A Week In The Life - June 4 - June 10 2007

I'm writing this in point form to add to the hectic tone. I didn't bring my camera so unfortunately I have no pictures to share.

June 4 - Leave for airport at 3:30AM PST - flights to Nashville. Arrive at 4:30PM MST - hotel by 5:30PM. Quick nap - 7:30PM leave for gig at Stage lounge on Broadway. Gig at 9:30PM with Aaron Pritchett - back to hotel at midnight.

June 5 - Leave for airport at 5:30AM MST - flights back to Vancouver. Arrive at 1:00PM PST - get in car and drive to Vancouver Island ferry to Victoria. Ferry is delayed an hour. Arrive in Victoria at 6:00PM. Soundcheck at 6:30PM - gig at 8:00PM with Vancouver party band Dr. Strangelove. Back to hotel at 1:30AM.

June 6 - Leave hotel at 6:00AM - ferry to Vancouver at 7:00AM. Arrive in Vancouver at 8:45AM and head to gig - CKNW Orphan's Fund picnic at 9:30AM - have pre arranged my gear to be waiting for me - it was tight but I made it. Home at 2:30PM -sleep for two hours - head to Coquitlam (suburb of Vancouver) to a casino for a casual - soundcheck at 7:30PM - gig at 8:30PM. Home at 1:00AM

June 7 - 6:00AM - pick up my wife from the airport - back home at 9:00AM (rush hour) - sound absorbing fabric guy arrives to install panels in my brand new home studio and isolation booth. Pay bills, learn new material etc. until he leaves. Afternoon nap again - gig at 9:00PM - home at 1:30AM.

June 8 - Session at 9:30AM - three songs - organs and keyboards. Home at 12:30PM - pack and head to airport for 3:30PM flight to Toronto. Arrive in TO at 12:00AM EST - hotel at 1:00AM.

June 9 - 8:30AM lobby call - two and a half hour drive to Minden, Ontario - a small town with a big heart. Soundcheck at 4:00PM - gig at 8:00PM with Aaron Pritchett - back to hotel at 12:30AM.

June 10 - 4:30AM lobby call - drive back to Toronto. As some of flights leave earlier than others we arrive early to YYZ - my flight is at 11:00AM. Email - eat and catch the flight. Back in Vancouver at 4:00PM PST. Session at 5:30PM - the producer on the session has taken very ill and needs me to bail him out while he recovers - I create drum loops and play my parts for 14 songs - it has to be done by 9:00AM the next morning. I work - drink coffee - work - nap - work - order pizza - work - eat - nap ...

June 11 - 8:30AM - Done! Acoustic guitarist is arriving at 9:00AM - however - the producer is still ill and someone has to record the guitarist .... he's a friend and I agree to do it. Andreas Schuld (the guitarist) arrives and wails through his parts - they sound great and go down very quickly. Home at 11:30AM - and sleep. 2:30PM I awake - unpack - put gear away - laundry - string arrangement for a producer ... send it off. Bed.

June 12 - Recap and write the blog.... so there was a quick snapshot into my life as a musician. Good times.