{"id":810,"date":"2011-06-10T15:04:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T19:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcurselli.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2011-06-10T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2011-06-10T21:33:59","slug":"preachers-son-recording-sessions-in-ireland-was-an-absolute-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcurselli.com\/blog\/preachers-son-recording-sessions-in-ireland-was-an-absolute-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Preachers Son recording sessions in Ireland was an absolute BLAST!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tabby&#039;s movie trailer voice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RhFTs_XSijQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just returned from the lush and green backcountry of Ireland where I spent 5 days producing the new album of Dublin-based band <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preachersson.com\" target=\"_blank\">Preachers Son<\/a>. We recorded at a beautiful residential studio an hour out of Dublin called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grouselodge.com\" target=\"_blank\">Grouse Lodge<\/a> and the sessions went really really well&#8230; We have a full album of rocking tunes with Brian Hogan (from Kila) on vocals and guitars, Emmaline Duffy-Fallon on drums and vocals and special guests session players Tabby  Callaghan on guitars, background vocals, sweeps and jokes and Tanya O Callaghan on bass and background vocals.<\/p>\n<p>The songs are absolutely DEADLY (as they say in Ireland) and we got amazing sounds form everyone. GRAND! (as they also say in Ireland&#8230;) ;-)<\/p>\n<p>Working 18 hours a day for 5 days can be hard, but when the music is great and the people are lovely, you do it and you enjoy it too! It&#8217;s even more enjoyable when you have a guy like Tabby around. He&#8217;s one of the most hilarious people I&#8217;ve ever met, and to prove it to you, here are two great recording tricks courtesy of Tabby for all you engineers and guitar players out there to try:<\/p>\n<p>Tabby&#8217;s secret for wild distortion:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tabby&#039;s Buzz Box\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ALO7MOHyFWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tabby&#8217;s secret for a rotating sound:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tabby&#039;s Rotary Speaker\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RYyAEqni0cY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a break between songs we asked Tabby, the count of Uisneach, to do us one of his movie trailer improv for us.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s Tabby&#8217;s secret voiceover talent revealed (all three voices you here here are his, as well as the wind sound, no overdubs!):<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"100%\" height=\"81\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/player.soundcloud.com\/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16787017&#038;color=3b5998&#038;show_artwork=false&#038;width=398&#038;height=84\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"100%\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/player.soundcloud.com\/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16787017&#038;color=3b5998&#038;show_artwork=false&#038;width=398&#038;height=84\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><span><a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/preachersson\/pull-me-along-trailer-version\">Pull Me Along trailer version<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/preachersson\">Preachers Son<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m telling you, this guy is the best guitar playing stand up comedian you&#8217;ll ever meet! Worth a trip to Ireland just to meet him&#8230; ;-)<\/p>\n<p>Deadly! Grand!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just returned from the lush and green backcountry of Ireland where I spent 5 days producing the new album of Dublin-based band Preachers Son. 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