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As the production of our album keeps going the whole process is getting everyday more and more exciting, and as more people get involved in the project, the more overwhelming it becomes. Last February 1st (coincidentally the same day as Phil’s birthday) and February 2nd we worked on the pre-production of one of our new songs called “10 steps to success” in Fader Mountain Studios and in Nimbus School of Recording Arts. Saturday at Nimbus was great since it was also an Open House day, so many visitors could experience in real time the work behind a great song.  The following is a little account of what happened both days.

Fortunately Vancouver had mercy on us on Friday so we didn’t see any rain as we took the bus with our gear to the world famous “Farm Studios” (formerly Little Mountain Sound Studios), where bands like Metallica, AC/DC, and Motley Crue have recorded their albums. Stepping up to this from our little home-studio back in Chile took its toll the night before, so we were all under-slept yet hyped up with anticipation. As we came in the studio, Pherbie our amazing tech greeted us and took all the pressure off by showing us how everything was ready for that day. He had worked with Diego all week on the PT sessions, so now everything was running smooth (Thanks so much for that Pherb!!). Calmed by Futcher “The Boss”, plugged in and sound checked, we were ready to go.

Around 2:00 PM they both arrived. Two of the most important producers in the history of rock music, Garth Richardson and Bob Ezrin, were here to work with us on the making of our album. That’s both amazing and terrifying at the same time. To understand why, just read the excerpt from Peter Criss’s book “Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of KISS” here, Chapter 9. What could WE expect if KISS was getting it that hard from these guys!! A bunch of silent students from Nimbus followed after them.

Bob didn’t know us yet so after the corresponding introductions, background descriptions and fun facts about our day jobs, we showed them our song. We were expecting reactions like “I like that breakdown” or “guitars on that part should have more presence”, but no. Nothing like that at all. It all started with a long discussion regarding the main theme of the song and the basic ideas behind its lyrics. This is when we realized we were standing next to two guys that had been building great music for so long and had such a clear picture of things, that they could tear down every over-the-top and unnecessary gimmick one uses as a musician and just strip down the naked core of a song. The first thing they were going for was that primal emotions that fuel a song. And they got it after listening just two minutes of the track. That was the foundation over which they were going to build the song up with us.

After that, Bob and Garth started digging, breaking, cutting and stitching together. They went through with us what where the strongest ideas and parts of the song that should be enhanced, what were the weak points and where should we focus the energy. Garth sat down and worked on the session to come up with a rough demo so that we could practice and develop for the next day at Nimbus. At the end we felt as if a hurricane had just went through the studio, leaving behind a path of reconstruction and a new way of looking at song making that we’ve never seen before, but that we were loving right away.

Saturday at Nimbus was a day of re-learning to play our song in a way to make it more fluid and to make sense out of the changes we did the day before. Garth came up with a couple of new ideas to make this happen and we recorded a couple  of takes until it got to a point that we were confident about it. Just a couple of details were missing, which we left for our next session which will take place today, February 7th, actually in a couple of minutes. Since there was an Open House at Nimbus that day, many friends also came to visit, so it was great to see so many familiar faces joining us in the studio. Our buddy Garret from Vancity Direwolves was there, and also Ronny Rizzetto, our “hermano” and one of the best broadcasters in Vancouver.

Soon more news and pics from the studio!