Everest

I have never climbed an actual mountain. A hill or two, yes...Everest no.  So it comes at no surprise to finally "put up" or "shutup" for our climb has come. Accordingly, Bob and I are packing our tents, goggles, boots, and gloves for our assent up Everest... (Abbey Road Studios) (For those of you real Beatle nerds, you understand the Everest/Abbey Road reference. If not, you have some googling to do). 

Chris Bolster has been assigned as our recording engineer in the famed Studio Two. (look him up on AbbeyRoad.com.) He has a brilliant resume, and has engineering experience on projects for McCartney, Lennon, and a few other hundred people I'm sure you've heard of. And now...Chris will get to add "Tim and Bob" to his curriculum vitae.  

In our few e-mail exchanges with Chris I suspect he is as gonzo for audio gear as much as Bob and I are. Hmmm let's see here...3 guys in a famous huge recording studio with all the best new and old recording gear...why its going to be a NERDFEST!!!! Chris even eluded to recording in Mono!!!! I love this guy and I haven't even met him yet.

So for those of you still awake, we depart for England December 4th. Arrive the 5th. Pace nervously in the Abbey Road Crosswalk December 6 and 7th. Arrive at EMI, Abbey Road Studios front door at 10am December 8th and begin our 12 hour (or 720 minute or 43,200 seconds) of mountain climbing at it's best. 

And savoring every second of the expedition I assure you.) 

Details shared as they become available and postable.

_Tim

Two weeks and Counting

Bob's pathos...

We're getting down to the wire. Who'da thunk that it would almost be a year to the day that we started putting together this crazy idea. The songs we're recording, "Don't Blink" and "It's Girls" have gone back and forth between us about a hundred times. Arrangements are taking shape. Vocals are, er, um, vocals. Sorta. 

So, in two weeks and three days, we are boarding airplanes in each of our home towns and heading to London. We'll meet there on Friday, Dec 5th. Then we've got two days to get acclimated and on Monday, December 8th, we're in Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios.

Gulp.

Gulp again.

Starting next Monday, I will be intensely prepping for this. I need to get to the point that I know every bit inside and out. That way, when I get to the studio, I can relax with the parts rather than having to concentrate on playing them.

Guitar parts. Vocal parts. Bass parts. Thank GOD Tim is playing the drum parts. They're the parts that are going to be right.

SO, we've got 12 hours in the studio. First 2 will be setting up and finding sounds. Down to ten...

Next, putting down the guitar tracks. That should take another 2 hours or so. 

Next up, drums. Tim will knock these out in 1o minutes. 

Down to 5 hours and 50 minutes left.

Next, bass. Add another 1.5 hours (that's 1.4 for my part - Tim will get his down in 10 minutes). 

Down to 4 hours and 20 minutes.

Vocals are next. Gonna need about 4 hours for these.

20 minutes left to mix. No problem, cuz we are working with a pro!

WHOA! Whatta ride.

Gettin dizzy!!!!