Well we’re on the heals of wrapping Christmas presents and here we are at the wrap up of another year. In responding to a client email this evening I commented about how quickly the year went by. It honestly seems like a blur. That client and I were looking at some studio pictures recently of studio sessions in the very early business years involving a musician that had just been in for current work. The player and I have both experienced a change in the color and quantity of hair on our head, but we were grateful we still were in touch and able to make music together and provide a service to this client. I’ve now spent more than half my life years as an audio engineer and operator of Tesco Productions (32), and it seems the more time passes I’m getting a better grasp on the fact that the most valuable part of serving people in business is the relationships that have developed over the years. Our “wall and hall of fame” names contain many signatures of friends we connected with at a myriad of life stages. Some are still involved with their music or jobs they had at the time. Others have transitioned to other interests and occupations, married and begun new lives, moved to other parts of the country and so on. Some of those folks are no longer able to sign their name – they’ve passed on.
And so we’re all presented with another year about an hour from now. I’m grateful for the ongoing personal and business relationships and thank each of you for yours. I hope as I look back from this same vantage point 365 days from now I will have the eyes to see even more clearly the blessings all around me.

Every once in a while I get the privilege of being involved in some very unusual and special recordings. This month gave occasion for one of those.
Dipankar Bhaumik, along with his family and friends recorded a song originating in India. The acoustic guitar was a familiar instrument of course, but the tablas (percussion drum) was a first. The drums have a very unique sound and can vary greatly depending on the techniques used to play them. The narration and vocal lines are in their native tongue.
They were all delightful to meet and work with, and we look forward to getting the final parts down and putting it all together.

The One For All Musical Theater was again privileged to have the acoustic expertise of Keith Wilson added to a couple songs that are in the process of being recorded.  The songs comprise a portion of the prelude music for their next musical drama Esther.  Keith added both rhythm and lead parts, as well as accents which will comprise part of the “nice sprinkles” on the final cake. Keith’s two sessions were followed by an evening of drums, again skillfully played by Nick Swoboda for both Esther and Cinderella. Due to high studio production demands we’ve had to put advancing the work on these songs on hold for a while, but we should be back at it this coming week – finalizing the drum parts and getting ready for bass to be added by Lyle Yates. We’re all looking forward to hearing these songs come together.