Work Begins on Album 3
It’s been a relatively quiet couple of years on the new music front for me but I've now started work on creating album #3. The whole project will likely take quite a bit of time as I work through writing, recording, mixing, mastering, marketing and release but I'm looking forward to getting into it.
I have mapped out a masterplan for the whole project, including all the steps listed above, which realistically sees a release in late 2024-early 2025. That does seem like quite a way off at this stage but the good news is I’m already ahead of schedule with the writing! Having not written much (or even played much guitar) recently, I dipped into my existing demos last week and started to finish some bits off. This triggered something as in the space of about 3 days I now have the bones of around 25 new tunes. Some have elements dating back to 2015 when I was still in The Chase; some written entirely in the past few days. Even in these early stages, some tracks have the potential to be the best stuff I’ve ever written. I’ll be finishing off these demos before picking the best tracks to record properly. I’ll hopefully be able to tempt some old friends into playing on the album as well. I’m also hoping to arrange a few gigs to support the album release as well. More details to come.
The group of original demos started off mostly little acoustic things but I now have a pretty good mix. Some heavier guitar stuff, some upbeat Chase type stuff as well as the acoustic bits. A nice mix but it also feels like a development of my sound and huge leap in my writing. I’ve definitely got the buzz for songwriting back!
I plan to share regular updates on this site, as well as demos, live recordings, videos etc over on my BandCamp page for subscribers. If you want to support the project and hear some early versions of the tracks, please visit BandCamp and sign up via the link HERE
It feels a bit like starting again so your support is much appreciated; please feel free to share my various links and encourage your friends to get involved. My feeling already is that this will result in the best album I’ve ever made and it’s great to have you along for the journey; I can’t wait to get underway!
Michael