Worked on "Duet By Myself" last night. Another song that I sing the lead part and Lexi sings backup - usually it's the other way around. We're getting my stuff out of the way first before we delve into all of Lexi's songs.
We recorded both parts and were pretty happy with how it was sounding by the end of the night. We still have to do Jen's harmony on the chorus and then that's it for vocals. Once again, it took me a while to get my part to where I was happy with it. After a few takes I tend to lose all perspective and have to be told "That was good, keep it" or "That was off, do it again" and occasionally, "You suck, who ever told you you could sing was lying." I always reach a point eventually where everything sounds bad to me and that's why it's critical to have a producer/engineer who knows how to work with singers. Which is why Jason is so invaluable. He's very patient and has a good ear for vocals. And doesn't seem to mind the tedium of listening to me record take after take.
We double-tracked Lexi's backup vocal part to get that cool 70s effect and it sounds really good. She has a knack for singing something exactly the same way twice, which is not as easy as it sounds.
No recording next week as it's Christmas and everyone has plans of various kinds but we'll be back at it after the holiday.
We have a couple gig announcements coming soon - one definite, one probable. Stay tuned...
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