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Tenth album done, as far as recording. This was a smooth and easy album to make for myself and Mike. And have to give CJ Scioscia credit for engineering on the first day of recording…way back on January 16 this year. Hard to believe, huh? And even before that, Mike and I put our pedalContinue reading “TEN THE EASY WAY”

While I’m on fumes this morning, it’s best to do my usual blog about a gig I just did and post various photos. Otherwise I might sleep the day away. I have to get my live chops back! Last night was my first gig of 2026, and honestly it shouldn’t sound like such a bigContinue reading “WHILE I’M ON FUMES”

Yesterday and today (March 7th and 8th), I got to record guitar melodies and like the other sessions before this, everything is going very smoothly. Doesn’t even feel like we’re making a new album. I can dig that. Of course what would a session be without its hiccups and gremlins in the machine? Yesterday weContinue reading ““DO SOMETHING WEIRD””

I was supposed to go to the studio this Friday to do guitar melodies. Mike asked if we can push back to next weekend and I was 100% fine with that. Rather than do one day this week and wait another week, it makes sense to do Friday and Saturday next weekend so we canContinue reading “TUNE IN NEXT WEEK…”

Those who can, do. Those who can’t, do it anyway! I will never profess to be a great bass player. I am competent enough to play my own songs. After all, I wrote them, yes? For a bass player, I’m a really great guitar player. When Mike and I talked about who would play bassContinue reading “BASS IS LOADED”

Yesterday January 30th, I started recording rhythm guitar parts. After some technical snags (what else!), we were up and running. Banged out six of the nine songs in 3.5 hours. Our ears were fatigued!! But make no mistake, the first day was an exercise in patience and diligence. When the ghosts are in the machine,Continue reading “WHEN GUITARS ATTACK!”

No recording this week as Mike and I agreed that a break is necessary. Plus, with this impending snowstorm coming, we picked a good week to go nowhere. Nice not to rush things! I’ve been listening to the tracks, working on rhythm parts here at home, also coming up with some cool clean ideas (!)Continue reading “NEW STRINGS FOR NEW ALBUM!”

Friday January 16th, 2026: Mike Sabatini (drums/producer/engineer), CJ Scioscia (assistant engineer) and I communed at Bandmother Recording to begin laying down drum tracks for the tenth magnum opus. Despite the weather being super cold, we were surrounded by warm gear and sheltered from the high winds. Started tracking drums for the first song, so farContinue reading “TWO DAYS OF RECORDING IN THE BOOKS”

Here we are the first full week of 2026, and already I’m entering a new phase or level in my life. Whatever you want to call it, this energy has been shifting for me since August last year. I don’t want to sound all cosmic and deep but will lay my cards on the tableContinue reading “NEW YEAR, SAME HAIR”