HL: You
handcrafted this CD. It is you. Tell us about it.
AV: I arranged
all of the songs (along with the musicians playing) co-produced all of them, and
played the nylon-string guitar pieces myself. My co-producer Sam Duaine, and the
engineer, Mark Love (a skilled technician and fine musician) provided me with
an incredible amount of support. I enjoyed producing, creating, and mixing the
music (a lot of choosing!). It was incredibly gratifying to work with so many
talented people and to have them interpret my ideas with such thoughtful arrangements.
In making the CD, I came upon an unexpected challenge. The pianist, Barry Lloyd decided to take a job in London while rehearsing for my recording. I hadn't made a complete decision on the arrangements. So, we laid down all of the piano pieces at Polk Street Recording in a matter of days and then I had to sing around them! When Barry returned from London the engineer requested that Barry return to the studio to clean up a few endings.
My preferred way of working is to have more rrehearsal with the pianist and have input into my arrangements. I have accute chord voicing skills and like to make some of those choices. It worked out ok but is was a challenge. Barry is a very talented pianist.
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