Stretched...

One thing I’ve been learning recently:  When I stretch myself I’m spread thin, like a rubber band.  When God stretches me, I expand (blowupuate!).  Today marks a big milestone for me.  Today we finished mastering the Infinitus self-titled debut cd and it’s FINALLY ready for release!  WooHoo!!

Let me give you the back-story.  Infinitus prays about EVERYTHING and we rely on God’s guidance to keep us on the right path.  I know that sounds preachy, but for me it’s just practical.  All of that to say that when we prayed about how to record our debut album we all felt that I was supposed to record it.  The problems:  I’m not a recording engineer, my studio is wherever my laptop/mic are, and my recording equip is kind of ghetto.  This has worked fine for my solo recordings, but I didn’t want to bring anyone else into my “funky-finger production” style of recording (“In Living Color” fans will catch that one BAM!!).  As this is Infinitus’ first album, I was really worried that the recording wouldn’t sound as great as it could due to my inexperience.  So I had to step up my game.  Funds are limited so I couldn’t buy a new studio, but I picked up a new pre-amp (allows you to record into a computer without jacked up mic levels) and Alex, the cellist, bought a second recording mic, giving us more mixing options as well as a fuller sound.  The studio:  a few hotel rooms in Ontario, and Alex’s 4yr-old son’s bedroom.

Alex and I recording in a hotel in Mississauga, ON.  Yes I'm sporting a do-rag and a wife beater (don't hate! LOL).

The end result:  A great album.  It sounds very natural (almost live) and you really hear US; real people, real string instruments, real beats (no auto-tune or special effects – I don’t even know how to use auto-tune, nor do I want to learn).   It’s taken hours of recording, re-recording, mixing, re-mixing, mastering and re-mastering; and I’ve had to do a lot of research and trial-and- error but at the end of the day, it’s done and it’s good.  Once again, God, thankYou for seeing something in me that I didn’t see in myself.  On to the next!

For more info on the Infinitus album, visit www. InfinitusMusic.com.  It will be released later this spring.