If you haven’t seen the live stuff Ian and his band did in here for Black in Bluhm session number three you can see it HERE Now they are back to track another epic tune, following the same theme and more or less the same recording process. These guys are so well rehearsed and we were joking today that with only four of these songs you could have an awesome full length! It was nice to take a little more time today on tones as apposed to the “pressure” of the B I B session where you gotta get stuff rolling pretty quick before everyone is too drunk. Always a pleasure to work with these guys!

Ya know Andy started drumming for The Knew recently. A job that I coveted for a minute. Around the same time they came in and tracked 10 new songs with their original drummer Pat who has since moved to the south. We did the meat of the tracking live which was a really fun time and over the last month or two the guys have been showing up randomly to fill out the tracks and do vocals and such. We had Patrick Lee come in a few nights ago to do some keys. He is one of those guys who is a total pleasure to witness in action. He can completely shred a song after hearing it once and it makes you want to either quit playing an instrument or actually practice. Tyler busted out some hot leads and last night Jacob come in and did some LV’s. Always fun to work with some of my best buddies which is what’s happening tonight too! Andy Thomas (Tin Horn Prayer) starts tracking a new solo project this evening and then we are going out for drinks with our ladies. Should be a good time.

Good to have these guys back! 10 new songs! As cool as it was to hang today I am very much looking forward to a day off tomorrow! Last 2 months have been nuts. Word on the street is that the Drag the River video / live track we did is coming along nicely! I haven’t seen anything yet but I’m sure Ryan is doing a rad job. Drag will be back in the studio in a couple weeks. The next Black in Bluhm session is already booked for December 15th but I’ll wait on that. Also going on right now at Black in Bluhm… Il Cattivo, mastering, Head Injuries, final mix, Boldtype, tracking, School Knights, tracking, and Swing Hero, final mix. All this should be wrapping up by November or December!

Il Cattivo will be back to work this week and plan to turn their much awaited EP into an LP! They have been sitting on the previously recorded songs for a while now and have even leaked a mix or two. I’m told the new songs are some of their best and I’m sure it will be a great set of sessions.