January to March
Bruno is now busy recording the more than 40 bass lines.
Bruno is now busy recording the more than 40 bass lines.
With the drums and percussion for all the tracks in the box, Bruno set about writing the bass lines for all the tracks. At the same time, he continued to develop the studio, adding a few accessories for acoustic processing, and acquired additional equipment such as an SSL mixing console, an Arturia midi keyboard, a digital Mellotron, Neumann and AKG microphones, Beyerdynamic and AKG headphones, and so on.
The project is back on track. Bruno is back on track and concentrating on what is certainly the most time-consuming part of the project, the recording of the drum and percussion tracks.
February 17, Bruno's father passed away. Following this painful event, Bruno takes another break. The project will resume in early March.
Slow resumption of the project. Bruno gets back into the project, but on the dotted line, as he visits his father regularly.
There are still ten or so tracks to be pre-mixed. But Bruno had to put the project on hold to look after his elderly and sick parents every day and liaise with doctors, nurses and social workers. His mother died of cancer on 27th October, and at the same time his father was hospitalised. As his father was unable to return home, Bruno set about finding him a nursing home. On 18 December, his father was finally admitted to a retirement home. Bruno was very tired from the work, and took advantage of the festive season to rest. The project will resumed at the beginning of January 2024.
Bruno continued pre-mixing the tracks throughout the month. New partners have joined us to support our project.
The last adjustments for the acoustics of the studio are made, the studio monitors can finally be calibrated.
The arrangements of a first title are completed.
The mixing console has arrived and is already purring. For this one and after careful consideration, Bruno chose an SSL Big Six console.
To improve the ergonomics of the studio and avoid damaging the various cables for instruments, microphones and other studio equipment, Bruno installed these under the ceiling. This makes it possible to walk freely in the studio without the risk of catching one's feet in them and damaging them.
On this beginning of February, an Orange Rocker 15 amp has just entered the studio, it will complement Bruno's Mesa Boogie Express.
Bruno is concentrating on the arrangements of a first track, bass guitar and drums.
At the end of February, the new monitors arrived and were installed, Bruno finally made the choice of Adam Audio A7V monitors.
As with our good old pair of Behringer monitors, our partner Cuir & Sellerie (Leather & Saddlery) made us a pair of pads, as well as custom protective covers (logo Bruno Arts®) for Orange and Mark Bass amps which are sold without.
After a break for the end of year celebrations, the course of the project resumes with in particular the continuation of the improvement of the comfort and the acoustics of the studio and the purchase of a new pair of monitors in addition to the existing ones, a mixing console, a guitar amp, cables, and so on…
Margot and Bruno re-listen to all the voice tracks in order to clean them of small parasitic noises, sibilances and other pops.
Margot and Bruno re-listen to all the acoustic guitar tracks in order to clean them up. At the same time, Bruno prepares the studio for mixing: analysis and treatment of acoustics, manufacture of custom-made sound absorbing panels, bass traps, and so on…
As part of our partnership, Cuir & Sellerie (Leather & Saddlery) made us superb pads in ultra-high density foam dressed in black leatherette and personalised them with an embroidery of Bruno Arts®' logo.
Bruno works on sounds to enrich the titles and put a special touch to them in order to give them their personality.
It still works just as much. Bruno works on the arrangements (brass, strings, choirs, etc.) and prepares the mix upstream, in order to define the direction he wants for each title.
At this beginning of August, a little break under the scorching sun to recharge the batteries before continuing with the recordings and other musical preparations.
The vocal recording sessions are over. Margot and Bruno will now devote themselves to the preparations for the recording sessions of the various instruments that are part of the arrangements.
Margot and Bruno carry out the last vocal recording sessions.
On the other hand, the content of the vinyl boxes is stopped.
• 5 12" vinyls presented in 3 superb double sleeves,
• a superb 3-fold brochure presenting the album,
by Bruno Arts:
• the poem-object "On the road" (3-fold leaflet, format 210x210 mm),
• the collection of poems Aquarabellesques, the Symphony of Words and its bookmark,
• and at random, one of the ten postcards from the Aquarabellesques series,
• 5 Art Prints (to be framed) of digital paintings from the Équi-Libre series (format 30x30 cm)
from Blue Music Tools , goodies from the Peace&Love series:
• a 925/1000 solid silver guitar pick pendant,
• a 925/1000 solid silver chain (Jaseron link, 20 cm)
• 1 decorated box containing 3 guitar picks (1 thin - 1 medium - 1 heavy).
• 5 12" vinyls presented in 3 superb double sleeves,
• a superb 3-fold brochure presenting the album,
by Bruno Arts:
• the collection of poems Aquarabellesques, the Symphony of Words and its bookmark,
• and at random, one of the ten postcards from the Aquarabellesques series,
• 5 Art Prints (to be framed) of digital paintings from the Équi-Libre series (format 30x30 cm)
from Blue Music Tools, goodies from the Peace&Love series:
• a silver-plated guitar pick pendant,
• 1 decorated box containing 3 guitar picks (1 thin - 1 medium - 1 heavy).
• 5 12" vinyls presented in 3 superb double sleeves,
by Bruno Arts:
• 4 prints (to be framed) of digital paintings and Aquarabellesques (size 30x30 cm)
The home studio sessions continue, and at the same time, the production is working on the album's promotional strategy and preparing the communication tools that will be deployed for its release. She is also working on the storyboards of the music videos that will come with certain songs.
Recordings continue.
The production settled the different versions of the album. There will be a digipack, a book-album and three vinyl editions: a standard edition, a deluxe edition limited to 150 copies and a deluxe collector's edition limited to 20 copies. On the other hand, the design of the whole project is also completed.
On Monday 14, one bass line was recorded, as it had already been written. For the recording of the other bass lines, we'll have to wait for Bruno to write them. But first things first!
Vocal recording sessions still in progress. Back in the studio on February 17 for a little guitar recording session.
Singing recording sessions continue on weekends.
The vocal recording sessions continue at a slightly more sustained pace thanks to the holidays.
Vocal recording sessions continue for a few hours per weekend.
On Monday 6 September, last studio session for listening and corrections of rhythmic and arpeggiated guitar takes.
On Monday 6, Jérémie Maxit, drummer, joins the band.
Studio sessions: Wednesday 8, 15 and 22 afternoons, listening and corrections of rhythmic and arpeggiated guitar takes.
Studio sessions: Friday 9, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 21 afternoons. All rhythmic and arpeggiated guitar takes are finished. The next sessions will be given to recordings of the lead vocals.
Transcriptions of accompanying guitars are completed. The recordings of the rhythmic guitars of the last eight songs continue during 5 new studio sessions, on Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 afternoons.
On 5, 12, 14 et 26 afternoons, rhythm guitars from nine other titles are recorded.
On 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 et 28 afternoons, Margot and Bruno record the rhythmic guitars of about twenty additional songs.
On 9, 11, 12, 16, 18 and 19 afternoons, Margot et Bruno are in the studio and record the rhythmic guitars of seven songs.
Continuation of the transcription of rhythmic guitars. At the same time, Bruno is working on the album cover (graphics, illustrations,…).
Margot and Bruno, helped by their friend William Garcin, solo violinist, begin the transcription of songs written by Bruno between 1984 and 2018. At the beginning of October, the first tracks of a first title are recorded.
Unreal year for the planet, but prolific for L.O..
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