Joanna Kirby

Each month Jason Rubal hosts a night of free one-take recordings for singer songwriters at his studio, Seventh Wave.  This event is called Midnight at the Angel Factory and on December 19th I was one of his guests. As you can see in the photo below, the space is beautiful!

Mr. Rubal shared his belief in these one-take recordings. The first take is usually the most raw and honest., and he is interested in capturing that in singer-songwriters. It seemed important that he would avoid diluting the song with multiple takes and over production.  We made the agreement that he would record my songs for free and I would distribute them for free.

I recorded acoustic arrangements of Red Eyes, I Love, and Stay, in one take each.  I wailed into five carefully positioned microphones and the result is in fact intimate and clear.

This was truly an extraordinary evening, as I was privileged to record in this fine studio with Jason and his assistant Brandon.  I also met three other local singer songwriters: Messina Whirley, Sarah Witmer, and Loretta Billieux. Josh was also present and gave thumbs up and a proud grin from the control room.

I also perform these songs with my band Smoke The Groove.  See the gig calendar on my home page and come to one of our shows.