Hamtoucher II.
Just got done with a grueling 9-hour session recording the new Hamtoucher track (that’s the band’s name, incidentally – the last song was called “WAR – Here We Come”). Kudos to super composer Brad Derrick and audio guru Blaine for coping with the motley (and questionably skilled) Hamtoucher crew. And kudos as well to the Piglets for stepping up for the choral portions of the track.
It’s a strange experience actually seeing how a rock song gets recorded. It definitely makes you gain a lot of respect for folks who it professionally. There’s a TON of relentless repetition and it can be extremely difficult to extract decent performances from people, even if the material seems straight-forward. It’s an ego-challenging, confidence-crushing, spirit draining experience if you’re not extremely focused and engaged.
So… yeah.
“Rock musician” is officially OFF of my “cushy jobs” list.
That being said, “singer in a rock band” is now checked off of my lifetime “to do” list as well.
Now the track gets “mastered”, which I assume involves sorcery. It’ll be released in some fashion soon.
Keep us posted!
I was part of an acoustic-duo band for a couple years (on hiatus due to new babies) and recording at home in a budget-built basement studio was both rewarding and extremely challenging.
Looking up at the clock 9 hours later to find that you still haven’t finished a single track could be crushing, but seeing it all come together in the end (even though you’re never completely happy with the result) is great.
We recorded an 11-track demo-quality CD in my apartment and completed 7 tracks towards another demo before the baby arrived and we put everything on hold. I’d like to eventually get back into it one day.
Glad you enjoyed the process!