Album Lockdown - Day 1

Well, the LA adventure has officially begun - it's time to make ourselves a record.

Getting into Los Angeles turned out to be quite the undertaking in and of itself - layover delays followed by hurried calls to board and then long waits on the tarmac in a Spirit Airlines plane that saw fit to take another four inches away from my already cramped leg space. And, just in case you happened to be wondering - yes, as a matter of fact, LAX is quite the happening spot on a Sunday night.

The first night's sleeping arrangements were a bit peculiar, as well, due to a few additional house guests here at T-Ward's studio/home scrounging up whatever meager square footage they could in order to catch a few z's. And all's fair in sleep & rock 'n' roll, as evidenced by Joey's control room air mattress and my acoustic-treatment-foam pillow.

...more comfortable than you might think.

Then, Day 1 began with an early morning reveille at the crack of 10:00 AM. A workout and breakfast soon followed and then it was time to get to work. Finishing pre-production on a song that could very easily be the album's lead single has been our goal for the day; little touches to vocal harmonies, drum grooves, and rhythm guitars the chips from the stone.

So, all in all, things are going well right out of the gate. Personally, I'm sort of hoping that every day of this process will be a memory in itself (that's what the blog is here for, right?) Final drums could start tracking as soon as tomorrow, so be sure to check back for the update!