason for the this post is tomorrow I go into the studio with Knivderby to finalise & master their 2nd demo/album. I have to travel back through to Jönköping for the day to meet up with the band at another friend's studio. Really looking forward to it to be honest!
I'll report back with the results soon.
C x
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