Shaun Groves
Mitch and I met back in 2002 on a bus. I was on tour with Jars of Clay and Mitch spent some time on the road with us – a friend of the Jars guys and their new producer. Even then Mitch was talking about how my recorded sound was much different from my live sound – wondering if he could bridge that gap as a producer someday.
Well, it’s someday. Mitch Dane will be producing my next record, trying to capture something in the studio that’s a bit closer to what I do on stage. We’ll head into his Nashville studio in mid-April and work for a few weeks.
Mitch is probably best known for the many projects he’s worked on with Jars of Clay, including their latest multi-artist collaboration The Shelter. But I also dig his production for singer songwriters J.J. Heller and Bebo Norman. The songs I’ve written so far are falling – I think – somewhere in between these two sounds.
Here’s the Jars song Two Hands…
[youtube width=”542″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUBn1_A_XPU[/youtube]
And J.J. Heller’s current radio song What Love Really Means…
[youtube width=”542″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgGUKWiw7Wk[/youtube]
Alrighty. Now I’m off to write just a couple more songs for Mitch to make music out of.
HeatherEV says:
Well, sounds awesome since I LOVE both of those songs!
JessicaB says:
Lurv!
CardsFan says:
I’ve got The Shelter right in front of me. I thought it was a very creative album. In fact, I think I’ll pop it in the computer right now and give it a listen!!
Can’t wait for the new CD!!
Kelli says:
Awesome! Congratulations to both of you! I can’t wait to hear the end result. Very, very exciting.
Dawn~Canada says:
The guitar, piano, the voices. Beautiful. Like the others, I can hardly wait to see what you’ll make!
Lindsee says:
I really love J.J. Heller. It’s been more recently that I’ve gotten into her, but I love her style. And I love that song.
Lindsey says:
Well, Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman, and J.J. Heller are probably my favorite Christian artists. So sounds like you’re on the right track to me. 🙂
Sarah says:
exciting!
Ann Voskamp says:
Praying — He sends Words.
jen says:
So fun to hear what goes on behind the scenes – thanks for sharing with us.
peggi says:
Praying the Lord fills you with His songs.
Rhonda says:
Woo hoo! One step closer. I’m so excited.
And I’m praying for you as you work through this.
Josh says:
Sweet! I got to hang at Sputnik when I recorded last summer in Nashville. A good buddy of mine, also named Josh (and the exact same last name as me minus the first letter) is Mitch’s intern there.
Can’t wait to hear the sounds!