Sunday, March 26, 2006

Studio Work

Not only did I work with the New Cars on this 3 week Los Angeles trip, I also managed to squeeze in 6 days of Background singing for Bat Out Of Hell III.
I thought you might like to see some pictures from the last session I did yesterday.
I'm really not at liberty to get into the details of the songs but I'm sure it's okay if I offer my opinion on a few of them ...
The first song is really good, the second song is better, the third song is really really good, I haven't made my mind up about 4, 5 and 6 ... Oh, 7 & 8 are wonderful ....
All kidding aside, the stuff is wonderful and I'm sure all you Meat Loaf fans will love it.

So ... It's off to Germany for me after a quick stop home for a day. I'm excited to be debuting my new bass guitar at the largest trade show in the world held in Frankfurt. The Music Messe.
I'll make sure to take lots of pictures for you all.

Love, K

The Studio in Los Angeles Posted by Picasa

The singing room. Posted by Picasa

This is where it all happens. Background vocals and Meat Loafs vocals too. Posted by Picasa

Me and Steve Churchill. Engineer Extrodinaire. Posted by Picasa

Me and Matt. The Pro Tools guru. Posted by Picasa

Me and Jason Paige. (background singer) Posted by Picasa

Me and Eric Troyer. Posted by Picasa

Me and Storm. (he's also a newly published poet.) Posted by Picasa

Eric and myself discuss what notes we'll be singing. Posted by Picasa

During these sessions we were joined by a fourth singer. Jason Paige. A totally sweet guy and a great singer. Thats him in the brown shirt. Posted by Picasa

These days, this is what making a record involves. Pictures of sound on a computer screen. One only hopes the computer cooperates. Posted by Picasa

The Holy Trinity of Background Vocals. Myself, Eric and Storm. Posted by Picasa

After a while, things get silly in the studio Posted by Picasa

Getting ready to sing a part. Posted by Picasa

Eric and I listen to comments while Storm reads his magazine. Posted by Picasa

I got a solo Background part before I left for the day. Night Night. Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Later Late Show

Couldn't post last night because of a server glitch. So I had to wait till this morning.
So ... it went well. We taped two songs, 'Not Tonight' & 'Just What I Needed'. Now, they "promised" us they would air both songs on separate days but personally I think there was a certain amount of lip service involved. One thing about Los Angeles, there will always be someone telling you what you WANT to hear. Unlike NYC where they tell you what you NEED to hear whether you want to hear it or not.
This trip has been non-stop for me. A veritable whirlwind of activity. In case you were wondering who Michael Cotton is, he used to be the Synth player in The Tubes and has gone on to become an extremely sought after graphic design artist and set designer. He is currently putting together the stage set for the New Cars.

The Shows Logo. Posted by Picasa

Just before sound check. Posted by Picasa

Howie Mandel was a guest on the show we taped and was kind enough to take this picture with me. Posted by Picasa

Me with a couple of the Deal Or No Deal gals. Posted by Picasa

The set of The Late Late Show. Posted by Picasa

The CBS Satellite Dish Posted by Picasa

Greg enters the frey. Posted by Picasa

This is Tom everyone .... our new Production Manager. Send all complaints to him Posted by Picasa

Mike Cotton enters the dressing room Posted by Picasa