We've just completed our 'Hit the Studio' summer camp and we're eager to share the results. At the beginning of the week the kids were given a challenge: to create an album in a week with each of them producing a track.
The Rules:
The producer is in charge. Everybody got to spend some amount of everyday producing during which time the studio was theirs. All other musicians were at their beck and call and pledged to use their skills to help fulfill the producer's vision.
You have to finish something. Everyone had their own style of production, some were content to work on the same song, perfecting it across the entire week while some wanted to start a new song everyday. Producers were allowed to experiment with as many ideas as they liked as long as they finished something.
One live source. Partly we wanted to make sure everyone learned how to mic a source and adjust a preamp, partly we just have some new mics and wanted to use them. Everything had to have something "out of the box" (which means an actual sound recorded with actual microphones as opposed to something generated in the computer).
(BTW: if you got a cd from us the track order is different*)
The Results:
Credits:
- Long Day Blues
Producer: Aidan Lead Vocal: Neila Keyboard: Zack Drums: Aidan Bass: Shane Faux trumpet: Nina Electric Guitar: Luc
- Magic Don't Scare Me
Producer: Luc Lead Vocal: Neila & Nina Electric Guitar: Luc Drums: Aidan Bass: Luc
- Its Not The Same
Producer: Nathan Lead Vocal: Nathan Electric and Acoustic Guitar: Alex Bass Guitar: Jonathan Drums and Drum Editing: Shane
- Quack Goes the Robot
Producer: Aidan Lead Vocal: Neila & Nina Organ: Zack Drums: Aidan Synth Bass, Synth Lead: Zack Guitar: Alex
- Duct Tape
Producer: NinaDrums: Nina Electric Guitar: Luc, Shane, Neila Bass: Shane Bass Solo: Luc
- Nature is Life
Producer: Nina Lead Vocal: Nina Drum Programming: Aidan Synth Harp, Bass & Violin: Zack Acoustic & Slide Guitar: Alex Background vocals: Nina & Alex Sweeping Synth: Shane
- Edible, Toxic, Biohazard: Hermit Crabs
Producer: Zack Lead Vocal: Luc Organs, Clav: Zack Drums: Alex Roto-toms, Conga, tamb: Aidan Background vocals: Everyone Bass, Bass Solo: Luc
- Random Day
Producer: Neila Lead Vocal: Neila Background Vocal: Nina Acoustic Guitar: Neila Ukulele: Nina Drums: Aidan Bass: Luc or Shane.. I don't remember Tamborine: Neila
- Pedal Master
Producer: Shane Bass: Shane Drums: Aidan Guitar: Luc Pedal Clicking Sound: Shane
- My Life
Producer: Nathan Lead Vocal: Nathan
- Flash
Producer: Shane Bass: Shane Drum, Synth Programming: Shane Guitar: Luc
- No Name
Producer: Aidan Synth: Zack Drum Pad: Aidan Acordian: Zack Drum kit and odd guitar sounds: Everyone
Side Projects:
Music Video for "Pedal Master" by Shane & Luc:
Original score for YouTube cat video:
** If you got the hard copy CD, your tracks are in this order:
Long Day Blues
No Name
Duct Tape
Edible, Toxic, Biohazard: Hermit Crabs
Flash
Magic Don't Scare Me
My Life
Its Not the Same
Nature is Life
Pedal Master
Quack Goes the Robot
Random Day