Music Progress - Album Moves Forward
- darrenleerichardson
- Jan 13
- 2 min read
I somewhat disappeared from the virtual worlds this past weekend. I have been working hard on my next album, which consists of ten songs plus one bonus song. I decided it would be best to focus on one big push on the album; otherwise, everything else on my musical list would get bogged down trying to splice my time with all I am trying to do. Of course, that's when normal life isn't keeping me busy.
So, I focused on blocking all the drums for the album so I could have the correct path to follow when rehearsing and recording the remaining instruments and vocals. These are not finished drums yet, as I need to put in all the fills and such to polish the compositions from a percussion perspective. However, it gives me what I need to work on the rest resulting in efficient progress in the long run.
It took me all weekend to get this stage done, which was fast as far as I'm concerned. Definitely faster than picking at them here and there. While doing this, I discovered some arrangement issues for the songs that I never finished that are going to be recorded for the first time. I'm pretty excited about that. Drum blocking will always help you tighten up your arrangements. Sometimes in ways you were never expecting.
I'm also working on an acoustic guitar for one song and a second guitar for another. I hope to record those within a week or so.
And I have made some great progress on my first video from my album, From Another Time, for the track, Fear. Looking forward to sharing that with you fairly soon.
Check out this sample video of one of the drum blocks with foundation tracks for guitar and vocals. Can you extract the name of the song from just this?
Drum Blocking for All Eleven Songs... Complete!
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It's always so exciting to work on new music. I am happy for you and looking forward to hearing your new songs! I lost my drummer this past summer, no anger or contention between us, he just didn't have the time anymore. That means that drum duties have fallen to me and my son. We are not drummers, but we did manage to get through it and have some acceptable drum tracks. It was far from easy for us, though.
-Matt (Black Creek Rock)