June 24, 2009
Posted by mike
OTI // studio freeze frame
What makes a good studio project happen? Or, what made our project happen? Coffee. Good musicians, good songs, and good vibe are all overrated. Coffee was the MVP. We worked most days from 2:00pm until 5:00am. If you listen hard enough, you can hear coffee brewing in the background of every song…
This guitar (Guild) is old as dirt. The strings were as dead as they could be AND the guitar was tuned down a 1/2 step! (giving it even more deadness) It was perfect for the songs we used it on. This picture is me tracking “Comfort Ye” with the AKG 414 and toboggan (even though it was 93º in the studio).
Judging by the cymbal setup, this is me tracking drums for “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus”. Zildjian K Constantinople 21″ Big Band Ride (via Dale Baker…used on Sixpence None the Richer’s Divine Discontent record), Zildjian K Constantinople Hi Hat BOTTOM w/New Beat TOP for a little bit of shine, K Custom Dark Crash (left), and 18″ Paiste 2002 Crash (right).
The OTI Crew. From Left: James Childs (E.Gtr, Bass, Mandolin, A.Gtr), me (Drums/Perc, A.Gtr), Patrick Downing (E.Gtr, A.Gtr, Bass), Daniel Renstrom (Vocals, A.Gtr). This picture accurately represents what it felt like in the studio. We all look pretty grimey and look like we’ve had too much coffee.
2 Comments
June 24, 2009
Your captions about coffee are hilarious. I saw your updates during the actual studio time and… y’all are just ridiculous with your late nights/coffee/Sonic/etc. I can’t wait for the CD though!
June 26, 2009
Doin’ good, man.
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