I'm thrilled to announce that my new album," Little Moon" is nearing completion. In fact we're presently looking at a late
September release here in the US with other territories following close behind. Thirteen tracks have been recorded. The final mixes,
mastering and artwork are all that remains before it's off to the plant and in your hands. The actual time spent in the recording
studio has been quite short. Everything went down in about five days. The band was all cut live in the studio, including vocals, drums,
guitar, bass, keys and percussion, Even the song "Older Now", which is a vocal, piano, and string quartet arrangement was recorded
with everyone performing live in the same room. It's a way of working that suits my aim for capturing something natural and inspired.
There's nothing like that feeling when a band locks in and the mics are on. It's an old idea that's almost been lost in modern recording.
Overdubs, such as the pump organ, backing vocals, banjo and baritone guitar were done as we went along. Some parts, such as the
brass and string quartet were added to the mix on the final days. An undertaking like this would seem daunting, had it not been in such
capable hands.
To begin with, let's meet the band. Jay Bellerose on drums. He's a one-man drum orchestra whose sensitivity to
what a song needs is unmatched. At Jay's urging, we also brought in drummer Sebastian Aymanns to play percussion. The result
was groove for days. Nuclear groove actually -- the kind that lasts for thousands of years.
Then there is Paul Bryan who played bass and produced the album. As with Jay, Paul plays with a sense purpose and feeling.
He's always coming at it as an arranger -- taking in the song in as a whole. It's little wonder that his producer sensibilities are so
finely tuned. He gets inside the songs yet is always conscious of the big picture as well. He's an awesome producer. The three of us,
Paul, Jay and myself, did a short tour together in 2007, on the heels of Strangelet. It was then we all agreed there was something
special there. We waited a few years before the stars aligned before we could record together. Jay's a highly sought after
musician, who among his many recent projects, has been recording and touring with Robert Plant and Alison Kraus.
Paul has been an integral part of Aimee Mann's group and even produced her latest CD. I was so impressed by his work that
I asked him to produce a song of mine called Winterglow as a holiday single for '08. I loved the way the track turned out and how
we clicked in the studio. Naturally, I asked him to produce the album.
What a great call that was. Paul brought so much focus to the
album. Rounding out the lineup is Jamie Edwards who plays everything from piano, organ, Wurlitzer and moog on the album.
The two us did The Ballad Tour in Europe last year. Jamie is also a member of Aimee's group. He's one the finest musicians
I've had the pleasure of working with. Some of the songs, we were tossing into the set during The Ballad Tour. The ground for
this album was being tilled all along. I've never felt so close to the songs as I do on this one. I supposed it's because I've lived
with them longer but also raising kids has a way of keeping you in the moment. I really didn't have the luxury of over-thinking
things this time around. There's a point where you just go "Geronimo..." and then you jump. Other guests include
The Section Quartet, sounding majestic as ever. Paul Bryan, wrote several string arrangements in addition to parts for trombone and tuba,
I'm guessing some kind of musical image is beginning to swirl in your mind's ear at this point. Little Moon represents the coming together
of so many things. The songs, the players, production, the sound, state of mind -- all of those seemingly simple things you can chase after for years.
I also have to thank engineer Ryan Freeland who recorded and mixed the album. We did the whole thing at his facility, Stampede Origin. He did such a
superb job capturing the whole thing and dialing it in. I'm thoroughly blown away by the sound he got.
Presently we are getting
into the art phase, something I always enjoy. My wife, Denise Siegel, is a fine artist/photographer. She and I are putting our heads together.
As the release of Little Moon draws near I'll be sure to keep you abreast of the process. Meanwhile I'll be continuing to perform
solo acoustically at Largo in Los Angeles this summer. In addition, selected dates abroad are in the midst of being booked.
Please the check concert listings at this site. For those of you in the Los Angeles area, I'll be at Largo at the
Coronet come Saturday May 23rd. I hope this spring finds you blooming with possibility.
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Hey there! Please come check out my new song (co-written with Donovan
Cox) - Should I Ever Wake. It is my personal favorite song I've ever
recorded thus far. Thanks.
Hey Grant-Lee. We are delighted to hear about your new album 'Little Moon'. I in particular am a very big fan of your work, and have been since I was first introduced to GLB's Fuzzy in my formative years. I even had the honour of speaking to you more than once after performances of yours in Dublin.
May I take this opportunity to ask you to listen to some of our music? We are an Irish band and would love to play support to you if you were to tour with Little Moon to Ireland.
Hey Grant, I'd love to have you come out to my show on Sunday. I still aspire to be Todd Carlin and open for you @ Largo....We could rock together Brother!
I just wanted to let you know that I've put a link to your Myspace page on my website. To do so, I used one of your pictures. I hope you don't mind. You can check it HERE.
Hello Friends,
There's nothing like that feeling when a band locks in and the mics are on. It's an old idea that's almost been lost in modern recording.
Overdubs, such as the pump organ, backing vocals, banjo and baritone guitar were done as we went along. Some parts, such as the
brass and string quartet were added to the mix on the final days. An undertaking like this would seem daunting, had it not been in such
capable hands. 
finely tuned. He gets inside the songs yet is always conscious of the big picture as well. He's an awesome producer. The three of us,
Paul, Jay and myself, did a short tour together in 2007, on the heels of Strangelet. It was then we all agreed there was something
special there. We waited a few years before the stars aligned before we could record together. Jay's a highly sought after
musician, who among his many recent projects, has been recording and touring with Robert Plant and Alison Kraus.
Paul has been an integral part of Aimee Mann's group and even produced her latest CD. I was so impressed by his work that
I asked him to produce a song of mine called Winterglow as a holiday single for '08. I loved the way the track turned out and how
we clicked in the studio. Naturally, I asked him to produce the album.
The Section Quartet, sounding majestic as ever. Paul Bryan, wrote several string arrangements in addition to parts for trombone and tuba,
I'm guessing some kind of musical image is beginning to swirl in your mind's ear at this point. Little Moon represents the coming together
of so many things. The songs, the players, production, the sound, state of mind -- all of those seemingly simple things you can chase after for years.
I also have to thank engineer Ryan Freeland who recorded and mixed the album. We did the whole thing at his facility, Stampede Origin. He did such a
superb job capturing the whole thing and dialing it in. I'm thoroughly blown away by the sound he got.
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