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Kevin Mrak, Daryl Ropp and Joe Purrenhage 'Love Me Long Time' collaboration |
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 17:02 |
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February 17, 2012
I've begun recording my guitar tracks and whoa ~ this will be a HEAVY version of the song. Feels great jamming to my old band mates again.
February 10, 2012
I received the tracks that Kevin, Daryl and Joe laid down and they are quite a bit different in feel from the original style I created with this song. At first I was thinking I might not be able to use them until I had had an epiphany ~ why not create a whole new version?! Eureka!!
I'm currently jamming to their tracks and feeling how much heavier this version is going to be. After all, The Mind was a Detroit band and had a intensity that the original version of this song just didn't have. So it's balls-to the-walls Detroit style rock for this one. Fuck yeah.
It's crazy but I could actually feel the energy of The Mind while jamming to it. I can almost read Daryl's mind while he's playing it and him thinking, "I'm gonna rip this song a new a-hole." Joe laid down an organ track and it fits perfect. Kind of reminds me of Deep Purle, although that's a stretch. Still, it fits and I love it. Playing to Kaveman's drums just feels liberating.
February 5, 2012
As this update is being written, Kevin Mrak, Daryl Ropp and Joe Purrenhage are laying down their tracks to my latest song, "Love Me Long Time" at Joe Purrenhage's studio in the Flint, Michigan area. This marks the first time we have worked together since 1992.
Tracks created:
Kevin - drums
Daryl - bass
Joe - organ
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Last Updated on Friday, 17 February 2012 21:34 |
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New song recorded - Love Me Long Time |
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Friday, 20 January 2012 00:00 |
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Love Me Long Time is in the rock-n-roll genre and is reminiscent of Bad Things by Jace Everett. The song was born while driving in my car when I just started singing it and felt its groove and arrangement. It's a fun song and marks the first time I've written a song about sex. Yikes.
Love Me Long Time (teaser)
Software used was Cubase 5, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5 Pro, Toontrack Superior Drummer and Izotope Ozone 5. I wanted to try using 100% software in recording the guitars and I must say, the NI Guitar Rig 5 really impressed me and the sound is surprisingly rich. This was my first use of Ozone 5 and wow ~ talk about impressive software!
Comments below appreciated!
Jay Yarbrough, singer, songwriter, guitar player, guitarist, writer, web designer, thumdar, jsymedia
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Commitment to music |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 00:00 |
After all these years I've finally decided to make music my #1 priority, thus investing the majority of my time to it.
Music has always been the only thing I've truly loved but the risk of making a living off my music always kept me from dedicating myself to it. Being poor sucks and let's face it ~ making a living within the music industry is harder then ever. Life is long but life is short and one must follow their natural path ~ my path is creating music. So here I am. I hope you'll follow my progress and support me.
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2012 00:25 |
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