Thank you to everyone
who took the time to reply to my email on Friday.
Many of you wrote in with your own stories of grief and loss. I know it wasn't easy to do, so it was all the more special to receive and read your emails.
One reader reminded me of some
of The Long Wait multi-tracks that I had donated to Mike Senior's multi-track library years ago. He used those multi-tracks to get familiar with mixing. It's just another example of music helping people in random ways.
In case you're looking for a challenge, I thought I'd take the time to share them with you if you'd like to practice your mixing skills on some home recordings.
The Long Wait multi-tracks are a collection of home recordings for an EP we started in 2011 but didn't release until 2014.
(It also includes the multi-tracks to our 2015 Christmas single, "Santa," in case you think it's early enough to mix a Christmas song and want a laugh).
The "Back Home to Blue" sessions feature some of Alan's last guitar recordings, but we unfortunately never got a chance to track his vocals before he passed away. Instead, you're forced to tend with my backup vocals instead...
There's probably a
lesson in there somewhere about releasing your music even in the face of extreme adversity, and I'm glad it's out in the world for people to enjoy and learn from.
If you're U.S. based you might have a chance to use the Thanksgiving break to get better at mixing.
If you're anywhere else in the world, hey, you shouldn't need a holiday as an excuse to improve your skills anyway ;)
And if you need help getting there, you may want to keep an eye out for my emails this coming week. I am putting something awesome together for you for Black Friday that I think you'll like.
Take care, and thank you all for being such awesome email subscribers.
Cheers,
Björgvin