I received a call today that proved to be … INTRIGUING!

Spring of 2012 I produced a custom solo album for a friend.  I planned the music, I ran my gear, I played for it, and I handled all the audio post-production.  The project was made under a time-crunch — I recorded and made the CD in about 24 hours, then rush-mailed it across the country to her.  This collection of music was brief but with a very specific purpose.

The crazy thing here is that I want NOTHING MORE but to say what this was about, but there’s a reason why I can’t give those details away.  Read on, you’ll find out why…

There was only ever one CD made of this album.  Today I received a phone call from my friend and she asked if I could make a back-up copy for her.  I’m not one to lose data — there have been some mistakes, and I had an only-partially backed-up hard drive crash once, but for the most part I have everything I’ve ever made or gathered.  So — YEAH — I still have the audio and everything from the custom album I made.

Back when I produced this work I wrestled with a thought…  I considered making a similar album and put it on the market.  The mental wrestle came from considering the good and bad reasons for going public with a CD of this nature.  I mentioned this to my friend when we spoke today.  She thinks it’s a great idea!  For me … it’s intriguing!  Her suggestion was that I use the same title as I gave her CD, and if I can re-use the same audio even.  She thought she might even be able to make the artwork .  Hmm … INSTANT ALBUM!

Now I’m playing around with the ‘intriguing’ idea again.  While I’d love to talk about it, I can’t say really anything more.  When it comes to my album and track ideas, I always play it close to the vest — I want to protect my ideas so they don’t get stolen by someone else.  So … consider this blog post what may be the first announcement of a future album.  This could be the first of a number of albums I’ve thought to make — or with some of my work, finish — and get on the market along with my recipe book.  Cross promotion is a beautiful thing!