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Two Things

Since, as a musician, I could either be considered a perfectionist or anal retentive, or both (and frankly, I don't care either way), here are my recent revelations:

1. If it ain't broke, don't fix it

and my friend Dan always says:

2. Sometimes you've got to do it yourself, if you want it done right.

enough said.

for better or for worse....

I am back on myspace:
myspace.com/bendelagarza

actually...

oh shit, so i guess I actually wasn't done. I just threw down some vocals after hearing a part that needed a lift.
yes, we all need a lift sometimes. music is my lift. my emotional face lift, the fork lift that carries my heart around. oh, terrible metaphors. english lanuage, why have you forsaken me?
I'm out-

Recording Done

well, the final recordings were done last night in beautiful Aurora, NY. I drove along Cayuga Lake on the way out there with the fading sun glistening off the waves.

Victor did a bang-up job hammering out a few amazing tracks with his viola de gamba. And I redid a bit of guitar in his first-rate home studio.

So now I'm in my final stages of mixing. I've done the majority of the mixing already, but there are some kinks to work out.
I believe Victor will be mastering the album, but that remains to be seen.

can't wait to share the finsihed product and get out there for some gigs. It's been a while!
-Ben

upcoming gig

Thunderkids and Fun Machine, two bands out of New Jersey who are currently touring, will be playing in Syracuse with me at the Dinosaur Barbecue on Monday, August 13th.
My friend and old housemate, Mike Liska, is in the band Thunderkids. They do a lot of avante garde, textural music. Fun Machine sounds pretty crazy too. Frankly, I'm not sure how Syracuse will react. hopefully people won't throw bottles at the stage.