A friend of mine, Jon Bergevin called me up a few days ago and asked if I could help with a recording event he was producing. He and his brother Joe had written a song the week prior. It was inspired by a moment Joe had witnessed online in which Senator Obama spoke of someone who was "fired up and ready to go." That instigated a bunch more phone calls and a whole bunch of people asking, what can I do to help?
A group of friends (over 60 people), some old, some new, assembled at the Columbia City theater in Seattle to join in helping record and document the recording of the song "Fired UP, Ready to Go". Organized in less than ten days (from the first notes put to page written to the last notes sung on stage), the all-day recording session included Matt Cameron, Arturo Rodriguez and Seattle's mighty Pastor Pat Wright and her Total Experience Gospel Choir.
Matt, Pastor Wright, her Choir, all the musicians, studio engineers, photographers, video team, theater owner, caterers... gave to this project freely, without condition. Pretty cool, all on the shortest of notice. I was excited with how immediately, unconditionally and fully everyone jumped in. I think the song shows some of that juice.
The first studio cut can be previewed here:http://www.myspace.com/bergevinbrothersmusic
Eventually we will have a final cut which can be downloaded and shared. Also, a video is in production which we'd like to have done by next week.
Anyone who's interested in pic's from the event can go here:
