NEWS
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
The last few years, with the building being sold where I had my studio, and no great place to set up, I haven't been able to accomplish much musically. I've been working a ton at my day job, and saving money - hoping to be able to rebuild again. It's taking far longer than I had planned, so I may end up having to just set up a tiny bedroom studio. I've worked that way in the past, so I guess I can return to that. I prefer to go up, up, up... but maybe down is ok sometimes too. I do have some concerns about the sound quality working in a small room, but I think if I invest in a massive amount of sound absorption and room treatment, I should be able to do something passable. In that case though, I'll probably end up having the final product mastered elsewhere at a professional mastering facility. That's ok. The Exchange in London did an awesome job with the first record, so maybe they'll end up working on the new Twilight Garden record.
As far as what the new record will become, I have some rough ideas, and a general feel that's beginning to come together... I'm not sure when it will be time to start working, but hopefully not too far in the future. I've discovered something about myself the last few years. When I'm not making music, my life just feels a lot more "empty". It's like I'm on the wrong path somehow... and my overall experience of life just feels off, and "wrong". Because of that, I know it's something I need to fight for - to keep things moving the right direction. I'm beginning to plan a way forward - no matter how difficult or humble it has to be. God willing, I'll be able to pull it all together again.
In addition to song ideas and feel, I've even begun thinking about the instruments and arrangements I want to use. I don't want to say too much about arrangements yet, but as far as instruments, I'd like to buy a few different pieces of equipment, and maybe sell a few of the older pieces. There are so many amazing keyboards available now that I think would be amazing - Korg Prologue, the Korg Arp 2600 reissues, the Waldorf Quantum mk2, the Moog One, Artruria Polybrute... some of these are pretty expensive. Maybe I can somehow afford one. We'll see. I always end up using a lot of software synths as well, so I'll have to check out the latest on those. My main guitar amp stopped working, so it will have to go to the shop, but I'd love to do more guitar work again. I do wish sometimes for a Marshall head - I like the Marshall high gain sounds... As far as studio gear, I'll probably sell some stuff. I'm not sure if I'll buy anything. I kind of like having a more minimal setup for that. I suppose I can always go to another studio for some of the recording if I want to use gear I don't own... I know a guy that has a great setup, so that may be helpful for some things.
Anyway, that's the latest. There's not really much "news", but you know where I'm at now at least. Looking forward to getting some kind of momentum going again. I've been in the doldrums long enough. I think it's almost time to start pushing forward again...
Love,
Todd
