They say patience is a virtue. I had no choice. The makings of my debut album began in July '08. The material was rewritten about 100 times. For the first time, I hired musicians to learn those songs to record the bass and drums. We must have rehearsed ten times before the first day in the studio. Recording began on October 1. It was to last until the second week of November. First, I would lay out the blueprints of the songs. Then the bass and drums would be added. Next, I would go over the dummy tracks with my vocals and guitar. Finally, the songs would be mixed and mastered.
October went by. November went by. We were barely half way through. I could only be in the studio one day a week, which was every Friday, because I have a day job working at a real estate company. Every once and a while, we'd stick a Saturday session in there to help speed things up. My work week starts on Sundays. Every Sunday has been the beginning of another week until I could get in the studio to further complete my album. Getting through the week to record on Fridays became my sole motivation. Each time Friday came, eight plus hours were spent working on a single song. The progress was miniscule! It took much longer than I anticipated. I was only able to get one session in December.
Finally, in the third weekend of January, I will be in the studio both Friday and Saturday, until the album is completely finished! Finishing the album has felt like an endless road, like running on the treadmill an extra mile at a time just when you thought you've finished.
Yes it will be done! The following weeks will be spent duplicating the album and submitting it to radio stations and reviewers. Much more work is ahead! The largest workload has yet to come, but such a significant chunk will be complete. A magnificent step.
This album has tested my patience. My patience has grown.
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