Day 6 - Edit day 3

Today was more of the same really. Got up early, started editing, processing & mixing all day. Weather outside is lovely, but not for us, as we are inside mixing. We are doing days of 12+ hours – so we get a lot of work done.
The good thing of Rich is that he is really a perfectionist. He just zooms all in, and is really getting the minuscule problems out so in the end when all those tracks are summed to just a stereo output master, it sounds great!
Some of the hours I left Rich do his thing, and I got into artwork, label-stuff etc. The label just told us that they will move the release date forward, so we have a new deadline for the master, artwork, bio, pictures etc, etc. Moved it up from February 27 to February 9th!! Now that’s a change… That messed up my whole schedule, so now we need to get going on this…
Getting a band picture will prove to be difficult, as we are just spread out over the globe, and especially, since I will be going home on Feb 1st, it just leaves little space for errors and fixing them. It’s going to be a challenge, but hey! What’s new 😉
Maybe I’ll just have to hire a photographer over here in LA – probably crazy expensive though….
Well, it was a long day of studio work, better get some sleep now.

About the author
I am drummer of the Dutch post-prog band Dilemma (http://www.dilemma.band) and drummer and founder of the progressive rock/metal band Affector (www.affectormusic.com). As a musician I made a name in the progressive rock scene as drummer, bandleader and tour manager of the progressive rock legend Neal Morse (Transatlantic / Flying Colors / ex-Spock’s Beard). With him and a lot of other acts, I toured the world and recorded many best-selling CD's. I own a music studio and label, where I record, produce and release my own music and other bands & artists. Next to being a musician, I am an entrepreneur since the age of 19. I started 4 businesses. My main company is Novae Popschool (www.popschool.eu). A modern music school with multiple locations throughout The Netherlands. As musician, producer, teacher, author and entrepreneur I work with a mission: "I help musicians create and develop their own musical singularity, through which they will have a more successful and more fulfilling life. It is my mission to contribute to a more socially, loving and caring society through the power of music and modern music education. Rock on!
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