Mentor Log 6

9:45 - 12:15
Today I met with Chris at his house instead of meeting at school like we usually do so we can get some more of the song recorded. I was supposed to be there at 9:30 but because I move slow in the morning I arrived a little late, which he was fine with because he says he's the same way. So first we talked about schooling I could attend after I get out of highschool to begin my path on becoming a producer. I explained that what I would love to do eventually is be able to be a producer for many different types of media, sort of like an entrepenuer. Ofcourse this would be soemthing very hard to accomplish, and Chris advised that atleast to start off, I should pick one of the choices, like music production, and focus on that so I can establish a career, and then later use some of the skills I have learned from producing music to learn more about producing other things so I can eventually be the type of producer I'd like to be. Chris told me there are classes I can attend that usually are about 2 year courses, which would give me the experience needed to work in a record company or studio. During or after those courses I could aslo get an internship with a recording studio, where I would move up while learning how it all works. After talking for awhile we got down to business and started recording the next part of the song. The next riff in the song is almost as complicated as the riff before it, and finding the right timing was extremely tough, almost enough that we're not completely sure if the riff is right, but we managed to make it work. The speed and tempo has proved to be really hard to work with without a drummer, which brought Chris back to explaining more that recording the drum parts first for a song is always easiest because it is easier for a guitarist to play along to a drummer, especially one that he has been playing with, rather than a click track. It took us about two hours and hour and a half to get the riff to a point we felt acceptable to fit with the song. We then recorded the next riff, which was actually really easy compared to the other riffs and it only took a little time to get it down. I had to get to school by the time we finished that so we decided to break until next sunday, where we planned to finish the lead guitar parts and start adding in the basslines and possibly a lead guitar riff to play over the chorus.