Carly Jamison Interviewed By Jake’s Take!
Carly Jamison recently sat down with journalist Jacob Elyachar to speak about her sophomore album, “Ungrounded.” Here’s a little peak at what was said:
“JE: How long did it take to record your second studio album: “Ungrounded”? What were the challenges that you faced with the recording process and how did you overcome them?
CJ: All totaled, it probably took about 10 days to record Ungrounded. We did my first album in a week and that was only guitars, bass, drums, strings, and background vocals. This time we wanted to add more instruments – horns, piano, organs, et cetera, so it took a little longer. I travel from NYC to Nashville to record Tres has the art of recording an album down to a science. I would never be able to get so much done in such high quality in such short a time otherwise.
For this album, we tracked all of the songs live in the studio the first two days. The third day we added all of the additional guitar parts and overdubs. The next three days after that we spent doing vocals part of the day and additional instruments like horns and keyboards the other part of the day. So, I was there for six days in the studio. Then, I went back to NYC and Tres went back into the studio to add some background vocals and a few other instruments, which took him a few more days.
The biggest challenge I faced when recording this album was the fact that Superstorm Sandy was hitting the NYC area when we were in the studio. Every time that I checked my email or looked at Twitter or Instagram, I would see images of the damages, flooding, and devastation. I was born and raised in the NYC area and I never saw flooding like that in my entire life. Places were under water that should not have been under water. I was concerned about my home, if it was flooded or damaged, etc. It was very stressful and I could not get away from it because everywhere I went, they had the news coverage on the TV – at the hotel, in the restaurants, everywhere. Even if I pulled into a gas station to get gas and someone saw the NY plates on my car, they would ask me about it. It made it very hard to concentrate and focus on the work at hand.”
You can check out the rest of the interview here, and download your copy of Carly Jamison’s “Ungrounded” here!
