Monday, April 18, 2016

Getting close...and a show!

This morning, Mark, James (seen right) and I went into James' studio around the corner from my house and set to work making some changes in the last mixes of the single. James has been out on tour with the supremely talented Phil Cook who's supporting his new album, Southland Mission, and he's about to leave again for another three weeks. Mark is also busy busy busy with teaching and shows with what seems like a dozen different bands. So we were lucky to snag a day together while they were around to get everything in order.

And... it is! The mixes we've come up with have a ton of melody and harmony and passing chords and drama and space and pathos and all that good stuff you've come to expect from Peter Holsapple songs. I hope you like them, but that goes without saying, doesn't it?

We'll live with these mixes for a couple of days, tweak whatever we need to and then send them off to be mastered. Then it's cover art and pressing and we're in business!

In the meantime, I'm playing a house concert in Winston-Salem on Saturday April 23...actually, it's a guitar store concert, since it's happening at Heyday Guitars. Here's a link to the Facebook event page. Please note that tickets need to be purchased in advance of the show as none can be sold at the door. The show starts at 8, and I'll be doing two sets of tunes. Lots of new stuff, some old favorites, some covers, some stories... 'an evening with'...I draw the line at fixing your dinner. Come down to the show if you can! I'd love to play for you.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Moving right along...



It would appear that our recording is just about finished. We have mixes on both songs and are going to live with them while James heads out on tour with Phil Cook. I'm working on the cover art and some ideas for 'lyric videos' of both songs. Also, I'd met with a record label to see if there was any interest in releasing the single but came away from the meeting realizing that releasing it myself was going to be the best option. I don't have a release date yet (you can probably bet that it won't be Record Store Day), and we haven't booked mastering time yet. But both songs sound fantastic and inspired. I can barely wait for you to hear them! 

More news soon.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Progress Report

Well into the process with Mark Simonsen and James Wallace, getting this record happening. And happening it is. 



 We had Mark Daumen on tuba. 


I got to th'ow down on upright today.








Mark vibed the place last week. 










 Double bass drums! 

   
And double drummers!! 

The adventure continues.

Stay tuned.

PH