Makeover

To recognize the transition from “New Zealand Journal” to “Normal Blog”, I have given my wordpress a makeover. For those of you following along from before, here’s an update.

I’ve been back in America for almost a month now, and I love this country more than ever. I do, of course, miss New Zealand (especially the people), but I am enjoying American luxuries such as cookie dough ice cream, cool whip, and Thanksgiving in general. I don’t go back to Vandy until January, so I’ve essentially got a two-month winter break. What am I doing with all that time, you might ask? Nothing, really. Well, I’m calling it my sabbatical. After all, I am recording a Christmas EP.

That’s right. My musical friend Joe Brim and I are recording a six-song Christmas EP including at least one original Christmas song, and we begin tracking tomorrow. I’m very excited about this. Part of the reason I’m so excited is because I recently augmented and seriously upgraded my recording gear. The principle player in my new rig is the wonderful Presonus FireStudio Tube recording interface. I also bought a pair of Samson C02 cardioid condenser microphones and some other stuff, so I now have recording capabilities that I have been dreaming about for a long time.

Oh, and we’ll be giving the EP away for free, of course. Joe and I will use this blog to keep everyone updated on the production process.  We intend to incorporate photos, videos, and other fun media, so stay tuned! It’s bound to be a jingle-bell-blast.