Folk/Country musician Ian Thomas recording session marks beginning of new company

Ian Thomas Musician during a recording session in Knoxville – Images by Will Godfrey

The Journey

Last month, I spent a few chilly days in Knoxville, Tennessee with Justin Glanville for a recording session. After a trying drive which cost me two new tires and twice as much time as expected, I made it just in time to see Ian Thomas perform at Preservation Pub in downtown Knoxville. What a wonderful change of pace! I truly enjoyed listing to him play and I got an extra treat in Paul Lee Kupfer who played after Ian.

The Recording

The next day, Justin and I checked out of our hotel and headed to Ian’s place to setup the equipment in his living room. Being a photographer, I carry a lot of crap around when I’m working, but audio equipment is a whole new ballgame. The sheer volume of gear needed was mind boggling and it wasn’t even all that could have been used. After an hour of setup, we got a few songs laid down before Ian headed to Morelock Music for a few hours of work.

Justin and I took this time to sit in Knoxville traffic. Well, we really went to Guitar Center, but the bulk of the time was spent sitting here or there. After leaving Guitar Center empty handed with stomach’s grumbling, the stop and go drive back downtown ensured before we reached The Bistro at the Bijou for an early dinner (more on this in a moment).

We made the rounds in downtown waiting for Ian to get off work so that the recording could recommence. A little before midnight that is exactly what happened and Ian played until approximately 3am. Most of the images where we look tired were probably taken during this late night session, but the foregone rest was well worth the time spent listening. What a great night it was.

The Company

During dinner, Justin asked me about becoming his business partner for a possible new venture, called Live And Breathing, doing live recordings for the diverse collection of excellent musicians filling up his iPhone’s contacts. The idea being to bring back natural sounds of bands playing together versus the current pop model. I will be running the business side of things and shooting photos, while Justin is heading up the recording efforts and meeting new clients. Look out for a Live And Breathing recording soon. I’m pretty excited!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 at 6:02 pm and is filed under friends, music and tagged with knoxville, music, photos, recording, tennessee. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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