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Fishtank Ensemble on tour for “Woman in Sin”

The brand new Fishtank Ensemble CD, ‘Woman in Sin‘ has been out for about 3 weeks now.  We just finished up 2 weeks of shows around California as part of our never-ending tour to celebrate the release of this new album . . .  into which so much blood, sweet and tears were poured.

The 3rd CD from Fishtank Ensemble

The 3rd CD from Fishtank Ensemble

This album turned out particularly well, I think, because we we’re on the road for 3 months non-stop immediately before recording it.   Almost every album that ever gets recorded, happens before the band has a chance to play the songs for a long time . . to try out lots of different parts and arrangements.   As a record producer, this was a luxury I had dreamed for a long time, but this was the first time in all my experience that i’ve gotten a chance to make a record this way.

But, after making about 7 or 8 records myself, I have discovered a hidden law of recording:  Make your best guess for how long you think it will take to record, mix and master everything . . . . . .  then multiply by 3.  That’s a much closer approximation to how long it will actually take to complete.

Here’s a video of us playing on KOCT in Oceanside:

Here’s a video of Fishtank Ensemble playing at Sebastopol right after Tribal Fest.

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