Mixing Room

I’m in pain! I didn’t realize that working out could be painfull… literally. It started out fairly easy, just a couple of minutes on a treadmill doesn’t seem like a hard thing to do, or so I thought… After a couple of minutes I was drenched in sweat… but I kept thinking this isn’t so bad… then came the stationary bikes and the weights presumably to use the muscles I’ve stopped using in my day to day activities, after which was cooling down back on the treadmill. All this was done under the supervision of my trainer who keeps telling me that famous line… “ no pain no gain” I guess the person who coined that phrase probably goes to workout as well.

The reason I’ve been spending a lot of time in the Gym is because Mixsonic Studios had ongoing repairs being done on the airconditioning and we had to shut down for a few days. But I’ve been told that tommorrows schedule with Gary V is pushing through. I wonder what it is were doing? I’ve done several albums for GV… my personal favorite was the Revive Album. I’ve always liked working with GV who I consider as probably the most experienced recording artist we have right now. He’s done albums in the US and has actually worked with American producers besides the numerous albums he’s put out throughout his career. Since nobody knows GV’s music better than GV himself, he also acts as producer and is actively involved in his album production.

And we could resume work on the new Sheryn and Erik album as well… I guess it’s back to work for me.

One thing about working in a recording studio, specially a digital audio production studio is that I have very little or no physical activity. Producers equate the long hours and working late with having a snack or a meal in between the actual work… I’ve probably tried all the take out food available within the vicinity of the studio … not that I’m complaining but thinking about what to eat usually takes up the topic of conversation outside of what we’re doing in the studio. It was a different thing altogether when I was still a musician … I had to carry all my gear and my clothes to the gig. I had to setup my gear and I had to endure the entire set which was around fortyfive minutes to an hour of which there was usually three sets a night. Whenever I do live shows or audio for a live show… there was a lot of walking involved as the Mix position was usually far away from the stage and there was a gazillion things you had to do and check personally to make sure everything went right.

Now in a studio environment… everything is kinda laid back… after all, if you do make a mistake when you sing.. you can actually start off from where you made the mistake and sing it again. When you’re in mix mode or actually start to mix the elements in the song all you have to do is listen really carefully and do small tweaks on the software on you computer usually with a mouse and keyboard. The work is more mental than physical.

I’ve been in the studio for almost two decades now...and I’ve decided finally to try to be more physical, thanks to my daughter Da and my friend Paolo Z who actually convinced me that I go with them to the Gym!!!

Strangely enough I’ve been afraid of going to the Gym for the longest time… probably because of all the good looking bodies one sees sweating it off on those strange contraptions making me the odd one out. Or maybe just the very thought of using those tiring machines scared me! Hahaha

Thus the quest for a healthier me begins…