Been a bit absent blog-wise of late. You know that feeling... when you're so busy with things and your mind is so full that you feel like you've already told everyone all about it... but haven't?!
Guess I owe you a few blog updates!
Well...
Had a great time going down to London (Angel Studios) to record "All I Ask of You" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" for the upcoming release of the "100 Greatest Musicals" album.
The journey on the train was pretty uneventful (which is always good), except for the fact that more people than usual seemed to have coughs and colds... not the greatest thing when already paranoid as to whether your going to have a voice or not when you get there!
I did make a brief trip to the loo to check if my voice was still working... but contrary to the article about the recording in The Stage newspaper, I didn't spend the whole journey singing in the toilets!! :)
The weather was particularly nasty that day and my heart sank when I came out of Angel Tube Station to see it absolutely pouring down... and me... a complete man, forgetting his brolly!
Well, I wasn't toooooo wet when I got to the studio, but boy was I glad to be inside and dry out :)
It was so much fun walking into the studio and meeting the people there, who were all really nice. Producer James Fitzpatrick was the man in charge. Also there, were Rick Clark (Media Manager of Silva Screen Records) and David Kaplan of Pure Solo.
I loved the fact that we got stuck straight into things and was really pleased that it sounded good when they played it back for me to listen without mixing it yet. Except for a brief moment of emptying loose change out of my pockets and removing my watch to try and remedy some clicking noises, it all went very smoothly!
It was lovely meeting Lalayn Baluch of The Stage and Times Newspapers and having a surprise visit from Helena Blackman of BBC's "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" who came to give her support and was lovely. All in all a crackin' day! :)
You can actually preview a clip on Amazon mp3 downloads at the moment, but it will be available as mp3 download and on CD on Oct 18th... Hmmmm.... my brother's birthday... Haha! Guess who's getting it as a gift!
Will post links here and on my site when it's all available.
In the studio with Producer James Fitzpatrick:
Big cheesy grin from me... (hearing the recording back for
the first time on their ultra-fab studio monitor speakers):
Of course you have to listen with your eyes closed!
Being interviewed for The Stage by Lalayn Baluch:
With Helena Blackman:
Me and Helena again with Rick Clark of Silva Screen Records
(Left of the two fellas) and David Kaplan of Pure Solo (Right):
