Let's Record: Phase One Day One

Day 1 at Phase One

We did our second rehearsal the night before our first day in the studio.
What can I say Eyeswide is more of an off the cuff entity.
I suppose it's not meant to be an exact science.
So that kept me up until 2am.
I awake at 7 to get ready for the drive down to Toronto for a 10 am start.
Of course since we are all musicians we did not start until 12.
That just seems the way things work out with the musically inclined.
Today it was Adam Skinner (who's in a fancy little band called Atlantis Blueprint, they just opened for The Trews not too long ago), Fraser Gauthier, and me.
Plus Jeff Pelletier running the boards and ripping on Adam as much as possible.
Adam only had 2 hours sleep since he had to get up at 4am to drive down and pick up part of his kit.
He's a trooper.

We laid down all the Bed tracks for the drums 6 tracks, bas for 2, and some beginnings of guitar.
It was a long day and I didn't get out of the studio until 11pm.
Fraser will be getting the rest of the bass down next.
The album will be out in June in time for the Summer tour.
Here is a video and a little rough audio sample of something very much unfinished.

Here is a mish-mash of photos taken with a good ol' Cannon and the not as spectacular iPhone.

We arrive  

Fras and his long neck.

drum set up

most of Gina's day

Adam kickin' it!

Lesson time. 

Fraser, you're out. I'm in.

Jeff, this man has a good ear.

I did not create this chart, although we all stood by it.
Kidding Adam!

Closer look at the chart.

The team Mike, Adam, Neil, Jeff, and Fraser.

 Only 2 hours sleep was wearing on Adam Gina re enacts Where The Wild Things Are.

Phase One can make a recrd...

Showing mostly Canadian but thee were gold and platinum albums for Ludicris, Rhianna, 50 Cent as well.

Hurry Up Adam!

Th only thing that gets me through the day.

There you go. Day one complete.
The tour dates promoting this new CD are up on www.eyeswide.ca
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-Neil
www.eyeswide.ca