Recording -- to-do and statuses.
And now, it's time once more for the semi-regular breakdown of Absolutely Every Little Damn Thing that's going on with Red Roses and Dead Things, both track-by-track and not-quite-related-to-recording. Have you noticed that this happens every time I have a recording date? Anyway, some of these will just be statuses, for my information, while others may be action items, for myself and others. Feel free to skip, unless you happen to be morbidly curious.
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These items are not actually related to recording, but are essential to actually, y'know, having an album. So.
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Graphics for cover/liner notes.
Graphic artist: Bill Mudron.
Reference photographer: Carolyn Billingsley.
Reference photoshoot(s): Done.
Delivery of reference photos: Done.
Art: In progress.
Action items: None.
Status: In progress.
Layout of liner notes.
Layout designer: Chris Mangum.
Interior text: Pending confirmation of track order, review and comparison of lyrics to recording.
Action items: Post possible track order for discussion.
Status: Pending.
Production.
Production house: Oasis.
Action items: None.
Status: Waiting for album to be finished.
Pre-orders.
Status: Pending. Current plan is to open pre-orders on October 1st.
Action items: Determine pre-order bonuses, if any.
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These items are directly related to recording, and will be going track-by-track through the album as currently projected. Big fun for the whole family.
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Another Mad Science Love Song.
Vocals of SCIENCE!: Seanan, done; Tom Smith, pending.
Minion vocals: TBD, all pending.
Base arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Deliver files to Tom so he can record his part; contact Tom to see whether he wants to choose his own minion(s).
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You Get the Tickets.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from. See if Jeff can get sound clips of chainsaws. Ah, for a Foley artist of my very own...
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Maybe It's Crazy.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Maddened cackle: Paul, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending Paul's vocals, final arrangement, mixing.
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Courting Gifts.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
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Silent Hill.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
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Some Girls.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
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Dear Gina.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Backing vocals: Vixy, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending backing vocals, final arrangement.
Action items: Approve arrangement, send files to Vixy for her vocal line, prepare for the creepy pie with creepy ice cream onna side.
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Darkness Falls.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
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My Summer Vacation (Slayer's Lament).
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
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Protective Coloration.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
Causes and Effects.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Backing vocals: Vixy, done.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
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Oh, Michelle.
Vocals: Seanan, main vocals recorded, vocal drop-ins pending.
Backing vocals: Vixy, done; rest of universe, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Fiddle: Amy McNally, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Pending my commentary vocals, further arrangement, mixing.
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Oh, Helen.
Vocals: Tony Fabris, done.
Backing vocals: Maya, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Pending Maya's backing vocals, further arrangement, mixing.
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The Black Death.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Backing vocals: Vixy, Maya, done.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
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What A Woman's For.
Vocals: Seanan, done, Vixy, Maya, done.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
*
Red Roses and Dead Things.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Base arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
Action items: None.
*
What A Woman's For (bonus track).
Vocals: Seanan, done; Paul, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending Paul's vocal line, further arrangement, mixing.
*
We're picking up speed now, with two recording sessions in two weeks; before too terribly much longer, songs are going to start dropping off the list entirely, vanishing into the dark hinterland known only as 'done.' I'm excited and scared. And enthralled and overjoyed, and starting to think pensively about the next album with Kristoph. Ah, for a massive lotto winning...
***
These items are not actually related to recording, but are essential to actually, y'know, having an album. So.
***
Graphics for cover/liner notes.
Graphic artist: Bill Mudron.
Reference photographer: Carolyn Billingsley.
Reference photoshoot(s): Done.
Delivery of reference photos: Done.
Art: In progress.
Action items: None.
Status: In progress.
Layout of liner notes.
Layout designer: Chris Mangum.
Interior text: Pending confirmation of track order, review and comparison of lyrics to recording.
Action items: Post possible track order for discussion.
Status: Pending.
Production.
Production house: Oasis.
Action items: None.
Status: Waiting for album to be finished.
Pre-orders.
Status: Pending. Current plan is to open pre-orders on October 1st.
Action items: Determine pre-order bonuses, if any.
***
These items are directly related to recording, and will be going track-by-track through the album as currently projected. Big fun for the whole family.
***
Another Mad Science Love Song.
Vocals of SCIENCE!: Seanan, done; Tom Smith, pending.
Minion vocals: TBD, all pending.
Base arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Deliver files to Tom so he can record his part; contact Tom to see whether he wants to choose his own minion(s).
*
You Get the Tickets.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from. See if Jeff can get sound clips of chainsaws. Ah, for a Foley artist of my very own...
*
Maybe It's Crazy.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Maddened cackle: Paul, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending Paul's vocals, final arrangement, mixing.
*
Courting Gifts.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
Silent Hill.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
Some Girls.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
Dear Gina.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Backing vocals: Vixy, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending backing vocals, final arrangement.
Action items: Approve arrangement, send files to Vixy for her vocal line, prepare for the creepy pie with creepy ice cream onna side.
*
Darkness Falls.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
My Summer Vacation (Slayer's Lament).
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
Protective Coloration.
Vocals: Seanan, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, pending.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Find appropriate 'flavor' MP3 for Jeff to begin arrangement from.
*
Causes and Effects.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Backing vocals: Vixy, done.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
*
Oh, Michelle.
Vocals: Seanan, main vocals recorded, vocal drop-ins pending.
Backing vocals: Vixy, done; rest of universe, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Fiddle: Amy McNally, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Pending my commentary vocals, further arrangement, mixing.
*
Oh, Helen.
Vocals: Tony Fabris, done.
Backing vocals: Maya, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending arrangement.
Action items: Pending Maya's backing vocals, further arrangement, mixing.
*
The Black Death.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Backing vocals: Vixy, Maya, done.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
*
What A Woman's For.
Vocals: Seanan, done, Vixy, Maya, done.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
*
Red Roses and Dead Things.
Vocals: Seanan, done.
Base arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending further arrangement, mixing.
Action items: None.
*
What A Woman's For (bonus track).
Vocals: Seanan, done; Paul, pending.
Arrangement: Jeff, done.
Status: Pending Paul's vocal line, further arrangement, mixing.
*
We're picking up speed now, with two recording sessions in two weeks; before too terribly much longer, songs are going to start dropping off the list entirely, vanishing into the dark hinterland known only as 'done.' I'm excited and scared. And enthralled and overjoyed, and starting to think pensively about the next album with Kristoph. Ah, for a massive lotto winning...