Whoohoo — they did it!
Ramesha and Christian were in the studio every day from last Friday to today (Wednesday). They couldn’t record Saturday or Sunday morning, due to the Sevaka retreat and Sunday service, but they still ended up with five entire days worth of recording time.
Others joined them at various times to record tablas (Lewis), keyboard and harp (Prashad); and background vocals (Satyana, Prashad, and yours truly).
And today I dug deep in order to do the one intro Ramesha requested on flute. I wouldn’t let him take a video of me playing because I was using such a compromised position in order not to engage my wonky shoulder! And I’m soooo out of shape it was downright embarrassing. But I somehow managed to get it done.
Ramesha poured a ton of energy into this — working out a detailed schedule; planning arrangements; coordinating times; doing his own musical “due diligence” (of course). And it shows in the end result.
It’s going to be a wonderful album.