The new album is mastered now! Matt Odmark (Jars of Clay) finished it up yesterday. Now all that’s left is for him to edit the blank space at the beginnings and ends of songs, and put them in order on the disc. Then I’ll send it off to be duplicated.… Read More
Archive Tag: recording
All Is Grace – From Start To (Almost) Finish
So here’s the life of one song – All Is Grace – from start to almost finish. Writing Demo First, I wrote the song. Called it “All’s Grace” and, the same day, I recorded it in my home office to share with you: All’s Grace from Shaun Groves on Vimeo.… Read More
Sneak Peek: Roughs From The Studio
I swear I’m just about done talking music. I promise. We’re through in the studio! Mitch The Producer and his British interns Eddie and Chris (aka The Redcoats) are prepping the files as I type. On Monday they’ll be sent over to Shane Wilson to mix. In the meantime… How… Read More
No One Is Going To Die Today
I’m not sleeping well these days. Unable to practice what I sing. That God is present now. That I am blessed, loved – that this moment, this day and all that comprises it is a gift. That my God is doing His will on earth – in and through me… Read More
To Tune Or Not To Tune?
You’re so used to hearing vocals that have been over-tuned by a computer that when you hear a natural vocal you may think it sounds bad. Such was the case when one radio programmer heard my second album Twilight. He told the label it sounded like a demo. Most vocals… Read More
Recording: Kim Sandusky In The Studio
I’ve never recorded vocals well. I mean healthy. We’ve always recorded in the Spring, face full of pollen, throat swollen and raw and rough. And on top of all the seasonal yuck I had strep while recording vocals for my last album. I was in such bad shape I talked… Read More