Below is a video of the 2005 recording session for John Mayer's song "In Repair" off of his Continuum album. In short, Mayer booked studio time and invited eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter and drummer Steve Jordan in to write. Having no real idea of a song, they wrote "In Repair" in one day just by jamming and working out the parts. As an aside, that's one of the things … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Jamming In the Studio
This is a nice video of Joe Bonamassa jamming in the studio playing a song called "Stratus" with guitarist GE Smith, keyboardist Demetrios Pappas, drummer Anton Fig, bassist Chico Huff, and electric violinist Tracy Silverman. The video was recorded March 19, 2004 at Star City Recording, Bethlehem, PA. For more info, see the Studio Jams Web site. … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks Interview
Electronic Musician magazine has recently interviewed Derek Trucks about his newly built home studio, which is where Trucks and company recorded the Derek Trucks Band's new album Already Free. In the interview, Trucks discussed how having a home studio changed the approach he and the band took for the new album. We tracked everything there. We got into the routine of … [Read more...]
Austin Moorhead Playing Sergio Assad’s Fantasia Carioca
Classical guitarist Austin Moorhead has posted to YouTube a really nice version of him playing Sergio Assad's Fantasia Carioca, which I've embedded below. I'm a fan of Assad's guitar playing but wasn't all that familiar with his compositions. I really like Fantasia Carioca, and Moorhead plays it very well. (via Chris Davis at the Classical Guitar Blog) … [Read more...]
Back Door Slam Breaking Up
One of my favorite bands of 2008, Back Door Slam, have announced that they are breaking up. It looks like based on the letter on the BDS Web site, guitarist Davy Knowles will be continuing on with the name, as he is currently working on a follow-up to Roll Away. Drummer Ross Doyle and bassist Adam Jones will be pursuing other projects in the UK. If the rumors are true, Knowles … [Read more...]