Remember your first everything

I had my first recording yesterday. It was a bit impromptu (the details all fell in to place in less than a week) but sometimes we can use a dash of spontaneity.

The song was 'Girl from Ipanema' but since I'm a girl, I sang the 'Boy from Ipanema' version. My brother who flew out to Seattle today was able to play the drums and two co-workers played guitar and bass. Can I just say how blessed I am to be surrounded by musically talented people? Who don't mind spending over three hours on a Saturday to play and record music?

We did several takes with just the instruments while I sang along without my voice being recorded. I think we ended up doing about 6 takes and decided that the first and last ones were the best. And then they set up this fancy microphone (a neumann for those who know their microphones) for me to try at least one take. I put on ginormous headphones and seriously, it felt like I was in a cocoon. A cocoon encased by music and the sound of my own voice.

I was surprisingly calm and sang well. Not the best but it sure wasn't bad. And hey, it was only one take. I used to say that I hated listening to my recorded voice but now, whether I like it or not, I have to listen to it over and over and over again.

I'm hoping to do some more takes this week. And until then, I am trying to find my voice...