Yesterday I began working on my new single and I've decided to do something risky. It will either a) yield exciting, stellar results b) go disastrously wrong or c) do nothing at all. I'm of course hoping for c...oh wait, maybe A! So what is it I'm in the lab concocting these days? Drum roll please... I'm diving head first into my very own rendition of a Prince classic. If you're keen enough you've probably already figured out which song I'm doing.
The band went in yesterday to lay down the basic skeleton of the song. By the end of the session we joked that there were at least FOUR different styles of music going on all in one song. We started off rock, then somewhere along the line we hit a Latin feel, then hip-hop but to top it all off my guitarist pulls out a sitar that was perched nearby, giving us a middle eastern flair to mesh with all of the other sounds we already had going. At the end of the day I'm happy with what we've done so far but I hope to edit everything down to one clear distinct sound. I head back tomorrow to finish up and lay down my vocals. Even though its scary to do a Prince song, because Prince fans take his music very seriously, (as they should... the man is an iconic legend) I'm super excited about it!
Yesterday also marked day one of filming for my new documentary American Soul. I will have to create another post to talk about that project so stay tuned for that. I've got a lot more in store. Hope everyone is ready...
