Erick Macek Wraps Up Third Full-Length Album

Erick Macek has just finished up his third full length album at Studio West with staff engineer Kellogg Boynton.  This is the second album that the artist and engineer have collaborated on together.  The album consists of 15 songs that were recorded mostly in Studio A and a few overdubs recorded in Studios B and C.  The foundation of the album was recorded in two days with drums, bass, guitars and scratch vocals all playing live together.  Erick wanted a very natural and organic feel and the best way to get this was to have all of the musicians in one room playing together.  The band would play a few takes until they were satisfied, play the minimal fixes needed to be done and move on to the next song.  Dennis Caplinger, who has played with many outstanding artists including Eric Clapton, made a guest appearance on the album playing banjo and fiddle.  After all the instruments were complete, Kellogg and Erick spent time perfecting the vocal performances in Studio A.  The album was also mixed by Kellogg and mastered by Caleb Keiter.