Larkin Gayle’s voice is the kind you just fall for. She has an effortless quality in the way she delivers a song. Her sound comes across as both rich and ever-so-slightly breathy, with the right balance of musicality and spontaneity. The music has a touch of sophistication that, like her voice, will slide right by and lull you into simply enjoying the moment. I arranged some string parts for a few tracks on “Two Hands”, roughly at the same time I worked on Tim Hockenberry’s “Back in Your Arms”. While each album had its own tone and vibe, both possess really top notch production quality. I feel lucky to have had the chance to work with such talented musicians.
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Larkin Gayle: Two Hands
Friday, October 16th, 2009Tim Hockenberry: Back in Your Arms
Friday, October 16th, 2009More than a year ago I created some string arrangements for a few tracks on Tim Hockenberry’s album, “Back in Your Arms”. It was a recent call from About Records that reminded me of the project (and Larkin Gayle’s album, “Two Hands”). Honestly, I hadn’t thought about the project too often, since so many things have happened in the interim. It was a nice surprise to be refreshed on how rewarding it was to be a part of this project. Tim’s voice is often compared to Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Louis Armstrong and Tom Waits – but he also reminds me a bit of Peter Gabriel, with more range and control. Every song is incredibly strong and there are some truly great moments throughout the album.
Forestalling the Vegas sound lab experiment
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009I had an opportunity to go to Las Vegas this week to visit a few friends and scout out some locations for audio ambiance recording. Unfortunately the schedule became too hectic and we rain-checked it for this go-round. I’m really disappointed, not only because of the lost opportunity to hang with some great people – but also for the chance to capture some unique sounds for both music and sound effects work.
Likewise, it’s not going to get any cooler as the spring/summer wears on, so the number of chances to run the bike to Vegas without sweating my butt off is dwindling as each day passes. I’ll get out there eventually, I just hope the schedule comes together before the full brace of summer heat is on.
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Friday, March 20th, 2009The Joy & Frustration of DOUBLE TOP SECRET Projects
Friday, March 13th, 2009It’s exciting to be a part of really cool, fresh projects – but it’s also a bit frustrating to sit on your hands and *not* tell anyone about it until they air. [sigh] I suppose it should be enough that I’m staying busy, especially these days. And I’m already onto the next thing in the pipeline – but I’d love to talk about recent projects and update my demo reel. That will all happen soon enough – for now I’ll keep my head down and push forward on what’s in front of me. And all of you will have to wait a bit longer to find out what’s *really* going on in the red cave.