So, I started the process of firing up the band again today. I sent J. a message asking how his holidays were. This, I figure, will open a line of communication that will eventually lead to music discussions.
And so, in that spirit, I came home from dinner with a friend, sat down, and proceeded to go through every single thing we have recorded for potential inclusion on the record. It's 34 files. I broke them down into 3 categories (yes, maybe, no... they seemed like obvious choices), and when all was said and done, I switched a song from the "maybe" pile into the "yes" pile, and wound up with 7 yeses. Exactly the number I was hoping for. That number of songs (assuming, of course, that I can get B. to agree to the list) not only gets us a full EP, but it also puts our best musical foot forward.
A couple of the songs aren't complete quite yet, but having what I/we do of them done, they shouldn't be too hard to finish off. There's also likely some lyric writing that will need to be done, but with B. and I swapping lines back and forth, we ought to be able to finish that quickly if we can get on one good roll.
I'm probably going to wait to talk with B. until I hear back from J., if only so I can go in with some sort of news. It makes the conversation easier to wade into.
Oh, and in case I forgot to mention it, I'm setting a deadline for the completion of the EP. That date is December 31st, 2012. That gives us (essentially) another whole year. If we can't get it done in that amount of time, the whole thing is going into a box, and I'm moving forward.
And so, in that spirit, I came home from dinner with a friend, sat down, and proceeded to go through every single thing we have recorded for potential inclusion on the record. It's 34 files. I broke them down into 3 categories (yes, maybe, no... they seemed like obvious choices), and when all was said and done, I switched a song from the "maybe" pile into the "yes" pile, and wound up with 7 yeses. Exactly the number I was hoping for. That number of songs (assuming, of course, that I can get B. to agree to the list) not only gets us a full EP, but it also puts our best musical foot forward.
A couple of the songs aren't complete quite yet, but having what I/we do of them done, they shouldn't be too hard to finish off. There's also likely some lyric writing that will need to be done, but with B. and I swapping lines back and forth, we ought to be able to finish that quickly if we can get on one good roll.
I'm probably going to wait to talk with B. until I hear back from J., if only so I can go in with some sort of news. It makes the conversation easier to wade into.
Oh, and in case I forgot to mention it, I'm setting a deadline for the completion of the EP. That date is December 31st, 2012. That gives us (essentially) another whole year. If we can't get it done in that amount of time, the whole thing is going into a box, and I'm moving forward.
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