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Lovely Night: Duet with Erin Connolly (M.E. Cover)

brad — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:47:54 +0000

Erin and I recorded Mary Elizabeth Beckman’s song Lovely Night as a duet:

We took some liberties with one of the verses; I think M.E. would be ok with that. Click M.E.s picture to the right to hear the original.

This the first time Erin and I have sung together. I think we may have to work up some other songs soon!

The Nicest Guy She’d Meet at Hotel Utah

brad — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:34:26 +0000

I was the luckiest guy in the room on Monday Night – my name was drawn last (out of 70+?), so I got to play second. Here’s the performance.

Gwendolyn at the Hotel Utah

brad — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:21:30 +0000

Here’s last Monday’s performance of Gwendolyn.

Broken Wings at the Hotel Utah

brad — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:21:52 +0000

It only took me 12 years in the neighborhood to do it, but I finally played the open mic at the Hotel Utah last week. They posted the performance online here.

I’m planning on going back tonight. If you’re in need of a beer, stop by and say hi.

Recording Project Off to a Slow Start

brad — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:30:21 +0000

Meh. Critiques wanted!

A couple of weeks ago I started the new recording project in earnest. I tinkered for three days with mic placement, various recording techniques and a TON of takes on two songs. Net net, I don’t think I have any stuff that will make the final cut, but the mix is below. I am hoping that you will listen with a critical ear and give advice on what’s working and what’s not. These are big, lossless WMA files, so you’ll probably want to download to your hard drive first and play from there:

Nothing Left to Lose
It’s Not You It’s Me

Both started as live takes with acoustic guitar and lead vocals. I used a couple of C1 Studio Project Mics, close mic-ing the vox and setting the guitar mic about 36 inches back. This led to a lot of bleed in both mics, but I greatly prefer the live takes over tracking. The mix includes some EQ and slight reverb to compensate for the dead room. No other effects added. My goal is a warm, intimate sound. Note that this isn’t mastered, so it will sound softer when compared to a normal commercial track.

Feel free to post feedback here or drop me a note. Thanks!

All my hard work has paid off!

brad — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:24:12 +0000

Last year I set up digital distribution for downtime via CDBaby.net. Now the album is available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon and other fine digital music retailers. Yesterday I got my first check – for $12.67. At this rate, in two more years I’ll pay off the setup fee and watch the profits pour in!

If you have the time, play the songs on Rhapsody and send a few extra pennies my way. Thanks!

The Nicest Guy She’d Meet
I Can’t Feel Love
I Don’t Know
Micheline
Grumble
Come Again
The Bitter Guy
Cryin’ Dyin’ Blues
Magic
Marie’s Song
New York’s Just a Dream
Not Anymore
November
Micheline Reprise

Joshua Tree 2008

brad — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:25:47 +0000

I have finally gotten around to posting the recordings Christopher and I made in Joshua Tree in September. We recorded Chris live, with some added backing vocals thrown in for good measure.

believe
chocolate pools
ever green
grace brings contentment
green tea
kinda sorta
last sing-song
laughter is infectious
rise
throwing stones
rumble in the desert

These were a lot of fun to record and think we got some good stuff. Here’s the 2007 recordings, which are a little more produced.