When a subscriber to my YouTube page asked me if I could show how I record my “vintage” guitar tones, they probably didn’t expect it to result in a 14-part video series and a new track release.  But then again…neither did I!

After thinking long and hard about how it could be best presented and explained, I settled on the idea of writing a song from scratch; recording, mixing and mastering it; releasing a so-called ‘official’ video; and documenting every piece of the puzzle as I went along in informational videos.  The series became known as Ditch The Fix! – primarily to show the recording process, but also to prove that modern releases don’t need to be doctored to within an inch of their lives to be valid; the old-school approach of hitting the red button and capturing the resulting performance – in all its imperfect glory – is STILL a great way of making interesting-sounding music in 2019.

Fourteen videos followed – discussing everything from choosing the gear most appropriate to the song, working with session players, mixing and mastering the audio, and even my approach to songwriting.  The final track was then released into the world, accompanied by the official video – showing me and my band recording the actual audio that comprises the song.

Working with acclaimed session players Emily Dolan Davies and Josh Clark, the whole project was cooked up entirely in house.  There’s not a single audio edit anywhere in the recording – it’s simply performed, from start to finish, by human beings and their instruments.