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.
Matt and I have had a great working relationship (and
friendship) – but I feel like there may have been 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 none of these guys knew me coming in; rather, they were
essentially working on the project due to their existing relationships with
Matt. In their regular lives, they've performed (and continue to perform)
with artists like Sting, the Wallflowers, Elvis Costello, Sarah McLaughlin… the
list goes on. And - it was an incredible honor to work with all of them.
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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