11/11/2025
Sometimes you're lucky enough to have a well appointed professional studio, or better yet a secluded hideaway with cool vintage analog gear like Red Boiling Sound, but most of the time you've just "got what you got" when inspiration strikes. So you make due, and get to work anyway.
"Down the Road" is one of the songs that I worked up with Patrick Collins for our Wilson Collins project. I was feeling antsy, during a lull ... and just had to record the new material. So, summer heat and house full of pets be damned, I employed the old hook or crook method and just went for it.
This video documents the making of said sonic sausage, from recording drums in Pat's home office, to tracking in my living room with the air conditioner and fans on, and dogs and cats doing what dogs and cats do. I used every digital cheat at my disposal, opting to use amp plugins and direct ins often, and made full use of the Kaotica Eyeball whenever a live mic was necessary. Here's hoping the results are as down and dirty as the recording methods! See and hear for yourself, and let me know what you think!!
