Andrew Osenga is a writer, producer, guitar slinger for The Normals and then Caedmon’s Call, a prolific solo artist, he’s only got nine toes (thanks to his mower) and….he’s sitting two feet from me playing the electric guitar parts to every song on the new record. The source of his guitar… Read More
So here’s how this process works. Pre-Production Mitch The Producer and I spent two days in the studio doing pre-production. That means different things to different people. For us it meant me playing every song for Mitch, hearing his critique, going through the A&R guy’s list of things that should… Read More
Yesterday I played through the songs Come By Here, Just As I Am and Awake My Soul for Mitch The Producer. We did what the A&R guy had suggested and added a line to the chorus of Awake My Soul. And Come By Here got some new chords and an… Read More
Today Mitch and I begin work in the studio – Starting with rewriting the songs. This is the most painful part of the process for me. It begins with painfully honest critique and ends with changing songs I’ve lived with and grown to love just the way they are. Critique… Read More
It’s been five years since I made my last record. That’s a long time. Sorry about that. I got a little distracted. But you’ve stuck with me – Thank you – and over the last five years we’ve done a lot together. We launched a blog together. We prayed my… Read More
I’m in the studio Monday and Tuesday (Nov 30 and Dec 1) with Shane Wilson (engineer), Chris Donahue (bass), Steven Leiweke (guitar), Ken Lewis (drums) and I’m not sure who else. We’ll be recording Sing and I’ve Got You so we can serve them up free to you for Christmas.… Read More
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