~ Hello Everyone ~
I am thrilled to announce the release of
the new Nine Inch Nails album, Ghosts I-IV.
I had the great pleasure this past December to work with Trent Reznor
and contribute some drum tracks to the new album.
Trent really opened the door for it to be a very creative experience
and allowed him to achieve what he needed musically,
while allowing me free reign to express myself and ideas on the drums.
Here's a little re-cap of that weekend:
Day 1:
Trent said, "I thought a fun art project for today would be to have you put some
things together
to play on and we could improve some stuff tonight. I don't really have room for a big
drum kit and all the mics here,
but, let your imagination go and we'll help you piece together what you need.
When you get something together, we'll record tonight.
Go nuts, see you in a few hours."
So I put this together from stuff around his house, Home Depot, and the grocery store.
It sounded cool as hell.
Day 2:
Trent said, "I'd love to record you behind a full drum kit, so today, I'll send you
and Alessandro to S.I.R. sound stage
and you can just set up and play whatever comes to your mind. Try to make it a mix of
styles and dynamics, loose to all-out playing.
Give us a few different BPMs for each beat you play with the click, and have fun."
So I did.
The room was HUGE and so was the sound which came from the drums.
When I got back home from the afternoon of recording,
Trent mentioned that he liked the sound of the junk kit recordings
from the day before and would I mind doing a little more.
So I went back into the room and put on the headphones and they said to me,
"We're just going to give you a tempo on the click, play whatever comes into your head
and improvise on it after you establish the basic groove."
I finished and hadn't even realized that I had just completed the drum
part to a song that they had already finished up.
The next morning they integrated my part into the song
and it was a crazy feeling hear myself integrated into
the music of a group who've I've been a fan of for years.
It was a great experience and hope you all enjoy the music.
(Alessandro, Lucy, and Sophie review the mixes. Photo by Trent)
To purchase the new album, Ghosts I-IV, please visit:
www.nin.com
You can hear my jivin' and wailin'on tracks
19 & 22.
Get it.
Blast it.
Start the pit at the show.
Much Love,
Brian
Linear Mode
