Some of you know I deactivated my facebook account for a few weeks whilst focusing on writing and demoing up new ideas. (I'm a self confessed facebook addict)
The delay in production has been due to the fact that the guys I want playing on this record have been flat out busy.
The busiest of them all is my Pal and Partner in crime Johnny Salerno.
From John Stevens, Richard Clapton, Vanessa Amorosi to his very recent tour with Belinda Carlisle, Johnny hasn't had much time to do anything else (and that's only been in the first two and a half months of this year).
Johnny has been an integral part of my music and first call for my studio for the last 16 years. We've done a lot of miles together touring with Vanessa Amorosi. We've been there for each other when times haven't been so great, listening to each others rants and raves about life, love and music.
Our connection is strong and I believe that shows in our music whether it live or in the studio.
I'm sure most people who have the pleasure of working with Johnny know exactly what I'm talking about. He takes the exact same degree of care with every gig/ recording he takes on thus making him one of the busiest drummers in Australia.
Yesterday the 22nd of March 2012 begun our journey for drum tracking for the second album.
I played the new track to Johnny twice for him to have a quick listen and before I new it Johnny was on the drumset and we discussed ideas for the different sections.
One of my favorite things to do is set Johnny New challenges (on the spot). I've thrown all kinds of crazy shit at him in the past from odd meters to silly little things like "play this pattern on the hats, now this one on the snare, but that third beat should be a bit softer an the bassdrum louder....ok now flip it"(i speak fluent drumlish).
There's not too many that have the patience to put up with someone telling them how to play, especially when they know more about drums than I do. Ha!!!
We did 5 takes all up, all were usable but the final take was 100% bang on!
As a composer nothing is more exciting than when your vision is realized!
Thanks Johnny Pal! More to come.
