Fin.

The tracking for our album is done! 10 acoustic guitar tracks, 5 drum tracks, 3 harmonicas, 1 banjo, 5 electric leads, 5 lead vocals, and 5 sets of LIVE background vocals in 2/3 part harmony.

All of this accomplished in 3 days. I am very proud of the work we did this weekend, and am immensely impressed with the skill and efficiency of all our guest musicians: Terry Brennan on vocals, Mike Bell on lead guitar, Carl Gallagher on banjo, and Will Prepestas on bass.

Brandon and I both agree, this is the most focused we have ever been while recording, playing live, rehearsing or anything. We were really on top of our game this weekend, and I'm not ashamed to say so.

Brandon's lead vocals were fantastic. At times it was ferocious, and was balanced on certain songs with a sense of vulnerability. He really let loose on this.

And the thing I may be most proud of personally was not my drumming. It was the fact that Terry, Will, Brandon and I walked into the tracking room, stood around one microphone, and started belting out the harmonies on several songs into one mic, on one track, with no overdubs, no ability to individually alter someones voice, and no ability to balance the individual volumes of the voices. We "Beach Boy'd" the vocals. They were tight, in tune, and powerful. Those of you who know me know how seriously I take harmony singing, and how hard I work at it. Though we didn't go nuts with the amount of vocal harmony, what IS there is quality, and I am very, very proud of it.

Now we move on to the post production phase of this record; mixing, mastering, duplication, NAMING IT, and artwork. The hard part is done. Also, arguably the most fun part.

Look for the WarrenScott EP to be released sometime this summer!

So far....

The recording process has been going swimmingly. In two days we've got most of the album in the can. Today all we have left to record is background and lead vocals.

It's sad that this process went by so quickly. I think I love nothing more than recording in the studio. Maybe playing live, but it's pretty close.

Anyway, if you haven't noticed, I've been live-tweeting the recording process over at @stofte. You can follow the progression of tweets here-

Today is the Day

It is 8:44 am on Friday, February 25th 2011, and the band is waking up and getting ready to roll out to the studio. It is a terribly rainy day in NYC, but it's much more peferable than snow.

We had a marathon of a vocal rehearsal last night, and I'm really impressed with how everything is coming together. Our bassist is fantastoc, Brandon's voice is sounding better than ever, Terry has thrown in some really great harmonic ideas, and the songs are meshing together very well.

Right now I can hear the sizzle in the kitchen as Brandon is preparing a "power breakfast" for the three of us that crashed here last night, so I should probably go lend a hand.

I will be live-tweeting as much as I am able to over at @stofte on Twitter. Pics, anecdotes, etc. Once again, thanks to everyone who has supported us in our musical journey up to this point. It only gets better from here.

Top Of The Stairs

When I was a kid, my dad used to make us wait at the top of the stairs on Christmas morning before we could come down and open presents.

With our weekend recording lockout only 2 days away, I am starting to get the same gut-wrenching feeling of anticipation again. Nothing excites me more than creating songs and putting them down on "tape", and to think that that process begins again in mere hours, and with my best friend no less, is thrilling.

I will be live-tweeting the album making process at @Stofte, and will be posting some small blog entries here during the time when I'm not on drum or vocal duty.

I will keep everyone up to date as well with release info after the weekend sessions are done, and after the album is mixed and mastered. Thanks to all of you who support us!