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WARNING: Listening to this music doesn't require parental approval. It's a bit of clean rebellion. It keeps your outlook up and your hope alive. It's got strong drums and screaming guitars. It pumps you up and drives your life. It's a hunger for exploration. It chooses the right and returns with honor. It's music you don't have to confess to your bishop.

It's not your parents' "Saturday’s Warrior".

It's "A Joyful Noise"

Friday, December 30, 2005

Wow! I've just finished the preliminary mix of "How Beautiful" and I'm very very excited. I'm trying not to let myself burn the finals just yet!

Three ladies from the LDS musicians list came over and cut the soprano parts, the final piece of the puzzle for the song.

Then, I set it up and mixed it. I took a slightly different approach this time. I set the lead vocal up, then mixed the choir around it. Got a pretty good blend, both with the choir parts in relation to the others and in relation to the lead vocal. Then, I muted the choir and started with my traditional mixing of the Kick and Bass with the lead vocal. I got a good instrumental mix in relation to the lead vocal, and then brought the choir back in.

I think it feels pretty solid. But we'll have to see when my ears are more fresh and I've spun it on a few other systems.

MRKH - Mark Hansen
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Thursday, December 22, 2005

What a cool morning! I woke up at about three, unable to sleep. Finally, at about a quarter to four, I got up and came into the studio. I checked my email first, mostly out of habit, but then I got to comping the vocals I'd cut the other night.

"Beautiful" is a difficult song to sing. It is right in my range, but it's one of those songs that's vocally-based. I mean, it's not a guitar-driven song, so I have to be much pickier on what makes the cut on the singing. But I think I've put together a track that I'm pleased with.

Then, I put down a live bass line, to replace the synth one I've been using for so many years.

And it HAS BEEN YEARS. Literally. I mean, I wrote this tune in '01, and started recording it not too long after that. There's been three attempts at the choir, this last one finally being the one that works. At least so far. We still have to cut the Sopranos...

MRKH - Mark Hansen
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Monday, December 19, 2005

OK, it's been a seriously long time since I did any real music. I've been doing some mixing for Linda, my old voice teacher, and she's promised me some lessons in exchange. I'm pretty stoked about that.

But tonight, I cut some lead vocals for "How Beautiful". I think there's actually some keeper parts. I'm pretty pleased, if I do say so, myself. The high part at the end is pretty scary, tho. I think I'll have one of the sopranos cut it as a sort of ostinato. It's just not coming out right when I do it. :-(

MRKH - Mark Hansen
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