Bone Table Demo Yesterday the band recorded a demo. We went to James' studio (not a recording studio by the way - an artist's studio) at about 4pm and set up all the gear. Maggie's husband Tunji was the recording maestro, setting up all the microphones, connecting all the cables etc, and then sitting behind the laptop to handle the recording.



Laptop? Yes, that's right - a laptop. The world of recording music has changed so much since computers became cheaper and more powerful. So we had on hand more recording power than the Beatles ever had - not that we're as good as the Beatles of course.

It was an extraordinarily hot day so we were perspiring freely as we played, and we actually found it hard to play with our usual level of energy. It was interesting too how being aware that we were being recorded made us a little self-conscious as well. But we recorded most of our original songs, and a few of them have turned out nicely.

Tunji is going to prepare a rough mix, and we'll then choose which takes we want. Then Tunji will mix them properly and I'll put a couple of tracks up here for you to download.

Meanwhile there's a set of photos here of the recording session - none of me (I was holding the camera) but you can see the other band members.

tags: music | bonetable | recording  ¶ 12:39 PM