It’s been a long time. I had nothing to say. Frankly it was a tough time since the last post. The writing is on the wall for me and other impossible believers. There is only a tiny ledge to stand on and it’s a long way down. In other news a new album has been recorded so there is that 🙂
But one things certain. There will always be die hard fans for simple acoustic music just as there are patrons for tiny fine dining cafes. We are not aiming to compete with Mac Donald’s. Ha ha. Hence the new album which was recorded here.
It took a few days to record. The studio is a marvel. It was designed around the superb microphones. It’s so good in fact that bare minimal mixing ensured to get the final result. THE BRIDGE. a song I wrote in 2005 was captured sooooo well. I don’t care what the critics say. It captured what I have wanted to convey since 2005. It’s 9 minutes long and breaks all the rules.
Then there’s FAR AWAY, TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY. which is a song based on a tune I wrote 40 years ago. Finally we captured that also. The recording quality is astonishing. Here is the studio.
Working title ONE TAKE “Ensured the final result”
So simple. A tiny studio in the middle of a field perfectly sound insulated and proportioned to record one voice one guitar in one take where the capture is so good little needs to be done in post production.
Recording is the first step. Need to pay for that and also for mixing and mastering and other production logistics – hopefully with your help.
Pick an amount below to donate $NZ 5, 10, 20, 50 or $150 to Luke for the new album. A shopping cart will display immediately below ( or in the sidebar if that is easier) and this will allow you to make secure payments from your credit card via PayPal. So far the recording has cost $4k and a typical “no frills” budget is around $7k so it would be great if we get some help. We are thinking $20 and above gets you an early release of the album…
Donate $5 to new album (NZD) Donate $10 to new album (NZD) Donate $20 to new album (NZD) Donate $50 to new album (NZD) Donate $150 to new album (NZD)On another front Crystal Chen’s movie TO BE OR NOT TO BE got a great response at the documentary film fest. Let me know if you want to see it. We can post it online now but it might be a good idea to use it as a fund raiser for the main feature we wanna make. Anyone interested in this project?we need all the help we can possibly get
If you feel inclined to donate to the realisation of impossible beliefs please do so.
Pick an amount below to donate $NZ 5, 20, 100 or $200 to Luke on behalf of Crystal. A shopping cart will display immediately below ( or in the sidebar if that is easier) and this will allow you to make secure payments from your credit card via PayPal. This gives us an idea of how much practical support there is for the film / extended video and will help it get made. We need to get permission from Crystal to show a copy of the clip but we are working on that.
Donate $5 for film (NZD) Donate $20 for film (NZD) Donate $100 for film (NZD) Donate $200 for film (NZD)PRESS FOR MORE SONGS AND MOVIES
Subscribers to this blog have been a huge encouragement and it’s great to know there is support without the need to sell albums and flicks. No one wants to buy music or flicks. We have become accustomed to getting it free that’s why it’s ok for the creators of music and flicks to unashamedly ask for patronage and keep on regardless.
Just like medieval times. Artists had patrons. The only difference is the new patrons are the everyday folks. Let’s help each other.
Any of you readers with a good idea you wanna promote please send it to us. You might want to get the word out for support of your impossible belief also! Let’s have a look at it anyway. I have to go return my guitar to the warehouse before it closes.
FINALLY one last thing…
The month of July is tour month so please let me know if you have a gig for us. Houseconcerts a specialty. I can play at yours in return for accomodation and a nose bag. We pass the hat around at the gig. Best way to arrange that is for you to phone me on +64 21 025 92919 or landline +64 9 629 5179
It’s a low key working holiday and no one gets rich but we get to catch up in real life outside wwwland See over here for updates.
To your safety
God bless
Luke