It's been a while between work being crazy and moving my studio and home office to a different part of the house, but finally have a new demo track polished up enough to share to the site. The lyrics reflect the journey a lot of us have been on this past few years, how much we need and cherish the support of the people around us, and how it always feels like we have another million miles to go before we get to our destination.
Really just experimenting with some new recording approaches (double tracking, ping-pong delay, and recording direct from amp sim / cab sim pedals)...maybe will turn this into a full song at some point, or just a cool instrumental to open a set with? Minimal work done to mix and EQ just wanted to capture some sounds...my first recordings since moving into the new studio space (aka the kids reclaiming the basement now that COVID is over and moving back into the room above the garage). Still getting settled in but a pic of the new setup below...
This weekend I was apparently channeling my inner Joy Division, the result is a simple song still needing lyrics but seemed like a fun, light, happy track so going with "Happy" as the working title for now.
Had a chance to get some time tinkering in the studio last night!
This is a brand new song written from start to finish in a few hours on a Friday night. The recording was not done using anything other than getting the mix right in the room and then capturing with my iPhone sitting in the middle of the room, so the quality is not great just capturing the idea to see how it sounds. This was only a few takes after writing the song. Will probably change the chorus and bridge to overdriven guitar for more dramatic effect when I actually record, but a little different than my previous songs (tapping into my inner shoegazer).
The lyrics and overall concept is a mixup of the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy given by Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
Full studio recording coming soon!
Was able to carve out a few hours last night and work on a new song. Just capturing ideas, no special recording or mixing done...simply put my iPhone in middle of the room and hit record.
Love to hear any thoughts, working on lyrics and better recording, coming soon!
Had a chance to get some time in the studio this weekend and start recording on a new song called "Breathe". So far just the instrumentals are recorded, and no mixing has been done (everything just at the volume recorded). But check it out and let me know what you think...
New idea for a song called "Daydream" posted in videos
New song posted: "Without Pain"
A new demo song has been posted: "The Sky is Not Falling"
Please check it out and let me know thoughts...thanks!
Check out the new "idea" track called "The Sky is Not Falling": https://jasonstarrmusic.com/track/2707628/the-sky-is-not-falling-idea-april-2021
Just tinkering with some instrumentals to see how they sounds before developing into a song. Basic recording, literally just recording this on iPhone sitting in the room. Let me know what you think!
(BTW that is not a goat in the opening few seconds, just a squeaky stool, LOL! Picture of the mayhem and mess in the studio below)
