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Utd. Flight 939, Chicago - Seattle
January 7, 2000
Cool links of the month:
Well it looks like we made it to the new millenium.
'Bout done with that word? Me too. I promise not to use it again.
I'm on a plane heading for Seattle, where I'll begin
recording my new album tomorrow. Needless to say, I'm pretty
excited about that. And a little scared, of course. Evan Brubaker,
the producer, has lined up some great musicians, though, and
we've spent a lot of time making plans and discussing our vision
for the record. It's hard to believe that it's my sixth recording.
I think it's important to stretch some on each one, and I'm doing
that here. Evan's style as a producer is a little edgier than
mine tends to be, and he's quirky. He's also brilliant, though,
and has a subtle sense of production. We've talked a lot about
the importance of production supporting songs, rather than distracting
from them. We're planning on twelve songs for this one, none
of which have been recorded on my records before. The current
favorite title idea is Corners of the Sky. What do you
think? I'd love any input you have, so if you have an idea lay
it lay it on me.
The recording plan is to work for a week on this trip, then come
back out for nine more days in March and hopefully have it out
in May. Keep in touch, as I'll undoubtedly be making updates!
I think all of the songs that will be on the record have lyrics
posted in the Unrecorded Songs
section of this site, with the exception of the instrumental,
of course.
Bunch of other cool news, too. I've just been added
to the Taylor Guitars Discover
the Indies site. I told you about that a little early in
the last Notes From the Road, but it's up and running now, and
looks great. There are sounds clips of Dark & Deep
and Hard Earned Smile there, too.
Speaking of cool links, the Grey
Eagle, my hometown gig, has just put up a web site. You can
check the calendar, get show details and directions, and you
can also peruse photos from shows there. They've got some up
from my show on Dec. 10, including some with me and Josh, who
opened for me that night. By the way, if you were at that show,
thanks again. At least five different groups of people traveled
over two hours to be there, which sure does make me feel good.
The best part for me was the "third set" with the twenty
or so folks who stayed around and sat on the stage with me while
we talked and played a few more songs. I can't believe this is
my day job!
It was great to be home for a month and spend Christmas
with my family and Kristin. Enjoyed being in Indianapolis for
the Dawn, too, where I did four shows in four days. Now I'm back
on the road for a couple of months, but flying this time. Dan
the Tan Van is doubtless happy for the break. He just crested
60,000 miles. Not bad for being only a year and a half old!
Thanks again for your interest in my music. It's an
honor to play for you. Happy milleni - Doh!! I almost said it...
Wishing you peace,
David
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