What took place during the subsequent sessions with our producer…. (more…)
April 22, 2014
The Victory Speech Sessions — The Next Few Weeks
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April 7, 2014
The Victory Speech Sessions — Our Producer Drops In (on A Shitty Day)
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Our producer dropped in on us Friday evening and this happened…. (more…)
April 3, 2014
The Victory Speech Sessions — First Session With New Producer
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Initial Pre-Prod Sessions With Our New Producer — strategic planning, repertoire selection, and trying to get a working DAW up and running… (more…)
April 3, 2014
The Victory Speech Sessions — Pre-Production (Phase 1)
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Since our new producer was scheduled to come over the next day to commence the pre-production process for the new album, I wanted to hit the ground running and was successful in getting Chi to sit down at the kitchen table in a seemingly reasonable frame of mind with pen, paper and a list of rock-like Panache pieces to draw from as an initial planning stage for the new album that was to feature our rock repertoire. As I fully expected, it was quite an ordeal. (more…)
July 13, 2010
HOLY SHIT – I WON!!!
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“Special Edition” post summing up Brenda’s experience working through “Music Success in Nine Weeks” by Ariel Hyatt. (more…)
February 1, 2010
Genre Identification and the Perfect Pitch
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How do you brand an original musical project that defies branding? (more…)
La Vie avec Panache 