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 

The singing room. 

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

Me and Steve Churchill. Engineer Extrodinaire. 

Me and Matt. The Pro Tools guru. 

Me and Jason Paige. (background singer) 

Me and Eric Troyer. 

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

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

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. 

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

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

After a while, things get silly in the studio 

Getting ready to sing a part. 

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

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

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. 

Just before sound check. 

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

Me with a couple of the Deal Or No Deal gals. 

The set of The Late Late Show. 

The CBS Satellite Dish 

Greg enters the frey. 

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

Mike Cotton enters the dressing room