Latest News: Brand new album released

Finally, my new album Attitude was completed and released on the 16th August 2021!

It was a challenguing project, beset with some technical problems, but overcoming them and producing an album I am proud of, gives you a great feeling of accomplishment.

It was more easier to quit this project and start another. But when you do this you'll end up not doing or completing very much in the end. 

Hope you all enjoy it! 

My album is available in pretty much most music sites in every country across the globe.  

Time to Catch Up!

 

Is that the time? 

Wow, things have flown by, especially when you are having so much fun! 

Well, a lot of things have been happening, so the following posts will inform you as to what has been happening. 

Now the Mixing Begins

 

Now the fun begins....

Each of the ten songs have had some mixing, EFX and EQ'ing, so just some minor work to finish each song ready to be mastered. 

Stay tuned my Rockin' fans!

An Overdue Update

 

It has been a very long time since I've posted an update in my progress on my sixth album.

Well, I have recorded all of the vocals since December through to the first week of January of this year.

All of the vocals have been placed in the correct place on each of the ten songs on the album.

What's Up....

 

Cannot believe it's been nearly three months and I haven't posted an update on what's going on!

I haven't been slacking, promise! 

Been working on the ten and last song of my 6th album and it's going well but taking time. 

The song is very different to what the other songs sound like... it's more of a pop-tune.

The drums has got a handclaps and I've put the electronic sounding kick and snare drum, together with the hi-hat, ride and cymbal sounds from the Alesis Compact Drum 7 desktop box.

The bass guitar like on the other songs I played with my fingers not using a plectrum, which has produced a deeper sound. 

The guitar were recorded without effects and effects added, which allows more freedom to experiment with different effects and producing interesting sounds. 

There is a xylophone sound, which I played using the Alesis Compact Drum 7 desktop box, that has added a more mellow sound.

I have programmed a grand classical piano sound, further adding that pop-mellow vibe to the composition.  

Just need to arrange the congos and snare fills I played to be placed on the track, together with sound effects and then it's go for the vocals to be added.

Thank you to my fans and your patience and Keep on Rockin'!

Overworking on this album project!

Developing new ways in producing my music has meant working in one direction, then changing direction when the result was disappointing, thus adding more frustration in getting this album project finished.

It is like I've recorded four albums, as the amount of times re-recording parts and re-working parts of the songs has meant I've been doing too much in getting this album project completed.

I always get the projects that I set out to do, done, in the end!

But this new album of mine will be liked by you my fans: new, old and in the future!

Keep on Rockin'!

Drums?

I have completed four songs so far, which is featuring electronic drums played by myself.

As I didn't intend to play the drums, I have sampled some of my drum playing, which is making this project fun once again.

I didn't think of using my drum playing throughout my songs, but due to the difficulty in getting my guitar playing synchronised with the drums I programmed in the Cubase DAW*, meant that playing the drums I could get the right tempo for each part of the songs.

The reason for the difficulty was because I used a drum machine within the studio recording outboard equipment and when I transfered the WAV files to my computer the Cubase used a different value, so fitting the programmed drums wasn't very good.

As time goes on I'm getting better in the way I'm working in performing and recording my music.

* DAW: Digital Audio Workstation.