by Marshal McKitrick | Apr 2, 2017 | CD project, studio
Studio Update Demos I worked with Ed in the studio last weekend to create some booking demo songs. All the demos were taken from songs that will appear on my forthcoming album, In This Circle. Also, the songs consist of two tracks with me singing and playing guitar....
by Marshal McKitrick | Mar 14, 2017 | studio
Studio Mixdown I’m continuing with the process of studio mixdown for my album, In a Circle. So far, I have three songs mixed with only nine left to go. For those of you unfamiliar with mixing, it’s the most unglamorous part of recording an album. You might...
by Marshal McKitrick | Mar 5, 2017 | musical memory, studio
Songworms on My Mind Sometimes I am haunted by songworms. Have you ever had a song stuck in your head for hours or days on end? I have a close musical compadre’ who has coined the word “songworm” for this phenomenon. Some researchers use the term...
by Marshal McKitrick | Jan 8, 2017 | events, studio
Thank You, 2016! I sure had a wild ride of musical adventures in 2016. I’m very grateful that I retired in 2015. It has given me a lot more time to do what I love. Here’s how the year unfolded, month by month. JANUARY Wrote Bless the Journey Now, a new...
by Marshal McKitrick | Dec 19, 2016 | songwriting, studio
Song Spotlight: Let Go I referred to this new song, in passing, as part of a blog post this past October. The song is called Let Go. I was inspired to write it after hearing Iris DeMent perform at the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For me, letting go is...
by Marshal McKitrick | Oct 12, 2016 | CD project, studio
At the end of September, I had some of my fellow music lovers and singers come into the studio for a vocal recording session. First, my wife, Dena, and Jeralynn Strong added their vocals to It Ain’t Natural. This is a fun country-rock tune that we wrote together...
