I am sooo happy to announce we finished up recording the week of Sept 19th. Charlie added some great sounds on Keyboards/organ/ and the like :D Then Mitch added his awesomeness on great atmospheric sounds and mixed all 12 tracks. He's sending everything off to the same Mastering Guruu that mastered … [Read more...]
Heartache to Hope (week 3) Sept 13
Looks like I forgot to catch up on my blogging the last few days :D Things were just so jam packed, I forgot... Friday Steve and Charlie of the band Jars of Clay knocked out some background vox and cracked me up with their bantering back and forth in between takes! It was really cool to have them … [Read more...]
Just another day in the studio… (Life is good) Sept 8
Yesterday I had NO time or emotional capacity left to blog. It was a hard day emotionally... We saved my song "Hard to Carry" until last and I'm glad... It weighed on me all day. It reveals one of my deepest wounds (that God is healing). It's about trying to learn how to forgive my old best friend. … [Read more...]
Recording Vox Today Sept 6th
I'm sitting here in our cold Sputnik Sound wrapped in a blanket. The rain outside has definitely cooled things off. Had my blanket swirled around my feet when we were recording. Will bring slippers tomorrow :D We've knocked out lead vocals (and doubles) on Heartache to Hope; Even Flowers; Identity; … [Read more...]
Recording H to H Day 4 Sept 1st
Well, today honestly kinda started off a little rocky. The bass player that had been hired (the producer had never worked with him before) ended up not being the right fit. We are on an extremely tight schedule being that we're recording 12 songs for this album in 3 weeks. So, we really need to … [Read more...]
Pre-Production Day #3 (H to H album) August 31st
WOW - today was kind of emotional. We worked on one of the 3 hardest songs for me to sing. I had to pray a handful of times for peace. My song "A Small Voice" makes me feel completely vulnerable and hits on a very sad part of my heart. At the same time, it was extremely healing to be transparent and … [Read more...]
1st day Recording “Heartache to Hope” in Nash August 30th
Well today was the beginning of yet another dream come true. We started recording my album "Heartache to Hope" today at Sputnik Sound in Nashville (with producer Mitch Dane). "Heartache to Hope" started out as "A Beautiful Mess." The original idea was to point out how we tend to dress up on the … [Read more...]
Redemption Road CD Release Party
HEY!So, WOW! The CD Release was on October 2nd at the 20th Century Theatre. Boy, was it a night to remember!!! What a great way to start a new beginning (becoming a fulltime musician again :)The 5 top reasons it was such a wonderful night:1.) Some of my family came in from WV (Dad, niece, nephew, … [Read more...]
My First Nashville Trip
Hiya :)(I have some hotel time here in Cullman, Alabama, so I'm catching up on some writing :) It's hard keeping a journal of all the cool things you're out doing when you're busy out there doing them :)October 10-12 was my official first trip to Nashville, TN. I was asked by a label called Indevo … [Read more...]
Redemption Road Recording Process
Sept. 20th The CD Press Release was talked about on the Channel 12 News on Sept 16th for the 1st time. The following in the link to watch the clip. http://www.local12.com/content/news_where_you_live/default.aspx http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1101230 Fun :) ~holly FOR … [Read more...]