I’ve been putting off this post for a while, because once I post this for all to see, then I actually have to follow through and ya know, do something. But since I started plugging myself (eww) on the latest Squadcast (available shortly), I guess it’s time to start pulling the curtain back just a tad.
I’m recording a CD.
There. I said it.
Obviously, if you know me for real this isn’t some great revelation. I’ve been playing and writing music for over 20 years now. The thing is, in all of that time I’ve never actually released anything. As a band, we recorded a few demo tapes and even a “full album”, but we never did much more than pass them out to friends and use them to get gigs. This is a bit different, for a few reasons.
Reason #1: I’m doing everything myself (sort of, more on this in a moment)
Reason #2: I intend to use some serious Web 2.0 shit to get the word out, and hopefully get my tunes into as many hands as possible
The name of the album (until I change my mind) is going to be GarageBand Days. Hopefully you get the joke. It’s cool if you don’t, as long as you like the tunes.
There will be anywhere between 12 and 14 songs on the finished CD, and I hope to have it done this summer. It’s mostly newly written material, but I’m also going to dust off a few of my older songs that I don’t feel ever got the proper treatment and try to do right by them.
As for the Web 2.0 shit, I’ll be posting the songs, one at a time, on Soundclick as they’re recorded. They’ll be medium quality streaming MP3s only until the album is finished, at which time hopefully there will be a place where you can download them in the high quality format of your choosing. I’m still working on that part.
Huge, HUGE thanks go to my good buddy Pete Rizzo, who is mixing the whole mess for me, and generally making my primitive recordings sound as good as possible. Anything that sounds good is all Pete, and the bad stuff is all my fault.
I’m preemptively thanking anyone who reads this for all of your support, and I really hope you enjoy the rock and or roll.
Jeff Parsons
GarageBand Days
Summer, 2009
