10/29/09 Time to start blogging.
Well, the cat is out of the bag, and I’ve promised several hundred people that I would start blogging to keep everyone up with my adventures, so…there’s no time like the present! I hope to make this a regular part of my routine, and with a huge portion of my plate gone, I think it’s realistic. Please spread the word to all of your family and friends to sign up for my newsletter. Next week I am starting a separate blog site and will be adding specific email addresses (those who I know I won’t annoy by constantly sending newsletters to) to my BLOG newsletter instead of the BRMS newsletter. But for now, stop my here once a week and check out what’s up with me! And drop me a line to let me know what’s up with you! As soon as Mark Wilson sends the fair well video to me, I will post it below.
9/19/09 A long overdue documentary posting of my trip up north for rehearsals and session work with Flame Shark.
done7/11/09 A Goldwings Production! Thanks Mike for posting this to my Blog Page!
Last March, Chicago-based band Flame Shark came to our beloved state to do some recording with yours truly at Piety Street Recording Studios in New Orleans. Erin, Justin, Mike, and Rusty spent 2 or 3 days rehearsing at my house, then 2 days at Piety Street to track drums, percussion, and whatever bass, guitar, keys, and vocal tracks they would consider “keepers.” Turns out that in the first 10 hours, we got A LOT of keepers! The guys were incredibly well-rehearsed and knew exactly what they wanted, all the while with the open minds to “let the chips fall where they may” musically. Musically, we clicked well, and personally we formed some really great friendships. Be on the look out for Flame Sharks new LP “Raw Flowers” to be release July 21st. Can’t wait to get my copy!!! I haven’t yet heard the finished product.
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Bonus Video – A Doug Gay Mini-Production - I filmed the video below when we were wrapping things up.
done7/06/09 Finally a 1st Video Blog of my Talking Head!
BRMS has a lot of stuff coming up, as do I personally in my professional career. So, I’m starting now to blog so that those of you who are interested in the happenings of Doug can be kept up to date. Does that sound egotistical of me?? I hope not.
done3/06/09 Loading Demo into Garage Band and Recording Drums
The following video will take you the process of setting up a session in Garage Band, pulling the demo into the session, then recording drums onto it. After this is done, I listen to the parts and decide which parts I like. After re-recording my selected parts, I send an mp3 to Flame Shark so they can send back notes on what they think can stay and what needs to be changed.
3/05/09 Hardware Set Up
Well it’s getting really close to game time, so I guess I ought to post something! I was waiting to structure my blogs and record some great takes, but I realize that I won’t be happy with any take, so I might as well just start posting. I hope you find them interesting and educational. I am going to keep them as short as possible in hopes of keeping your attention. Here’s my first video blog on how I put drums on the demo mailed to me from Flame Shark. Enjoy!
2/19/09 Why I am Posting These Video Blogs
Hi all. It recently occurred to me when booking some session work with Chicago-based band Flame Shark, that I have had many opportunities to give my students (and, yes I consider ALL BRMS students MY students whether I am their personal instructor or not) a glimpse into what I do as a professional musician. Most of my students have not seen me play live, and only a handful of close friends are privy to all the studio work I do year to year. Even those who know the vast scope of my professional career do not get to see how I prepare for session work and/or execute my parts throughout the process. SO, I have decided to post video blogs over the next few weeks and hopefully (band willing) IN the studio so my students can see effective ways to prepare for the sessions AND most importantly GET A CALL BACK FOR MORE WORK because of attitude, preparedness, humility, and being a team player.
These first introductory videos are to give you an idea of WHO I am recording for. I’ve been friends with the lead singer for quite some time, used to play with him and was on an album from a previous bands of his somewhere around 2004 I think. Justin is a GREAT song writer and what he has done with his band mates in Flame Shark takes his old stuff to an entirely different level. The band has a great style and sense of humor. I thoroughly look forward to these sessions, and am blessed to have received a call from them requesting I play on their next album. Enjoy getting to know this band through the following music videos!!! Talk to you soon!
(To see more work by the videographers visit www.scrubbrushproductions.com)
Class it going to be so boring without you G. not taking anything from Mr. Gray though.