In terms of musicianship, the rhythm section definitively rules over myself and Larkin. Big time. McKenzie tore through all of his bass tracks in two days, and everything sounds great. We used a punchy old school Fender P-Bass (borrowed from Dreamgirls oscar-nominee Scott Cutler) and a smoother Jazz bass (borrowed from Cold War Kids producer Kevin Augunas) through an Ampeg head. Sick of name drops yet?
We’ve moved from the big room into smaller room to do most of the remaining tracking, but we’ll still use the big room for some theatrical moments – stadium guitars, strings, tambourines and vibes.
We’ll get some more tracking photos up on the photoblog soon. Did you notice that we have a photoblog by the way? Click the link under the title of this blog to see our misadventures illustrated.
Our nightlife also proceeds largely unchecked. We’re surrounded by colorful internationals at our “hotel” who love to play drinking games and tell some of the most outrageous stories we’ve ever heard (I got shot by a sniper and lived, I took out a machine gun wielding assailant, the trees speak to me, and when I tell them I love them they understand). On Tuesday Briks and I went on a tour de local bars and met some West Hollywood denizens, and on Monday I attended a fashionable birthday party with some new friends.
Tomorrow we start on guitars. This means bickering over nuances, tears, and the f-word will occur in abundance. Check in later for more salacious dirt.
Updated celebrity encounters: Nick Stahl, Jesse Camp, The Living Things, Jeffree Starr (?)
Matt
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Jesse Camp! you guys have officially arrived.
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