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| l-r: Daniel Pawlovich, Shawn O'Brien, Vince Ratti |
I returned to The Skylight Studio in Fairless Hills with the incomparable Vince Ratti (of Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer) once again handling engineering and production. This time out, I had the incredible pleasure to be joined by drummer Daniel Pawlovich (of Valencia). All I can say about the lineup is that when you're starting your new album in collaboration with members of Zolof and Valencia, you know that you're in good hands with Allstate!
Leading up to these sessions, I'd been writing, demoing, and in some cases performing these songs live for a while now, and I want to thank John Collier, J.J. Davis, Tim Zaprala, and Kevin Brown who have already helped to make this collection of music something really special. John and I had arranged the first album together, and we worked on several album two songs as well. J.J., Tim, and Kevin have been performing live with me as the Kiera Plan and have all made contributions to the new material.
Vince, Dan, and I came into the studio on a mission to get the drums for all ten Album Two tracks laid down in the two days that we had together. The sessions were just magic. Ten tracks is a lot to try to get recorded in such a short window, and other than exchanging some demos via email, we hadn't had much prep time together. In the end, that didn't really matter. It was really exciting to be bringing in Vince and Dan's fresh ears to the songs, and Dan's drum work is incredible!
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| Dan, making the magic happen |
I felt really lucky to have him on board for these sessions. And after an action-packed 48 hours of production and percussion, we came away with the framework for a really great record. Now we just have to build on that.
I'll be back in with Vince and a number of other collaborators over the course of the summer to continue recording. I look forward to sharing the experience with you. I can't wait to have something for you to hear!
For now, thank you so much for your interest.
Shawn
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