What We've Been Up To!

Where to begin?! So much has happened since we last blogged, it's hard to know how to sum up all of the exciting news. Amazing studio musicians, dedicated local and national bands, and all kinds of professional clients with high standards of quality have been a pleasure and an honor to record over the last several months. They've honored us, in turn, with their enthusiastic compliments and repeat business.

Tracking full bands live has been the norm lately. With our recent purchase of a high-end RME digital converter we've doubled the size of session we're capable of and improved the overall sound of our workstation. Several bands have had comfortable, efficient live tracking sessions recently using our full complement of equipment. (See our services page for more on our equipment). Recording all at once, mostly in the same room, they minimized the time spent on overdubs and benefited from eye-contact with each other and a rehearsal-like setting. Here are some quick highlights:

- Four piece hard rock band iNSURRECT tracked 7 songs in one day. Just like that, their tracking is completely done exept for vocals.

- Awake! Awake! tracked all of the drums for their second album.

- Experimental acoustic 5-piece Cadillac Sky chose to record all in the same room, not even burdened by headphones, rendering an incredibly sincere performance for their new single and music video which will soon be available on iTunes. The hauntingly talented Jessica Lea Mayfield added a harmony vocal. C-Sky loved the finished master and booked time to record the rest of their EP, which is shaping up to be their most innovative release yet. [UPDATE: Cadillac Sky's Weary Angel EP has been finished and released. Listen to some of it on our myspace page. Billy Cardine of the Biscuit Burners joined them playing Chaturangui on one song].

- Self Contained Suicide recorded the theme song for The Hystik and B Show podcast in a couple takes. They are returning to Gravity Boots later this month to begin tracking their full length album. We are sponsors of the hilarious weekly Hystik and B Show so check out their latest show on their website as well as a video from the session. [UPDATE: Tracking for the album is now just about finished!]

- In March, Sea Gayle Music songwriter Bryan Simpson counted on Gravity Boots to handle the fast-paced tracking of three demos. The six-piece acoustic band included Cadillac Sky, as well as dobro royalty Rob Ikes who all - of course - tracked live. Some of Nashville's best session singers topped it off. Listen to some of the finished product on our myspace page.

- Murfreesboro/Nashville rock band Kelly Kerr and the Distractions are off to a great start on their history-themed album, for which they've welcomed our involvement as co-producers. Their blog is chronicling the writing and recording process of the album. It's a fun read and gives a first-hand account of their experience at Gravity Boots so far; check it out.

- Long time client and friend Danny Combs teamed up with cellist Paul Nelson to record an orginal piece for a video showcasing the photography of Dick Sanders. (See the video on YouTube) Dick was so happy with the song that he gave us three prints of his photos. So, anybody want to trade quality photo framing for recording time?

- Between all of this, we've been hard at work on a Gospel Bluegrass album for another loyal client, The Vellas. Our mixing and vocal editing have earned their praise each time we show them our progress.