well, kids, it's finally happening. the months of waiting are almost done. today, thanks to the lovely and talented natalie prass, the final tracks were recorded and mixing has officially begun. i gotta say, i'm kinda blown away by how amazing everything sounds. everyone who has contributed has not only been a complete pleasure to work with, but has out and out killed it. here's the lineup in order of appearance (other than myself of course): mike odmark - mixing/engineering/electric guitars/keys/random percussion/string arrangments/beard dan burns - drums/good entertainment geoff sprung - upright bass/electric bass/sweet hats aron wright - trumpet/awkward diminutive dog naming/caffeine hookups seth gangwer - violin/professionalism justin saunders - cello/no-beard camaraderie natalie prass - vocals/holga book reading/youtube inspiration and, of course, coffee and nicotine spread liberally throughout. excited? i am. we should finish mixing this week and then comes mastering and compiling artwork and such....i'll keep you updated and will probably put something up on virb and myspace soon to keep you interested. seriously, guys, you're gonna love it. it's been an all star cast and i'm really grateful to my extremely talented friends for making it what it is. i always wanted this record to be a lot bigger than just myself, and that's exactly what's happening. stay tuned.... p.s. i am also the proud new owner of a 97 Saturn SC2 for the price of approximately $kickass-fifty. low mileage, leather interior, and with the added bonus of not-about-to-explode-or-catch-fire (something i have very little experience with, but i think i can probably get used it). in short, it's been a good day.