I’m lucky to have a couple different versions of my “Something About You” song in development. It started out as an acoustic demo and was recently mixed into sort of a music box version.
This latest version below is sort of a Parisian mix, featuring Lonnie Wilson on upright bass and Rick Berls on drums and a French musette.
Which version do you like best?
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Lately I’ve been really enjoying working with other musicians over at kompoz.com, revisiting some of my earlier songs to see if I could get them from rough demos to sounding like polished tracks.
My latest project is “Something About You” which now has piano and cello parts by Peter Rand from the UK. I think it’s so cool that I can upload my recording and then someone from halfway around the world gets to add their own accompaniment to it.
I found some collaborators over at kompoz.com who helped turn my songs “Miss Mischief” and “Slow Down” into finished recordings.
I had recorded the “Miss Mischief” demo with just my vocals and ukulele back in October of last year. This new version features additional harmony vocals and upright bass by Lonnie Wilson, with piano and drums by Rick Berls. Rick also did the final mixdown.
The demo of “Slow Down” was recorded in June of last year, again with just uke strumming and singing. Lonnie added bass, Nick Maynard added a guitar intro, and Rick added drums and final mastering.
I’m pretty happy with the sound!
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Tonight we saw Colin Hay at a local club. In case you didn’t know, he was the lead singer/songwriter from “Men at Work” in the ’80s and then went on to a splendid solo career of his own.
He’s one of the most enjoyable performers I’ve ever seen or had the honor to meet. Half of his act was just him talking to the crowd, telling charming anecdotes and jokes between songs. Damn if he isn’t one of the funniest guys ever.
Lisa needs a better camera phone, it takes crap pictures.
Yesterday afternoon we had to put our dog to sleep. He’d had liver and thyroid problems for the past few years, but over the weekend he suffered kidney failure and could no longer walk, and there’s just no coming back from that.
He was part of our family for 14 good years. We let the kids say their final goodbyes, although they’re still too young to fully comprehend what’s happening. They keep asking when he’s coming home from the doggy doctor, and no matter how we try to explain it they still ask.
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