At any given time I’m working on about 80 different songs.
Some songs are almost done.
Some are just a thumbnail sketch.
Some are co-written.
Some songs I’ve been slogging away on my own for decades.
Other songs slide off my radar for years at a time.
Unless I’m recording an album tomorrow morning, some songs (ok most songs) I’ll complete and then completely forget that I wrote them.
Back in January, my buddy, Rob Smith (from Royalty Records) asked me if I’d ever thought of visiting these songs in a stripped-down (almost unplugged) fashion.
And with that, the seeds were planted for the album that would become “The Song Harvester.”
I spent the next month picking out songs and running sandpaper over them to ensure there were no rough edges.
Then I set up shop at home in our “walk-in” closet and slowly these songs came to life.
Some songs are almost done.
Some are just a thumbnail sketch.
Some are co-written.
Some songs I’ve been slogging away on my own for decades.
Other songs slide off my radar for years at a time.
Unless I’m recording an album tomorrow morning, some songs (ok most songs) I’ll complete and then completely forget that I wrote them.
Back in January, my buddy, Rob Smith (from Royalty Records) asked me if I’d ever thought of visiting these songs in a stripped-down (almost unplugged) fashion.
And with that, the seeds were planted for the album that would become “The Song Harvester.”
I spent the next month picking out songs and running sandpaper over them to ensure there were no rough edges.
Then I set up shop at home in our “walk-in” closet and slowly these songs came to life.
Once they started to take shape, I sent the tracks off to Ernie, Ryan and Jeff to record their parts from the comfort of their homes in Ontario.
My buddy Neil MacDonald, (who has been singing on my albums since 1997’s “Song and Dance, Man”) recorded his vocal tracks at home in Edmonton.
Ruby sang on “Motorbike.”
Once all the parts were recorded my pal Marek David mixed the album from his home in Victoria.
The album was mastered by Jim DeMain at YesMaster in Nashville.
The album was mastered by Jim DeMain at YesMaster in Nashville.
Like my previous two albums, Steve Coffey provided the paintings for the cover.
For now, “The Song Harvester EP” is streaming everywhere, anywhere and wherever you listen to your music.
At some point, it’ll wind up on CD.
At some point, it’ll wind up on vinyl.
But for now, stream away!
But for now, stream away!
Thanks for always being around,
Mike
