Just got back to the studio with this incredible sounding Rhodes suitcase 73. It’s a hybrid mkI/mkII. The keys are wooden, so it feels like the seventies when you play it, but the electronics have been upgraded. Incidentally, this also has a VERY LOUD 200w amp just incase you need to compete with a Marshall stack! We just had a stage Rhodes before and this is an inspiring upgrade, really. You should come and play the thing! #musicrecording #jazz #rock #tremolo #keyboard #

There’s a young singer/songwriter by the name of Lily Eakin that Sarah and I have working with in for about a year and we’re now recording songs for her 1st full album. When we were picking musicians for the rhythm section we went with the best. Joel Alpers played drums and Cajon. He is a supremely gifted drummer, percussionist, songwriter and record producer. There are only a handful of musicians I know with the breadth and depth of Joel’s musical understanding. Derek Fr

Seth Mumy came in and tracked basics for 6 songs. The songs were cut live, as a three piece. Apart from Seth playing guitar and singing, Bill Wasson playing bass and Jake Hays playing drums completed the band. Seth intended the last song to be just an acoustic guitar and vocal. He left that for the end of the session, after Jake had to leave. However, after we started recording it became apparent the song would benefit from some brush playing. Ben Burney ( multi-instrume