Recording a Studio Album - Day 1

Wow, did the Desert Island guys have a great time today or what?! We headed into MixMedia Studio today with our producer, recorder, mixer, overseer, and general go-to guy, Dave Marshall.


Dave Marshall in his new playpen.


The first thing we noticed about the studio is how amazing it sounds....or actually doesn't sound. The only thing you can hear in there is the cooling fan on one of the hard drives, if you try real hard. No echoes, no nothing, it was amazing! It's like talking on the beach, only without the sound of the ocean.

Dave informed us we were the first musicians to use the recently completed facility, so we're hoping he hangs our picture on the wall at some point. If you would like to lobby on our behalf, just let us know and we will provide you with Dave's email address.

It was a day of pre-production, so we layed out twelve songs (11 originals and one very notable cover), and basically just jammed them out to click tracks until we were solid on our timing. It's harder than it sounds, folks, trust me. We went in with what we though were the correct beats for our songs, only to find out that we were off on eight of the twelve. Sadly, all four of the correct ones belonged to Woody, which caused Crime Dog to lose a bet of a 12-pack of Dos Equis Amber, dammit.


Steve-o, Wood-Eye, and CrimeDog ham it up at MixMedia.


We didn't record a single note, but had an incredible time learning and gaining confidence. We'll be hitting it again next weekend, and probably even various nights during the week over the next few months to try and get the album ready by Parrot Grande. Next up: nailing down guitar and vocal tracks. We can't wait!