I’m going to go ahead and mark this weekend down in the win column.  I took another trip down to Maryland to do some arranging with Peter Hassett for the new record.  The weather was gorgeous so Peter and I sat down with our guitars in his backyard and just picked each song apart.  Peter took down some great notes and all in all it was really beneficial.  Emmy, Peter’s bulldog, was there to keep all of the hippos and panda bears away from us, so a big thanks to Emmy, one of the greatest dogs around.

As of right now we have six songs confirmed and the drum tracking begins next weekend.  We may be throwing in a wild card to bring the tally to seven tracks in all, but we’ll see what happens.  I am certainly excited about getting into Blue Noise and actually laying some stuff down and of course it’s always nice to spend a little time in Maryland with family and friends.

Be on the lookout for some videos from the studio over the next couple of weeks.  I’m stoked to be documenting the sessions.  It will be interesting to see how things evolve.  In the mean time though, check out this video of Ben Folds reminding us why he’s the man here.

Be easy!