THE BASEMENT SESSIONS

So it's been a while since we have updated this here blogdogger... We've had a great year of music and have been blessed with many opportunities to share the stage with some amazing musicians. We, The Starlight Gospel, find ourselves working on another record with our good friend Mr. Chad Weis. Chad has flown out from Minnesota to Utah and will be living with us for the next 2 weeks as we make the new record out of the comfort of our own basement. We have been putting together a "make-shift basement studio" over the past 2 days and come 5pm this evening we will begin the actual recording process. I would like to publicly thank and praise our friend Jordan Clark who has lent us a good deal of his gear...he's a saint, a scholar and a gentleman... we owe him bigtime. We are shooting for 10 songs on this record. Unlike the last one (6 days in the devils workshop) this coming record is quite undefined coming into the recording process. We have 6 solid song choices and then alot of options for filling out the rest of the record. It's got us a bit nervous, on edge to work like this but i must say it is also quite exciting to know that alot more of the creating process will actually happen in studio. We also have a new change in the band lineup. We are excited to announce that our pal Josh Dunn will be laying down the baselines for this record. Our good friend (and future band lawyer) will take a different role in this coming record. Devin enters Law School come next fall and has found himself less and less available to "SG time". We are sad to see "Devballs" go but we are thrilled that he will be here for a portion of the album giving feedback, coaching and coordinating with Josh and of course playing some stand-up bass where needed. It's an exciting time for us. Of course we are saddened to see Devin fade into lawdom but this is something that we knew would eventually happen. With each new band member there comes a new feel, a new energy and I must say after just a handful of practices with Josh I am really excited about the energy, groove and heightened sense of rock that Josh brings to the mix. So we start recording Jacobs drums in about an hour. We'll try to have atleast one band member post daily so come along yall who like to be in the starlight know...