day 10 | ‘alone in a room’

recording studio in the basement of my house. my mom's classical guitar

Spring 2010. Berkeley, CA

i recorded the “song of love” album in my basement. it’s the first time i recorded an
album at home. my setup was; a chair, two microphones, and a laptop.
every morning for a month or so i sat down and played my songs. then i picked the
best takes and added other parts; xylophone, piano, pump organ, melodica, etc.
i used my mom’s nylon string guitar on most of the songs – it’s the guitar both my
older brother’s and i learned on.