I had the good fortune to have a rehearsal with the trio on Wednesday. The tunes are shaping up, and we are ready for our session in a little over a week. Bring on the studio!
pre-production
I headed up to Signature Sounds Studio today to meet with my good friend, engineer Mark Thayer. With my master’s degree behind me, and the school year rapidly coming to a close, it is finally time to turn my focus to my upcoming trio recording. I am heading into the studio for three days to track most of the music I have written during the pursuit of my degree over the last four years. I am so excited to be in the studio again, and working with the talents of my regular collaborators, Sean Farias (b) and Miki Matsuki (dr). We had a kick-off party at The Vanilla Bean Cafe in March. The tunes are sounding great, and I am very excited to finally document this part of my musical life. It will be a nice bookend to my previous trio recording. Expect more exciting news on this project as the summer progresses!
secrets of Boston
Steinert Hall from Andrew Vella on Vimeo.
I was doing some late night reading when I stumbled across this hidden gem: Steinert Hall. After just seeing an excellent new music premiere in another subterranean art space in Boston, it seemed really fitting.
I have always loved abandoned buildings. The way they physically articulate how a place has changed is fascinating. You cannot get a clearer sense of what a society valued, and how that has changed. The destruction of the original Penn Station in New York illustrates this. The fact that one such place exists under one of my favorite spots in downtown Boston—one that unites my love of abandoned buildings AND music—is too great!