Halfway

31st July 2024:

Since I set my self a New Year target to write and record one song a month during 2024, I now have half of the songs for my next album ready to go!

Two weeks into the summer holiday, I caught up with Phillip at Appletree Studio, which is in the heart of the rural Aylesbury countryside, to work on the finished tracks.

Once again, I am in awe of his attention to detail with the arrangement and absolutely love the way he has added drum, bass and lead guitar to lift the tracks to another level. As all the songs have been written from a place of worship, in order to glorify God, it is important for me that the person who is producing the music captures the vision. As a Christian producer, Phillip totally gets both my musical style and the message I’m wanting to convey; his production has completely honoured this!

Two tracks stood out in particular for me: ‘Everyone who Calls’ and ‘From the Dust’. I wanted both tracks to capture a slightly chilled ethereal feel at the start, but to build dynamically to enhance the powerful lyrical statement in the middle eight. Phillip blended instruments and vocal harmonies well in order to achieve my vision.

So, what happens next …? Well, the plan is to drop a couple of singles before the album is released in the New Year. I also need to finish the remaining six songs by December, so that I can work on the final tracks during the Christmas holidays. I am spending the summer holidays writing and recording as well as taking a couple of weeks off to have a holiday!

Watch out for another post in the next few weeks when I will be announcing the release of my next single!