Sam Duckworth at Switch Studio

16 August 2011

In the afternoon of Tuesday 16th August 2011 (and well into the evening) Sam Duckworth (aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) was at Switch Studio recording a track with students on the Switch Music course.

The recording session followed on from our Music Advice Panel in April at Chinnerys music venue, when a panel of industry experts, including Sam, parted with their advice for the audience.

Following the panel, Switch students played sets to the audience which Sam stuck around for. Impressed with the quality of the acts, he offered to come to Southend YMCA to produce a track with some students.

Below are the pictures and updates as the night unfolded.

UPDATE 5:03PM: Sam is currently in the studio rehearsing the track that Callum, George & Andy will be recording 'I'm Alive Now' (working title), getting down to the fine detail before laying down the tracks.

Sam with Andy (Right) and Callum (Left)

Callum rehearses with the band

Sam gives feedback on the boys' track

George on drums

When the live track has been mixed it will be post on the Switch pages at www.southendymca.org.uk  

UPDATE 5:21pm: Sam is starting to go through the levels in the control room preparing for recording. Drums first. 

 
Sam sits in the control room checking the levels for George on drums. 

Sam with Andy (Youth Music mentor) sitting in the control room at Switch Studio. 

UPDATE 5:40PM: Drums are sounding 'awesome' to quote Callum - everyone seems really happy with how its sounding. Bass up next.

UPDATE 7:18PM: The run through is complete, it's sounding heavy, just a quick break before hitting record!

UPDATE 8:18PM: The complete live take has been captured - everyone's happy with it - now just to overdub the vocals.

UPDATE 9:18PM: The vocals have been overdubbed and now just tracking them.


Callum listens to the final edit of the track before Sam takes it away to master.

Sam's headphones.
 
UPDATE 10:30PM: Sam, Callum & Andy finished after a long day (minus George) - finally leaving the studio after working hard for 6 hours.