We received a nice article from an independent press outlet regarding "Farewell Mr. Lynne" this week:
Was very nice to read!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Building the Lineup...
Now that we’ve got Steve Turner’s string arrangement completed for “If You Won’t Stay”, it’s time to begin working out the rest of the lineup.
I haven’t yet decided which of the musicians who performed
on “Brave New World” and “Farewell Mr. Lynne” I’ll be asking back for this next
album, if any. They are all phenomenal
performers – but they were all brought on board by Matt Wallace, who produced
“Brave New World”. Matt’s curtailed the
production aspect of his professional endeavors for now, in favor of focusing
on mixing legacy recordings for the relatively new “Atmos” surround-sound
platform for major record labels.
While that may seem like a bit of a setback, I see it as an
opportunity to personally take on the full-time role of producing this project
going forward. Having an experienced
producer was essential the first time around – as I’d never previously worked
with musicians with such lofty credentials.
(The list of bands these guys have performed with can be a bit
intimidating. I mean, one of the two
drummers on “Brave New World” is now a fulltime Foo Fighter!)
Matt and I had a great working relationship – but there were
definitely some aspects of the process where I was a bit more deferential than
I would have ideally liked to be. That’s
understandable, given the experience and capabilities of everyone involved in
the project – but now that I’ve been through the entire process from start to
finish, I feel like I’m in a much better position to exert more definitive
control over the project’s direction.
That direction begins with putting the lineup together. To restate things, everyone who performed on
“BNW” was exceptional – but there was an aspect of the process where it kind of
felt like all of the performers were pretty much acting as session
players. They didn’t know me coming in;
rather, they were essentially working on the project due to their existing
relationships with Matt.
The one performer who I personally found was Steve Turner,
the string arranger. Over time, we’ve
developed an exceptionally collaborative relationship, to the extent that he is
an undoubtedly integral part of the project, as opposed to a hired hand. I believe that developing similar relationships
with the rest of the lineup will be of tremendous benefit going forward…
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