Recording

2010 has treated us rather well. We have all tried our hardest to be a prolific band, considering the number of members and the different schedules. The positive response we get after every performance never ceases to amaze us and the opportunities presented to us are nothing less than a blessing. With the two-year mark (of S&S as a band) approaching in June, we have set some goals for 2010--the completion of our album and a CD release party.

This is truly a band that was initiated by music lovers trying to share their love for music, a group who never planned out or expected anything beyond that. In fact, the idea of recording an album never occurred to us. Sure, we had GarageBand on our iMacs, and didn't mind tinkering with it in order to provide online access to our tunes, but even that was taken lightly. A shift slowly happened upon our second recording (Suburban Ring-a-Ling) and in my opinion it was primarily due to the contribution of Matt Gajewski. Once Matt joined the band and we mentioned recording a 2nd song, he presented to us his version of minimalism, incorporating quality software and actual mics. I recall Matt apologizing for not being able to provide more but we all just laughed because we knew the recording process would be different from that point on. For our next 3 singles Matt brought in local composer and fellow Van*Gloria bandmate, Luke Moellman. The recordings got better and better. Luke believed in the sound so much so that he offered to be a major part of the final product. Slowly but surely the tracks are being laid down and Sirens & Sealions is focusing on larger paying gigs in order to get this album completed. I hope you guys enjoy this video blurb of one of the long drum sessions with drummer and engineer Jorge Balbi.