Daniel Peterson Music » album http://danielpetersonmusic.com Official Site Including Music, Blog and Videos Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:38:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 I’m The Ocean – free download http://danielpetersonmusic.com/2010/04/15/im-the-ocean-free-download/ http://danielpetersonmusic.com/2010/04/15/im-the-ocean-free-download/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:40:04 +0000 daniel http://www.danielpetersonmusic.com/blog/?p=125 Continue reading →]]>

 

I recorded ‘I’m The Ocean’ in a day at Limestone Studios in Sydney… have a look here at the video blog post.

The artwork is a photo from my favourite beach in the world – Hawks Nest beach where we spent Christmas holidays (that’s summer in Australia) almost every year when I was growing up.

All instruments performed by Daniel Peterson – © & ℗ 2010 Daniel Peterson

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The song I’m The Ocean, was the first to be recorded for the album, and at the moment, it’s the first song to be finished and mastered. Recorded in Australia on my last visit home – I was out there for 4 months playing gigs there for the first time. Fun times.

The opportunity arose to put this track down in a studio near Surrey Hills in Sydney, called Limestone Studio. It was a great little place run by two excellent guys, Louis Schoorl (from Holand) and Steeve Body (from France). They were a laugh to work with. It was a bit of fluke finding two gents with whom I could feel completely comfortable recording with from the word go, especially having only done a few google searches to find them.

The initial reason I gravitated towards their studio through google was because they had all the instruments I needed to use which were set up all the time, ready to go. This was perfect as I only brought my Strat and Vibrolux with me from London.  It makes such a massive difference to the recording process when the people involved are really great to work with. They made it possible to pull off recording the song in one day – thanks to their dedication and hard work. If you’re hunting for a studio in Sydney, definitely look them up!!

This video has been slapped together fairly quickly as I didn’t have a lot of footage to work with, I need to get someone to film more next time I’m in the studio!

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I asked Paul to go through, in a little bit of detail, what equipment was being used to record the drums. I thought it would be nice to document for my future reminiscing of recording this album.

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There was a lot of cheese and banana eating and general procrastination this day. We did manage to record drums for 3 songs eventually, contrary to the impression that this video may give.

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This is a little clip that I put the evening after being in the studio. It marks an official start to recording drums for the album.

The process behind the album has already been under way for a couple of months now, demo-ing, chopping and changing, and making guide tracks for this moment. I’ve got all the material I need for the album sorted, although there are still lots of lyrics to be finished off. This didn’t hinder making a start on drums though.

So, I took my hard drive with all the pre-production demos on it to Sleeper Studios where I played drums along to the guide tracks. Once the drums are done I’ll record all the other instruments over the top of the old guides.

I’ve had two days in the studio so far and completed 4 songs for drums which is not too bad. It always takes me longer than I think it will, but it’s all good. I will be heading back there soon to finish the other songs that need drums. I’ve since been at home choosing the best takes and doing a preliminary mix, and I’m really happy! I can’t wait to finish the album and show you all. I love it. Excited to see how people react. For now though, it is all slightly on hold until I work out how to pay next months rent in 15 days, so I’ll be piecing this album together as I go… somehow!!

Oh yeah, I was recording to 2 inch tape, it sounds awesome and it got me excited, so I had to mention it! You know… I’m usually just recording in my bedroom, not through £100,000′s worth of equipment!

I have some more video footage to come for the second day of the drum session, which I’ll edit together next.

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