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vitor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:25:20 +0000

If you are reading this somewhere outside of the website, you probabily haven’t yet realized that the new website is live. Sure, there are lots of things to add but, it’s live and kicking nevertheless.If you haven’t checked it yet, go to www.vitor-cunha.com and register for free (your subscription will be upgraded to a silver membership as a courtesy).

This blured photo I took of my CD shelves. Can you guess the title of one of these CDs? If you do, send me your reply and you’ll be upgraded to a gold membership for free.

Guitar rack

vitor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:11 +0000

This one’s for gearheads. These are the guitars being used on the latest album. It’s a strange brew of high and low tech instruments, some stock, some upgraded. I’ll post a list of instruments for each track when the album is out.

Would you like a description of these guitars in future posts? I’m also considering recording a short video with each of these guitars for you to get to know them better. Let me know if you’d like that.

New website working

vitor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:26:33 +0000

I’m thrilled with the new website. There’s a lot of content to be included but, as of yet, it’s ready to launch. There are several subscriptions models available including a free one that lets you stream all my music in full. There are lots of good things on their way – keep following this blog and the website news, this is going to be a very proactive year.

Heavy bouncing in Logic

vitor — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:25:49 +0000

Some heavy bouncing in Logic

Backing vocals

vitor — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:25:08 +0000

Tomorrow and Saturday I’m having friends over to record backing vocals. It should be a treat rewarded with a meal which I’ll be cooking. It should be great.

On the other hand, I’m craving for a perfect dish of papas de sarrabulho, a traditional northern Portugal delicatessen. Check the wikipedia entry in portuguese for a photo. It looks worse than it tastes. It’s yummy!

Progress

vitor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:47:32 +0000

I won’t give names of songs away but it’s going great. I have 7 finished and ready to go. Next week will be working in another batch. By the end of February it should be ready to mix. I’m very happy with the shape this record is getting. I’m sure you’ll like it too.

Another hometown track

vitor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:03:28 +0000

Started working on a piece titled The Welder’s Son. Going slowly but with a very basic rhythm section ready to develop. Hope it all goes well since I’m very fond of the lyrics.

It’s a keeper!

vitor — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:27:24 +0000

I’m really proud of Frau Cabaret. I wasn’t sure of it before adding instruments but now I’m pretty sure it fits the new album beautifully. Of course, it can change in context with the other cuts. Day off tomorrow and an informal rehearsal with Big Problem Sunday morning. I’m picking up the notebook after writing this to rewrite another song in dire need of adequate words. Have a nice weekend.

Another day at the studio

vitor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:34:11 +0000

In 2003 I wrote concept of a song which stayed as a bunch of one-liners until recently. It’s called Frau Cabaret and the only thing set in stone was actually the title. Today I started a demo sketch of it which will eventually evolve to a full featured song. I’m very happy with the lyrics but the music needs a bit of tweeking. Tomorrow I’ll keep trying it and surely it will become aparent if it’s a hit or a miss. In the meantime I have shortlisted the rest of the songs I’m planning to record. Still a long way to go, if you ask me.

Bad weather

vitor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:06:14 +0000

We’ve been having a very bad weather these past few weeks. There have been floods in my hometown but, fortunately, as far as I’m aware, no one’s been hurt. I’m really looking forward to less rainy days. About the iTunes promo – it’s over. Please don’t send more receipts as I can’t send you more gift cards. Stay tuned for further promos. I finished recording another song, We Got This Far. I’m really proud of it. We’ll have to see if it ends up on the new album. The rest of the week it’s for me to record a bit more. I’ll try a couple of other tunes and keep you posted of the results.