Recording...Day 2

Yesterday marked Day 2 of our first intensive recording weekend for our new album. Friday, though it started with some frustrating set backs, proved to be a productive evening. We were all looking forward to Saturday and another productive day of recording. Of course, we are GFT, and so things can never go ENTIRELY smoothly. As we were to be recording in our recording space/recording studio, which is not very well isolated from external noise, we needed to have a plan in case the neighbor decided to mow his lawn. So Saturday morning, an hour before our session was to begin, we devised a plan that involved some major construction of an iso booth. Jeff and I took off to the local Lowes to get supplies while Peter, Amanda, and Kelly started tracking before the neighbors were up to start making a bunch of noise. When Jeff and I got back, we all started constructing our iso booth. Certainly not everyone in GFT has construction experience, but things went smoothly and before too long, we had a little iso booth. Of course, we made it out of 2x4 and drywall, so it is massively heavy.

I think it's also worthwhile to mention that while we were all brainstorming and slaving on the booth, James was off with his kid at a parade (see below)...hmmm.


All in all, though the session started a little late, the day proved to be another productive day of recording. There are some loose ends to tie up on "Shining Star," but some good progress was made. We'll get another session on the books soon. Time to start editing!

Brennan
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Recording Day 1

Considering Groove for Thought is about ten years old, we figured it's about time we cut another album. A lot has changed for us in the past few months, but there's no rest for the wicked(ly awesome). Of course, as is the GFT way, nothing can go completely without some kind of problem. In this case, we were all ready to record at Bellevue College. Kelly went up early and set up mics and cables and got the room all ready. There are large fans in the room, however, and we needed to get these turned off. Apparently this was supposed to be done BEFORE the session, but when we showed up, the fans were roaring. So Kelly, Peter, and Brennan trekked across campus to the Campus Ops building to get the fans turned off. Thirty minutes later (and after trying to communicate with an Russian lady with a VERY heavy accent), the fans were turned off and we were ready to get recording...or so we thought.


Upon arriving back at the recording studio, we discovered that the IT people at the college had picked that day to do a system update on the studio computer, and the install was not going smoothly. The install was finished, but the computer was not restarting. So, we called James, Amanda, and Stephanie, told them to pull over and wait for word on the computer, and waited to see if the computer would reboot. After waiting for 45 minutes, we decided it wasn't worth the wait and all seven of us headed to Renton to our rehearsal space/recording studio. So here we are, recording "Shining Star" after a couple hours of traditional GFT hassle. We'll keep you posted as we continue recording through the weekend.

Brennan, Peter, and Stephanie

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GFT 5.0

Usually I would start one of these posts with a "Hello Friends and Family", but I'm going to skip all that this time because I just can't wait to tell you all some exciting news. See what I did there? Boy am I clever.

We would like to officially announce that Groove for Thought has two new members. Yes. You read that correctly. Amanda Kunz and Stephanie Collins are the two newest members of Groove for Thought. While Amanda has been performing with us for awhile, Stephanie will be making her GFT debut this Thursday (March 11th) at the ACDA Northwestern Division Conference. If you'd like to see Amanda and Stephanie in action (and who could blame you), check out our schedule page for more information.

Don't forget to check out our website, facebook, and myspace (yes its still there) for news, exclusive photos, videos, and more.

Peter