Pop Goes the Soundtrack

We did a proper CLM-coordinated session today for composer Mike Jennings, adding string textures to a new track for Massive Attack. It was a demo, so we'll have to wait and see if they want to go ahead or not, but it was good fun nonetheless. I'm lucky to have some great players to draw on - it's a fantastic sensation to have total confidence in your people at the beginning of a session. Maybe it's the positive atmosphere that results? - everyone gets a boost, people are happy, things 'flow'.

I like working in a studio environment. I don't have much experience of it yet, but that will come with time. Listening to some of the newly discovered John Lennon interviews, I begin to get a feeling for a way of working that's both very different from traditional classical ensemble recording, and very similar. Looser, perhaps? What happens if you have a classical group that's primarily studio-based? These are all things I want to think about and maybe experiment with in the future.

I bet you're wondering where the webcasts are. So am I. I 'tink I need a bit of 'elp. But live concerts are a priority and I've had to step in last minute for a big concert next week, so it may have to wait a while longer.

Incidentally, for you central-london-people, I will be performing Mendelssohn Concerto on Wed 7 December somewhere in the Strand (Clement Danes church?) at 7.30pm. Do come along :)