Time To Make History
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 9:46AM A long time ago I was in a band. It was called Six Degrees and we played together for several years on and off in the Los Angeles area.
Even though we never “made it” I think we were pretty successful. Just in the fact that we wrote many great songs and we played some pretty cool venues. The coolest being The Troubadour in Hollywood. Where so many other amazing musicians have played. All and all it was a great experience and I am glad I got to do that for so long.
But one thing was missing. We never recorded any of our great songs.
Granted, when we started out we made a 5 song demo with our very first songs and honestly, they were pretty good but not as good as the ones we wrote later on as we matured as musicians and people in general. Those songs never were professionally recorded.
Until tonight.
After years of talking about it, we are finally going back in the studio to record all of our songs professionally. The guitar players brother has a studio and is willing to do it for free (since he was a fan) so we have no excuse.
I’m mostly excited for my kids and my grandchildren one day. I want them to hear the music that we made. Sure it never got played on the radio and I didn’t make my living playing in a band but it’s music and it’s ours. That to me is something special. Like a painting you made that people enjoyed. Wouldn’t you want to be able to pass that down or at least have some catalog of it?
Anyhow that is how I am thinking about it. Not that we are going to get back together and start playing again. That is not going to happen but to finally be able to have a copy of those songs we wrote is a big deal to me and I am looking forward to tonight and this first session in the studio. I just hope I can still sing the way I used to.
Wish me luck!
Reader Comments (11)
SO AWESOME!
DUDE! my brother is playing at the Troubadour in September.
And GREAT that you're getting out there to record :)
AWESOME! Way to go, SuperG! I want a copy, signed by you!!!! ;-)
I 2nd that!. Way to go George. You will now be immortalized!
WOOT!!!! SO AWEsome!!!!
So cool, George!! You're a star!
CONGRATULATIONS. You'd never know what will happen, but I REAAAAAAAAAAALY wish you luck!
Very cool. My neice has a band and they play all over Virginia and my brother has a studio. I think it's awesome you are going into the studio. Wonderful news and have great great fun!
Awesome! George that's freaking g cool. I would like a copy if possible.
Dude! That is GREAT!!!! Can I have a CD (or mp3's)?
Then we can enjoy more of you than just "Not By Choice" - which by the way my kids totally dig when it comes on. :-)
That's really cool!! Hope you have a blast recording!