Demo vs. Studio

Not much to write about here. Sunny and I continued to track a new song last night. It has potential to be a cool song, but I suspect it would sound better once we get a live sound out of it. It'd be interesting to see what we could turn it into.

Last night, my wife asked me what the difference between the demo & studio processes were. She asked, "Why don't you just record your album in Jeff's basement? What do you need a producer for?". I thought about the question for a moment realzing it was a valid question. But demo-ing & doing real studio work are two different things. The studio, being ultimately the more rewarding of the two, is kinda scary but can open up some really creative space and it's always exciting to hear the end product. A producer knows the difference between a good & great take are. The demo process usually only hears the 'good' takes. The demo process, however, is cool because you get to hear your full songs in their entirety for the first time and with a full-band sound. The demo process can also be kind of a let-down because takes (I'm speaking of my guitar tracks especially) never sound a good as they could be. The studio/producer force you to do your best takes all the time.
But, these are demos; their existence serve as a good base for pre-production. They're a solid stepping-stone to what you imagine to accomplish in the studio with a producer. Songs get changed, skewed, dumped, shortened, etc in the studio. That ebing said, we're not doing too bad at all. I'd say we've got abuot 12-15 new songs that are finished or in teh midst of being finished/recorded.
Anyway... as we continue to search for a studio/producer it makes the demo process seem long & arduous. But at the same time, the longer we demo, the more songs we get to flesh out & tweak to our liking. Our little basement demo studio is working out great for that though we're still on the lookout for a producer. We've been on the phone a few times, but nothing concrete yet. You'll be the first to hear, we promise.

Don't forget to come to the Spot next Sunday night (Jan. 28th, 8pm @ First Baptist, Moncton). Maybe you'll get to hear a new tune... I said, "MAYBE".

Cya there!
Jamie
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We don't look quite right as a trio, do we?