By Scott Coner
Country Artist
(Note from Scott: I
spent the day in Music City on July 16 recording songs for my upcoming online
concert. I thought it might be interesting and helpful to fellow artists to
share insights about the process.)
I had made a
recent, yet uninformed decision to begin a steady process of "live
streaming" acoustic concerts from Nashville recording studios. It did, and
still does make sense to reach out to the people who support my music and
attempt to raise an overall awareness. The problem I found myself faced with
though was the fact that, because it was a live show, it would be too easily
missed. I decided instead to maintain the same theme, but "record"
the concert and release it in fragments.
My goal has been to
allow people to "ride along" as I do what I do if they find this sort
of thing interesting. I didn't want the songs to be too polished as we began
the process of recording four songs. We played each song three times, and the
best "take" will be the one we release. We recorded this particular
time at Blu Grotto Sound Studios in Brentwood. (I love working there. Sean
Spence and his wife are great people, and they have an awesome coffee machine,
a beagle dog, and an outstanding facility.)
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| Scott Coner records songs in Nashville (Photo by Cyndi Coner) |
The players I
worked with are not guys I have a long history with, but I am familiar with
their work, and I respect them very much. Logan Schlegal is the one guy I
always reach out to. He is one of those people I connected with early on and
feel very committed to. Logan came to town as a very young kid with more
natural knowledge than most producers around Nashville will have at the end of
their careers. Logan engineers, co-produces, and helps with video and
photography. He also knows music and understands that I don't want to sound
like anybody else.
We are still
assembling what was recorded yesterday. It will be raw, but I am okay with
that. This video will begin emerging late next week I suppose. My intention is
not to try and impress people with showmanship. Instead, I hope that they will
listen to the songs and understand and appreciate the attempt to go in a
direction that is a little bit different. I just thought maybe it would be a
good time to go with an organic acoustic approach. More than anything these
days, I simply want to always remember what a true joy and honor it is to make
music with some of the most talented people on the planet. If I ever lose sight
of this, please smack me up the side of my head because I will surely have it
coming.
For more information about Scott
Coner or to hear his music or watch his videos, visit www.ScottConer.com.
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