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.