Day 5, "the making of"....

Well, more news to report. this train is inching slowly but surely up that big ole hill. today i did some research on lots of things including how to set up a paypal account for my website and other related issues once the cd/ep is ready to put out there. it's pretty easy, really, when you put your technophobia aside.
I sent out an email to a old friend of mine who is married to someone who manages one of the top studios in los angeles. I did many demos with this guy many years ago, he's a sweetheart. he contacted me on facebook earlier this year and we had lunch together at the studio and made a plan for me to come in and record one song acoustically. it was a lot of fun. what a great studio. it's called glenwood studios and lots of big name acts have worked there and continue to work there including the black eyed peas, gnarls barkley, dave stewart, joss stone, our dear ms. britney spears and many more. there's one room in there that could easily house a complete band to record everyone at once which is really what i want to do. I love the sound of real musicians playing together and playing off each other. then we can take everything away to another studio, maybe chop stuff up, make it sound beefy, in your face, punchy, modern and sprinkle some fairy dust on it all. so, i told john [porter] about my friend and the studio,[he's worked in the studio before and loved it] so we'll see what happens with it all. he's also got connections with a few other studios and i know one or two others as well.
aside from that i'm having a meeting at the end of the week with someone who might be able to help with the finances. but i'm not holding my breath. he said he would help back in march and said i would be in england this summer, like now, "making the record i always wanted to make" but here it is july and it's not happened yet. that being the case, that's why i'm pursuing other means so as not to be dependent on this particular party/person. we'll see what happens on friday. if i see he's not got anything to offer it's back to plan b, which will then become plan a. confused? good thing i'm not!! either way, the diy plan will be a good one. the diy plan will have me seeking sponsorship from fans, friends, business associates, anyone who wants to be a "patron of the arts" the way they did it in the old days.hey, just think of it as, the old days are here again.
I'm also working on another possible song for the record with a very cool, summery, feelgood kind of motown vibe, my favorite thing.
so, that's it, over and out, 10-4, etc.... I will have more to report tomorrow night after I get home from being out all day and night down in LA having some meetings and going to see a very talented young lady named billy the kid at the troubadour with one of the coolest new people i've met in a while named randy cooke who is a great drummer; he's played with loads of people, lately, with dave stewart, ringo starr and now billy the kid. very talented and just plain nice!!! and billy, well she is a treasure, and cute as a button.

hasta manana;

marcy xoxo

ps ah, you may notice, i've not mentioned some names and instead have said, "he" a lot. this is done to protect the innocent!!