Studio - Day 1

There's no time for anything. I don't have time to think, much less sleep or eat. After a couple of weeks of false starts, we are finally go for the Fourth of July weekend.

I don't know what to expect, because I've never done a real record before. What I have done mostly involves layering part after part in the safety of my own room.

Working with actual people is something else entirely.

Meanwhile, I put off preparations because we hadn't really nailed down a specific time to start, so when I get the word about July 3rd, I only have about two days to get everything ready. That means cutting scratch demos at my house, and it's not very pleasant. But it goes quickly and I'm able to squeeze out 5 or 6 songs. The quality is terrible, but all they have to do is keep time so the drummer knows where to play. I'm so rusty at playing and singing my own songs to a click - I hope I can get my act together when it comes time for me to track.

Thursday - the first night of tracking - went very well. We nailed down a solid drum part and worked together to get it done. There was plenty of open discussions about things, and I felt like it was a good process. I spend so much time thinking about what to do with my own songs that it makes it difficult to accept anything except the track that's already in my head. Fortunately, we came out on top and in the end we will have something to be genuinely proud of. I don't feel like it's too much to ask.

All I want to do is make the best record that anyone has ever heard.