_ the mixing process

is not going so well.

well thats not fair...it is and it isn't/ there is a 'final' mix out there...but it isn't final. and its not a very good mix. which is annoying because i had hoped to put a new track up there last night, but c'est la vie.

monday maybe. no promises.


willIAM.x

_ the recording process

is going well.

got drums down today.
and guitar.s.

maybe vocals and acoustic tomorrow...then the all imporant strings...etc etc. and bass. if someone is kind enough to lend me one =] as ever


willIAM.x

_ return to the bombshelter

So...after spending 7 hours recording and mixing I'll Hear None of This, i had another little break. an unintentinal break, that is, so sorry for the lack of updates and of new songs (i know the thousandss of people that read this everyday have been on tenterhooks awaiting new material.....right?).

BUT. i am due in the Bombshelter on sunday. for drums. and maybe guitar...to do 'own way home' [working title...possibly], and am quite looking forward to it.

must be off now, things to do, places to go and all that.....hopefully will update on the recording process soon. ok now smudge is urging me to finish writing this. tallyho.


willIAM.x

_ small break, big ideas

After Grosvenor Square, things were a little.....hectic. running to and from studios, getting mixes, getting things wrong, getting things right, sometimes, trying to eat in between. felt like i neededto slow downn so i did for a little bit....but now im getting restless. a little. but im thinking, as opposed to doing, which i think is helping me focus on where the album is going. 'the album?' i hear you cry...yes....that is the long term plan, but, who knows. for now its an album. and there are some big ideas in it, but, guess what? it needs money thrown at it in order to bring it into fruition. As does so much in life. too much. i need signing. who doesnt.

so i think i'll sit here a while longer listening to Sigur Ros and dreaming.......and maybe go back into the studios at the weekend. there's something that needs recording; something nice; something warm. and acoustic. with an organ methinks. i can almost hear it now, and i cant wait. but yes, a rest is good for a while.


willIAM.x

_ studio fatigue

so there's a mix of Grosvenor Square floating about, some people have heard it, and apparently they like it..i swear there were no holdings of gunpoint involved, they did really like it. it has been called 'an improvement' and been described as 'bouncy'. that can only be a good thing, right? but really..i've spent so much time locked in a cave pressingg buttons it might not be good for me. plus i have found new things to do like spend my time watching videos telling me to get a Mac..and..sleeping. and writing new songs..which in turn make me wantto get back in there and record them..but maybe not just yet. give it a couple of hours.
im due in the Bombshelter tonight to finish once and for all my little ditty on the Square. so wish me luck, and there migh be a new song on willIAMsSPace this eve.

willIAM.x

_ grosvenor square

...coming soon to a myspace near you.

_ wind wind wind

Bloody hell, I've just been reading the news...7 people died today because of the freakish weather and high winds across England. This comes after the mass fog that descended upon the Isles, and the weirdly warm autumn. and yet there are still people who deny global warming. I mean, yes, it's possibly cliched, but it's such a serious issue. 2007 is predicted to be the hottest year ever on record, from a combination of the El Nino effect and climate change, and there's going to be even more weather-related deaths and natural disasters, and quite frankly, I'm worried. I'm worried for the world, I'm worried for myself, for those closest to me, my family...worry-wort eh. we'll see.

on a lighter note, I have the majority of Plastic Greed completed, and am in the studios tomorrow morning to (hopefully) record bass and to do the string arrangement...and some final mixing. providing i find a bass, the track should be up over the weekend for your delight and delectation.

have a pleasant evening, stay safe (indoors)

willIAM.x

_ plastic read

Yesterday I managed to do the drums and 12-string, and it's sounding pretty damn good if i may say so myself. No major problems, which makes a nice change, and thanks to Smudge we managed to get things done quite quickly. Today was spent recording wine glasses (studio technicians had not a clue) and vocals...some nice harmonies in there.

Got to get my recordings from a tape - went to Brighton for a couple of days and spent the majority of the trip with a little blue tape recorder getting interesting sounds from the London Underground and from arcades, stations and sea, etc. random shtuff. haha oh and i saw Preston and Chantelle in a little cafe in Brighton....that was entertaining.

Going to carry on this week with bass and electric..should be up on myspace soon.

willIAM.x

_ and so it continues

Went into the studio yesterday to try and remember how to use te damn thing. Turns out I couldn't...and spent hours with a dodgy desk and dodgy inputs. Was fairly annoyed.

BUT..I am due to go in tomorrow, to record drums for Plastic Greed, so wish me luck. Lord knows I need it.


willIAM.x