08.01.10  Half way there

Hello everyone! So much has happened since our last post about NFLD! We all took a bit of time off to relax over the summer, but have jumped back into the real world. At the beginning of November we headed into the recording studio to create our first cd, and have been going strong since! There are going to be a few favourites mixed in with a ton of new songs, mostly written by Brad and Malcolm.

Recording, so far, has been a fun challenge; there are lots of new ideas and sounds being recorded to make our first cd great! This whole process has been a learning experience, and has helped us to focus on the small details of each song. Our sound engineer, Andre can always be trusted for an honest opinion and is quick to let us know when something just isn’t working out. We have taken a few different approaches to recording in order to create different sounds and styles. For the most part we each sing our line by ourselves but have also sung around a single microphone to achieve a more authentic, classic feel for songs like “I Want You Back”.

There have been some great moments that make this process even more fun, between the mass amounts of cookies and late hours with coffee runs to the re-singing of parts to see who can sound more like a violin. So many hours have been spent in the studio and we have learned a lot about each other’s unique personalities. By this point we are about half way done recording, and after a short Christmas break we will be ready to tackle new songs, and many more late nights in the studio. Plans are being made for an epic cd release concert, so check out the concert dates soon to find out more!

Sarah

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