Indiegogo update - 18 July

Hi friends!





 

Sorry for the delay in an update - hopefully most of you are following me on Facebook or Twitter, but if not, feel free to jump on that bandwagon. (The links will open up a new window so go ahead - I'll wait here).

What a summer it has been! and poor southern-hemispherers, I feel for you. Brrr.  At least you have sun at the end of the tunnel, right?

Progress
Well my engineer got sick, then I got sick, and I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so mixing edits have taken longer than planned/cost a bit more than budgeted. I've now heard the full album and am very pleased, with just a few very minor tweaks to be made next week.

What next?
The next step after the mixes are finalised will be to have the mixes mastered.  To find out more about this process, go here for the wiki.  But basically, 99% of all music that you listen to on a regular basis (unless you're listening to a lot of indie/basement-recorded music) has been mastered, and it's basically just optimising what you hear so that it sounds as good as it possibly can and is suitable for playback on all systems and on the radio.

Then what?
Well I'm having photos taken this month - I'm working with a few photographers for various materials and I'm hoping to have a great shot for the cover very soon.  Photos will then go to my designer who will put the album art together, and I'll also use photos to create the stickers and postcards I've promised some of you lucky pledgers.  The album will be duplicated and shrink wrapped (well then unwrapped and personally signed by me for the hard copy orders!) and printed all nice, and of course added to all of your favourite digital and streaming services.  Even if you're getting a digital or hard copy from me, you'll be able to stream it on Spotify if that's how you roll.

And when do I get it?
This is the tough part - I'm still not 100% sure.  As some of the steps in the process have taken longer than expected, it probably won't be July as estimated.  I'm sorry.  But as things are looking now, it will should definitely be August!

What about the exclusive bonus video?
This is still planned and I'm still working on how exactly to deliver it exclusively to the supporters of this campaign.  I'm not bothered if it gets out to everyone, obviously, I just want you guys to get it first!



Again, my many thanks for your support.  I can't wait to share it with you! Further updates to come ASAP.





xxx

Indiegogo update - May

Hello everyone!

So recording is done. It took 21 hours of studio time altogether, and once all is sorted, something fantastic will emerge very soon!

I spent 5 hours the first day laying down piano and “guide” vocals (handy for when you need to pick up recording halfway through – vocals/lyrics give you a good idea of where you are!) but it turned out on the Saturday that the work I did playing to a “click” timer meant that the recordings sounded a bit stilted and unnatural. So only the 3 solo song recordings from the Friday were kept.

Ah well! On the Saturday we changed course and all 7 band tracks on the album were recorded “live” in 9 hours; all of us plugged in and ready to go we managed to record the piano, bass, drums together as a band, and then recorded the guitar over those recordings. Phew!

The following Saturday I returned to the studio alone to record some piano fixes and record all of the vocals in 7 hours. I can’t run a marathon, but I have stamina when it comes to music! I laid down the main vocals, backing vocals (ahhs, harmonies, etc) and also added glockenspiel and tambourine to one of the tracks. How Stevie Nicks.

Some photos from the day are here on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151...

So! Next steps: mixing, mastering, photos, design, duplication, barcode/registration, digital distribution, physical distribution… I am still aiming for a July release, but if not, it’ll be the first week or so of August for sure.

All funders £10 and over will receive their “exclusive bonus track” to download in mid-July. And it has changed slightly – it will be an exclusive video, around 2 weeks before the album is released! (aren’t you lucky)

Hopefully once the release is through I’ll also get some music videos going! I’ll let you know if I need any extras…!

Thanks again for the support and the love – it means a lot. I really hope I have made something you will play over and over and I will be proud of forever. And you made it happen.


xxx
Kat