Debut

Made one dream come true earlier this month at the record release party for Layers of Meta’s debut album, No One Does It Solo Only.

High: Playing my songs with a crack band

Low: Not enough time to properly sound check

High: Support of friends and family

Low: Not making sure Bob’s guitar and all the vocal mics and monitors were working properly

High: The audio (mix of board and room sound) from the show is now available on Archive.org

Low: The mix is imperfect (see above) and my vocals and uke amp are overloud, my mic hot

High: We might overdub some parts and mix a proper live album from the show

Low: I got behind in life otherwise doing this

High: The band wants to play more

Low: I’m not sure how much gigging I have in me

High: If we play again I don’t also have to organize a party and we’ll have time to soundcheck and it won’t be my first goat rodeo again

Low: Waiting on that video!

High: We can use any overdubbed audio with the video

Low: Running out of downsides here

High: Growing musical possibilities, songwriting collaboration, and playing possibilities

Low: Seriously, scaling the barrel now

High: Other creative projects just waiting to pop off

Low: I need to think about other people more than myself

High: Nicholas’s amazing poster