Hello Everybody!
After last weeks 1st Act Vocal rehearsal, the band and singers reunited at MonkeyTown Studio for a night of great music and to attempt a simple stereo recording of the 1st Act.
We have done some basic recordings in the past to work with to tighten arrangements and we knew that we would have to do it again since some of the arrangements have changed. We realized that with the introduction of a choir that the band had to turn down a notch so that the singers could hear themselves. MonkeyTown is a rather big space, but when you start getting 12 folks in there it gets a bit small and loud.
Though the band consists of true rockers who love to turn it up, their professionalism shown through as the volume was dialed back and a great stereo recording was the result. The first act is now worked out and recorded for the ensemble to listen to and work from. We have the ability to mix these recordings a bit and are hoping to get a sample of our work on line in the near future.
The singers are really starting to gel as a choir as was evident on “Pay You Back” and “In My Box” . Amy is really starting to shine as she gets more comfortable with her roll as Ruby and Toni was exactly what we were looking for when she belts out the need for “A leader to show them the way” from “in My Box”. Johnny has been helping a great deal with the choir as he has really good choral arrangement ideas. The seductive sultriness of Plastic Rose is starting to come thru as Jackie transforms into her role as well. There is no holding Greg back as he explores his roll as Devin. He really brings out the emotion of a frustrated dark side.
Next week will be another choir sectional rehearsal. Our goal is to tighten up and confirm the choral parts for the 2nd Act as we did on the 1st Act before. We are always learning as a 12 person group the best ways to get us to the next level and so far we have had success. The energy level is high as we more and more realize the potential of the project.
Check in with us next week! – JH
Hello Everybody!
After last weeks 1st Act Vocal rehearsal, the band and singers reunited at MonkeyTown Studio for a night of great music and to attempt a simple stereo recording of the 1st Act.
We have done some basic recordings in the past to work with to tighten arrangements and we knew that we would have to do it again since some of the arrangements have changed. We realized that with the introduction of a choir that the band had to turn down a notch so that the singers could hear themselves. MonkeyTown is a rather big space, but when you start getting 12 folks in there it gets a bit small and loud.
Though the band consists of true rockers who love to turn it up, their professionalism shown through as the volume was dialed back and a great stereo recording was the result. The first act is now worked out and recorded for the ensemble to listen to and work from. We have the ability to mix these recordings a bit and are hoping to get a sample of our work on line in the near future.
The singers are really starting to gel as a choir as was evident on “Pay You Back” and “In My Box” . Amy is really starting to shine as she gets more comfortable with her roll as Ruby and Toni was exactly what we were looking for when she belts out the need for “A leader to show them the way” from “in My Box”. Johnny has been helping a great deal with the choir as he has really good choral arrangement ideas. The seductive sultriness of Plastic Rose is starting to come thru as Jackie transforms into her role as well. There is no holding Greg back as he explores his roll as Devin. He really brings out the emotion of a frustrated dark side.
Next week will be another choir sectional rehearsal. Our goal is to tighten up and confirm the choral parts for the 2nd Act as we did on the 1st Act before. We are always learning as a 12 person group the best ways to get us to the next level and so far we have had success. The energy level is high as we more and more realize the potential of the project.
Check in with us next week! – JH
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