RE: [Harp-L] Recording in studio...advice?

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Always bring your own gear and use it. You know how it works and how
to use it.  If you haven't played through a leslie before then don't
do it in the studio. The studio shouldn't be considered a practice
room.

Practice practice.  Know what the arrangements of the tunes will be
before you get to the studio.  Get you solos in orders and practice
them before you get to the studio. It's easier to bring fire to a
recording when you know exactly what you are doing.  

With my CD the producer didn't like my solos (Eff him!!) so he
directed to play what he thought was good.  Dumb idea.  Do what you
do and play what you play.  My next CD will make everybody's head
explode because I will do what I do best and that's make make
people's head explode. 

Studio time is expensive so don't waste it by doing the work you
could have done before you got there.

BTW-
(Only 16 days left before I completey CRUSH Johnny Bishop.  Anybody
want to claim his harps now? I'm sure he won't want to look at
another harmonica ever again after I'm through with him. :-)



---- Original Message ----
From: mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Recording in studio...advice?
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:22:55 -0700 (PDT)

>
>In about a month my band and I are going into a
>professional studio to record the first half of our
>first album.
>
>Any advice on what to be prepared for?
>
>I plan on having back ups of everything (harps, mics,
>cables, etc) except my amp.  They already have a real
>Bassman at the studio, so I should be ok (I play
>through a Bassman Ltd).  
>
>They also have a real Leslie and I might play some
>rhythm parts through that.  Which I'd also like advice
>on.  I know John Popper uses one quite a bit, so I
>have some sound samples, but that's all I know.
>
>Other then that, this is my first "pro" experience so
>I am not too sure what to expect.
>
>
>
>Mike Fugazzi
>Harmonica/Vocals
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