I made a list of potential songs to record for the next MG album, 36 songs! Some of these are new songs that I've demo'ed and posted recently on myspace like Valentine, Come Around, Eyes in the Back of My Head, and You're Gonna Ruin My Life. I dig the home recording I've been doing lately but I'm also excited to really spend the time and make a real album...it's been like 3 years since the last one. I'd really like to compile these demos into something cool though, they all have a cool vibe. So I was thinking - why not do a limited edition release of all the demos I've done in the last year, make it very fan-centric and special with 10 songs in all including an unreleased version of Freshman from 2004 with Sean Flora on bass and Sam Henry on drums. Obviously some of the songs will be on the next MG album but they'll sound completely different so it will still be a completely unique release. What do you think? Seriously, I need some feedback.
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I read this great article in the New York Times that profiled a bunch of successful independent musicians. A guy was posting one song a week on his blog that he would record in his home studio. A lot of the results were silly but sometimes he would strike gold with a bonafide hit. His listenership was in the thousands. A song a week from a home studio? I thought. Hey, I can do that! When I was a teenageer I used to four-track all the time. maybe one day I'll convert all of my old cassette tapes to digital and post some of those long forgotten gems but until then....I'm going to make this my goal - one song every week. There are some bugs I have to work out with my home studio though, like for one, the microphone I won in the contest doesn't work! I have to send it back to Audix and get a new one. I'm borrowing a nice condenser mic from my pal Sean Flora though so I'm still in business. I also need to find a way to dump song mixes from my 8 track recorder into my laptop. Should be easy enough but my 8 track is kind of OLD. anyhoo, just a preview of things to come. With all the drama and shit-storms the universe has thrown me these last few months I'm excited to have a new project.
stay tuned.....
love,
Morgan