Seven Days...
With any luck, the master will be done by the end of next week. I can't even begin to tell you how inspired I am by the mixes we've done thus far... every song shines on its own, and the album is coming together with a powerful will. I've never had so fine an opportunity to shape the music in my head into something approaching its true potential. I've worked with some decent producers over the years, but something about this particular combination of talent - my colleagues who leant their sounds to the mix and ideas to the compositions, my co-producer and engineer and his remarkable studio, and simply the rollercoaster ride of our lives during the months we've pursued this project - something about it has added a new luster to the songs I thought I knew....
We've nearly come to the end of our journey... inasmuch as we had planned it, anyway. The album is nearing completion, and the band is gearing up for the performances which will get it into the hands of appreciative blues fans. I have one more session on Monday, to add the contribution of Midwestern blues master Poppa D, then an afternoon of final mixing on Wednesday and it's done! Whew! What a rush...
I'll be setting up pre-orders here in the next couple of days, as soon as I've got the numbers crunched. I want to sell the album as cheaply as I can get away with, but I need to make at least part of the money to place the order. I'll sweeten the pot with signed copies, and I'll see if I can throw a couple other goodies into the mix.
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Keep the faith, friends... it's all comin' together.