My entire weekend this last week (from Friday afternoon to Sunday) was spent in Opal Studio, which is run by Kevin Hahn. He’s an incredibly talented musician as well as audio engineer. I’m always surprised at the depth and breadth of his knowledge.
Anyway, my band’s album is very near completion now. It has been over a year in the making; we’ve gone through three drummers, countless shows, hardships, and experiences, but it’s finally done. And not to put too fine a point on it, but it sounds incredible. I’m quite happy with how it sounds.
This week I’ll be working on getting the artwork finalized and ready for full production, and we have to mix and master the final tracks, but we’re done otherwise. The album should be ready within a few weeks, and we’re all very excited.
Other than that, there’s not much else going on. I’m sick as a dog, and I have been all weekend (which made the recording experience pretty miserable). I also spent each night out far too late at various bars watching local bands. The shows were good, but none of it helped to make me better. Sigh. Oh well. I’m working from home today, and I’m hoping that I’ll be good enough to go in to work tomorrow.
If you’d like to check out one of my band’s new songs, go to our myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/miseryscience
PS — If anyone out there is looking for an extremely professional and great sounding studio in Portland, OR, you should definitely give Opal Studio a consideration. The rates are extremely reasonable, and the sound quality is amazing.