A lot of news...

Hi, everyone!

Sorry I've been away, but there has been a lot to deal with in the past couple of weeks. So I'll divide into several posts...first, the studio saga!!

In the last 3 weeks, we lost our date at Avatar, then lost Avatar all together, got a date at Legacy Studios, lost that date as well, then lost our engineer, Fernando Lodeiro, were a whole week without a studio and without an engineer...and finally got another date back at Avatar, with Fernando at the wheel! So, to sum it all up, we are back at Avatar Studios, on April 18th, one week after the original planed date.

The whole thing happened because a very big and popular band, which we are not allowed to name, booked the whole studio on the week we wanted it. But it turned out they are nice guys and let us have Studio C on that Saturday, which ended up being better then Studio B and also better than the room at Legacy we were going to get.

We just went to visit the studio again this weekend, this time with the whole team: me, Chris, Jon, Fernando and a new addition to the team, Juan, our Director of Photography. We discussed the need of lighting and other equipment, and started to plan out how everything is going to be positioned in the room, in order to have the best mix between sound quality and a video-friendly environment, without interfering to much on the vibe of our jams. It went pretty well, and everyone was pleased.

Now, the next time we are in New York will be to record!!

Peace!

There and back again...

...a musician's Tale, by Al Kapaz...lol.

Sooo...I'm back from NY. Back to Boston. Back to a little MORE cold than the Big Apple. Back from a VERY successful trip for Project K-Paz.

We met with Matt Anderson and Jonathan Hsu, the other two people added to the "DVD Team" of the project, along with Greg Stees. It was a very good meeting! We came out of it with a real game plan and tangible next steps for the project, and it feels more and more like we're on the right track to get things going as smoothly as possible. I also met with Fernando Lodeiro, our esteemed engineer, to start discussing setup details, which was VERY informative!

Also...it was valentine's day and me and my wife went to dinner at this lovely italian restaurant, Tratoria Dell'Arte, on 7th Ave, where we saw James Earl Jones dining with his wife. So, basically, I had dinner with Darth Vader, lol! The rest of the weekend was very touristy, walks in the Park, around the Village, SoHo, and other delicious spots of that delicious city...

More to come!

Al

First Posting...on the Bolt Bus??

So...here we are...facing the difficult task (one of the most difficult in the online world...) of writing the very first post on a new Blog. Right now I am on my way to New York, aboard the Bolt Bus. I have to say, this whole free wi-fi during a 4 hour trip really comes in handy!

It's valentine's day...but that's not the main reason why I am going to NY. Like last weekend, the reason of this trip is to work out the nuts and bolts (got it?? Bolts!! Bolt Bus!!! haha) of Project K-Paz. Last week we visited Avatar Studios with some of the people who will help us with the photos and the shooting of the DVD to start thinking of the setup and preparation for the big day...April 11th! Check out this video of us scoping studio B out:

This time around I am going to meet with Fernando Lodeiro, the Engineer who will record and mix us, to talk about the musical aspect of the setup, the instrumentation, equipment, and some other boring details, hehe. But I am VERY excited about it...as usual. I guess that's one thing that has been a constant since we've started this project, every new step, every little inch we move forwad, just keeps on fueling me with this sense of fulfillment and joy that I hadn't felt in a long time...

Yeap, music will do that to ya...

Peace!

Al