In The Studio

Great day in the studio today. Nice young guys that were really into and interested in recording. We finished early and spend some time just talking and listening to music. This was one of the rare sessions where we only recorded drums to one song. It feels so luxurious when you can concentrate on just one thing at a time and have the session run smoothly. Usually I am recording drums, bass and guitars to 3 or 4 songs in one day and that includes setting up the studio. So it feels nice and relaxed when you don't have to hurry.

I thought about mentioning that I once again had great results with the Beyer Dynamics Opus 99 on the kick but that is such a nerdy comment that I'd better leave it out ;-)
I got off early and had time to drop by the book store. I found a book on John Lennon written by his first wife Cynthia which seems very interesting. I also bought a book on Black Sabbath called Rat Salad. Great title. Has to be good.
Also had time to hunt down some more interesting You Tube clips during the evening.
These clips form the sequel to my post Recording Silence last week.
More interesting footage from and about studio work. Again I have to say it is amazing how realistic these videos are and closely I can relate to sessions that goes just like this.


Spinal Tap in the studio


And this is how they do it in Jamaica...

The Gladiators recording session


Here are some fantastic clips on The Rolling Stones in the studio. Great shots of an old studio and interesting how the song evolves from the first clip which is more like a jam session, into the second one where they are recording vocals and backing vocals in one go. It is also fun to hear how terrible the band sounds in the first clip...
just goes to show that you have to work on those masterpieces.

The Rolling Stones - working in the studio