Off To Record

Weightless is progressing with each session. I thought I would post a short blog this morning before heading off to record. Today's session starts at 8.

Weightless has ten tunes and while they aren't exactly the ones that I thought for two years would make the cut, along with my producer, I believe that the line up is my best effort so far. Click Your Heels, Louisiana, Weightless, Wouldn't Change A Thing, The Hill, Disappear, Ghostly Writer, Cloudy Days, Time and Hey Babe are the ten that made the cut. Speaking of Hey Babe, I loaded a demo version that I had recorded earlier this year at my studio on to my new website @ www.greghaydenmusic.com and it plays when you hit the site. Of course, this is not the finished version but it is a good example of what you will hear on this project. When you hear it, you will instantly be able to tell the difference in feel between Weightless and Directions. More on that subject later. Anyway, I had sixteen songs ready to record on this project but I was only looking to use the ten that best complimented each other in subject and style.

Some of the tunes were written right after Directions was released three years ago and others like Hey Babe were written just months ago. The hardest part for me is to settle on which tunes to choose because my taste and style in writing is always evolving. I guess that is natural with any songwriter.

Most of the tunes are blocked in and we are down to recording counter melodies, fill instruments and vocals for the next weeks until we reach the finish line. Our release is scheduled for August 28th and there is no moving it. Ok, short today, but I have to get rolling to the studio. I will blog again soon with an update on our progress from today's session.

Have a terrific day!