I did some recording last Thursday with my friend Jeffrey Fields; he had a couple new songs he wanted to demo, and we got one tune done during the course of the evening. He plays a loose, casual folk or "Americana" style with acoustic guitar and vocals, occasional harmonica, etc.
The session went fairly well, even though I was pretty unorganized; we recorded his vocals and guitar together to get an intimate, live feel - though that made it pretty tough to do any "punches" or re-tracks if we needed to. He nailed a great version after a couple takes, and it sounded quite good.
We then made a few small additions; a subtle tambourine and kick drum during the chorus, a small ride hit on the last chord - and he let me drop in a simple vocal harmony on the chorus as well.
When all was said and done, I think Jeffrey enjoyed the experience and liked the results. And I enjoyed working with someone new. I hope to get together with him again soon to track the other tune. This time around, we may try separate tracking, maybe even a metronome, just to leave options open. But ultimately, it's his project, so we'll do what he wants! ;-)
