EP in Motion
- Kieara Fisher
- Aug 17, 2017
- 2 min read
Today was the first recording session for the EP. Mark and I arranged to meet at 2 pm to begin the process. We wanted to get a sense how we worked collectively and functioned in the environment, the aim was to lay down some of Mark's acoustic guitar tracks but there was a mutual understanding that we didn't know long the learning curve would take.
This was also my first opportunity to listen to the songs in their entirety, previously I have only heard snippets and descriptions of them. The pieces I am referring to are 'The Hollow' and 'Drain'. The instrumentation consists of acoustic guitars, flute, piano and bass. A very fitting combination instruments that support the mystical atmosphere established by the Celtic melodies, embellishments and rhythms.
We ended up spending four hours in the studio becoming accustomed to everything. We did reach a few issues along the way with recording, which WSU's technical officer Mitchell assured us was a result of previous users. However, this was quickly overcome and overall the recording session was very successful as we recorded all of the guitar parts for 'The Hollow' and 'Drain'. As a woman, I was shown a lot of respect as none of the individuals involved in the process including after hours security interactions, technical support or fellow musicians doubted my capabilities or belittled my opinions.
Mark and I were really happy with the 'raw' sound we achieved a result of a pre-recording decision. I posed to Mark that we should use my semi-acoustic guitar which not only includes a pick-up but also a microphone in the sound hole which picks up the reverberating and fretboard sounds. It produced a beautiful sound that highlighted the tones within the intricate picking pattern and unique chords along with the detailed qualities of embellishments which an external microphone or normal semi-acoustic guitar wouldn't even register. This was a great way to include the authentic performance qualities linked to the genres of folk and Celtic music.
Kieara.
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