Heading into the recording studio!

It's finally happening! We were originally looking at doing something after Easter this year, but health issues and other interruptions have pushed this further and further into the year.
Saturday is the day. My Dad and I will be meeting up with Debbie Parry at a little studio in Hadspen, Tasmania.
Debbie and I will be doing three duets together, then She will do another three with my Dad, then each of us will do 2 solo songs each, making a 12 track CD.
To say I'm excited is an understatement!
Got to have some practice over the next couple of nights with a metronome just get used to it, as apparently it will make it a lot easier for the backing instruments to be added later.
Bring on! I will update later this week with more photos!
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great news Zandy and you can see the same look you have with your old man !

keep practicing and sure the recordings will sound awesome.

Excellent stuff! Keep us posted with progress reports of the experience!

Great news Zandy, very envious mate. Like BG said keep us posted with progress and experience.

Yee Haa. Presume you will be recording both types? Country & Western? Haha!

Only joking buddy and hope it works out well.

Cheers, Waz

Great stuff Daniel, you'll make some beautiful sounds I'm sure.

( I hope Debbie gave her daughter a talking to for nodding off in the studio :D )

Thanks everyone!
Yes Waz, both styles will be covered!!

Dave, Anita had already laid down her vocals earlier in the week, Mick was just doing the backing tracks, but it's still no excuse!!

For those interested, the tracks I'll be involved with are as follows:
Duets:
Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Allison Krauss
If I Needed You - Don Williams & Emmy Lou Harris
Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson & Ray Charles

Solos:
Everything That Glitters(Is Not Gold) - Dan Seals
I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

The Eddie Rabbitt song is still being considered, but it should liven up the CD well.

I'm not 100% sure which songs everyone else is doing yet, I think my Dad is still trying to figure out what he wants to sing!

That's awesome mate, I remember the first time I did some studio recording work with some fellow musicians, it can be a bit nerve-wracking at first but you do get used to it and it actually becomes a bit addictive the more you do it, hope it all goes well.

Nice selections there Daniel, I think Rainy Night could be an inspired choice for your voice

Thanks Guys.
I understand where you're coming from Doc, Debbie has recorded something like 40 albums now, she's already done two this year, this will be the third!

Dave, I love a rainy night has always been a favorite song, but I only learnt it last year. I would have made a facebook video of it already, but since I'm not a lead player, there would have been a big gap in the middle for the guitar solo!
I really need to add some simple up beat songs to my repertoire. Any suggestions? I'm working on Forever & Ever Amen by Randy Travis, but some other suggestions would be appreciated. Just don't mention Achy Breaky Heart!!

If you can handle Randy Travis stuff have a look through the Clint Black body of work Summers Coming is quite upbeat too, also the Mavericks have some nice stuff that we cover.

For storytelling songs you can do far worse than Guy Clark and Graeme Connors.

I'm sure I can come up with a heap more but I'm about to wander out and explore the streets of Monte Carlo, incredibly expensive place so I'm glad we're not here for long

Thanks Dave, I've always been a Clint Black fan, and we talked about using his duet song "Bad Goodbye".
I've had Graeme Conners suggested to me very often, but I've never taken the time to look into his songs. Will have to do that.

Done and Dusted!!
Wow, what a long day. We met up at Debbie's daughters place for a final run through prior to heading to the studio.
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Sorry, but I didn't get any better photos of the studio, but it's a converted shed, and while he only does this as a hobby, Jerry is very professional, but casual and easily puts you at ease.
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Hopefully the video works, let me know if you have any issues. You can hear the click track in the background which was a very different experience.
We laid down a scratch track with both guitar and vocals, where the guitar was the most important bit, then we'd create a clean vocal track over the top of that. Whiskey Lullaby was the longest take, with quite a few re-takes and additional tracks if harmonies. Wearing headphones and singing is weird, and for a couple of re-takes, I had to slip one side off to get the pitch right.
Debbie had been asking me all day what John Denver songs I sang, and for some reason thought I sang "Be back home again", but it's never been a part of my song list. In the end, we scrapped "Seven Spanish Angels, and added "Country Roads"!!
Considering I hadn't dusted that song off for quite some time, I was having trouble remembering he chords, especially through the bridge, so Mick stepped in and nailed it for me.
So looking forward to see how this comes across. I will update as I hear more.

Great stuff Daniel.

Have a listen to Adam Harvey's " Shake Of A Hand " brilliant song