The Who We Are Sessions: Week 1

(I was challenged earlier this year to blog through the recording process of my next  project. The scheduled release date is in October. God willing. So here we go, week by week, song by song, problem by problem, blessing by blessing, joy by joy... you get the idea.)

WEEK 1

The week one sessions were focused at getting acoustic rhythm guitar tracks down and then adding lead vocal tracks. This is the first project that I've attempted to record without a full rhythm section first. The idea is that working with only the guitar rhythm and vocal will inspire me to create from a different place.

This approach has already made me much more focused on lyrical and melodic ideas. Fourteen tracks were recorded and all but one feel and sound great. It has become clear very early on that this will be a warm project.

The problem track is called He's Coming. It's a song that has proven itself in our church many times. So it's not the compositional structure that's the problem. I'm starting to believe that it's more of a tempo issue.

The standout track for me this week was We Are The Body of Christ. Click the link to hear a sample cut. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Pray on,

Eddy