Well, I think I might have finally nailed the mix. Only three tries, really. I was still having troubles getting the bass in the right spot. When I make it sound great in the studio it tends to boom in other places, so I have to remember that and adapt it accordingly.
There was really a lot of different elements to add in this time, and I'm a bit afraid that it might have gotten a bit crowded. I pulled everything way back in the first mix, and then when I did it again, I kept bringing certain elements back up. The electric piano, the spoken vocals, the scat vocals, the strings. I hope it all doesn't crowd the lead vocal. I think I've got it in place.
I shipped off 35 copies of "One United Generation" today. WindRiver Distributing is taking them to the Nauvoo Pageant. I hope they sell. I hope the music gets out there into the ears of people who need it and will like it.
A large part of both songwriting and creating musical art is communicating. And I, possibly moreso than many other musicians I know, need to know that I'm connecting with people. That's why I love it when I get emails from people who've heard the songs or gotten the CD. I love it when they tell me that a certain song teared up their eyes, or made them smile.
I love to hear an audience shouting after a really energetic show.
For a long time, I felt like I was dropping stones in a well and hearing no splashes. It's kinda nice to start to hear some coming back up. I'm not sure why it is that I crave that kind of validation, but there it is. Can't seem to change it, so I gotta roll with it!
MRKH - Mark Hansen
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