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It's a rainy day in L.A... and a Forest Fire?
January 17, 2017

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"It's a rainy Day in LA..." became the inspired first line of my newest single "Right kind of Love" as it poured rain down harder then ever as Ran Pink and I pull into Fonogenic Studios in Van Vuys.Â
"Forest Fire" is the second track recorded on the next album.
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 I was excited, nervous, and a little scared if I am being honest as I stepped into the studio to track 2 new songs, here is why.Â
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Excited....A few weeks ago I came across a you tube channel of well know L.A. session guitarist Tom Strahle (who has written and played on numerous albums for many artist like Justin Beiner, Taylor Swift etc )Â
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IÂ watched a few of his videos where Tom teaches everything from useful tips on playing/recording acoustic guitar in the studio etc
 I left a thank you comment and then a day later I woke up to see Tom had made a couple of nice comments on 2 of my music videos! that was awesome. Then I decided to reach out and sent Tom a message to get some feedback on a new song I have just recorded "We Fall" and after a few emails I decided to ask Tom if he would consider working with a new artist like myself and come into the studio to play on a couple of songs.
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  Tom showed up with a trunk full of awesome guitars including a cool hight strung  parlour guitar which came in handy. I must admit, I told myself I wasn't going to be a guitarist today, and wanted Tom's experience and input to shine through...moments later we are sitting on the couch playing together...
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I show Tom the progressions for both tracks and instantly he goes to work. Him and Ran working back and forth layering tracks of guitars and they sound amazing.Â
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I had to leave the room and go sit in the hall for a moment.

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Scared... I am singing both songs 2 half steps up higher than I wrote them in. This puts my voice into a risky area, I thought that all my practicing would need to come handy here and started to think I should be conscious of all the mechanics of singing etc, then something happened.
I forgot everything and I just sang the words... the words are important and when I think about what the song meant to me, it all came naturally.Â

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Nervous..maybeI was actually scared that my friend and Producer Ran would not like these new songs, he is always saying I should do whatever it is that I genuinely feel is honest and best. During mixing Ran said, "Today I felt like I had a professional singer in the booth... I was really impressed" For a moment I wondered if someone else was recording in the studio in a mother room? LOLÂ
Ran doesn't pay out compliments lightly and always says what he means and means what he says. Which tis probably why we work together so well.
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Catching a plane to go film music videos with my director and pal Fisher in -20 degree weather in the Rocky Mountains.Â
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I have always been a bit off a loaner, but having a team of people that believe in you can give you the confidence to do what you dream.
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-AG
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