Craig 2.0

I worked all month on an instrumental. It is in an alternate tuning so my guitars are all in open D. I am getting more accustomed to that tuning just because every time I go to play that's the way I'm already tuned. I was still tweaking the instrumental when it came time to record it. The end of February has a way of sneaking up on ya. I was doing allot of playing as preparation for the recording. It was already the 25th and I didn't want to do a rushed recording of a song it took so long to perfect. I was messing around with this finger picking riff and decided to make it a song. Twenty-four hours later the February song was written, recorded and awaiting post production and posting.

I double tracked the guitar. Punching in would have been tough with a song like this so that meant I had to play it beginning to end perfectly, twice. I was about 81% through the song the first time when I mouse ran across the floor right in front of me. I fought the urge of screaming and jumping on my chair and instead kept playing and captured the right take. I got 81% through the second track when the damn thing ran back the other way. I again held my composure and captured the take the song needed.

There is a sweet line in there for my wife. She puts up with allot when I begin to feel the pressure of the deadline. She liked the "Craig 2.0" idea. I always know if the song I'm working on is any good by her reaction. My goal every month is to surprise her with what I'm working on. Better get to work on March.

Craig 2.0