Recording is done! Mixing is done! Mastering is done! And now to get it out for you to enjoy!
I came to Clear Track Productions, a brand new, state-of-the-art recording facility in downtown Clearwater, FL, with 15 songs and a lot of passion. We spent three months in pre-production writing, arranging and rehearsing in Studio B.
Then we entered Studio A, the big room, and got right down to work tracking the instruments for all the songs. We recorded everything on a Studer 2″ tape machine to Pro Tools via CLASP to get that real, analog sound. Next came vocals, my favorite! We dimmed the lights and created the perfect atmosphere to sing for you, my wonderful listeners. You were there with me every note of the way.
Once everything was recorded, about a month and a half later, we switched gears and got into mixing. We mixed on an SSL G+ series console in an acoustically perfect room so the sound is incredible. Another month and a half and we’re down to the last night before our drive to NY for mastering. We finished the final mix at 3:00am! We made it!
After about a 20 hour drive we arrived in NJ to spend the night before our big day of mastering with the world renown, Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in NY. We were quoted 8 hours of mastering time and he did it in 3 because our mixes were so spot on. Now that felt good! 12 minutes per song and we were done! A few days of celebration and it was time for the long ride home.
I hit the ground running with a photo shoot for the EP cover and designs for the packaging with my design team at Studio 98.
After 8 months of fun, excitement, work, and creation, my debut EP will be released on Sat, Aug 21 2010 from 8pm -midnight! The release show will be held at Crowbar in Ybor City/Tampa, FL for all ages! Tickets are $8 at the door.
I’ll see you there!
Thanks for reading.
Hana-li
