the final masters are in...

Back in January I was asked to stop by the studio for the drum tracking of the band North. They were considering me as the producer of the album. The drum tracks were finished and after a few weeks of jostling a few things around the project was officially in my hands. Since then we have poured over the right instruments for the right parts and the best sounds we could get for each, not to mention a name change (we're now called Greycoats). Now, eight months later the project is finished and I am thrilled. Since this is more of an art-rock band I was able to take some production liberties and add some really interesting instruments that I have acquired over the years...

Omnichord
Stylophone
Sheng
Taisho-Goto (aka the guitarpwriter)
Bowed Bells
Wine Glasses
Spence Harp (a unique auto-harp made in Brainerd by Bill Spence)
Toy Piano
and more...

We had set a date to master the project, as every artist needs a deadline, and found ourselves frantically making final adjustments until 5am the morning of. I worked twenty hours straight that day but every lost minute of sleep was worth it, as this is easily some of my best work. We will be pushing this album as hard as we can and will even be touring in the fall with a band from California called Loquat. If you would like to hear a sample you can go to www.myspace.com/greycoats