Recording New Music in Toronto

It seems as if I've been living out of my suitcase over the past few weeks, as we are very busy recording and producing two new albums, in Toronto. However, I must say that nothing is quite as exciting as hearing brand new songs come together after so many months of hard work. The singers that are working on this project with us are: Ricky Franco and Shantall Young, two of the finest Hispanic pop singers in the world. Also, kudos to Mark Shannon, the musical engineer and co-producer extraordinaire.

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Ricky Franco [top left], Shantall Young [top right], Mark Shannon [bottom left] and Mark, Me and Shantall after a recording session [bottom right].

Many thanks to the dozen people behind the scenes who always work really hard to make sure that everything is perfect. We will certainly be having a celebration once this project is finally completed!

Getting Ready for Fall

As the summer draws to a close, it seems that much of my time has been spent couped up in the 'music room', composing new songs. Over the Labor Day weekend I tried to relax before the recording begins today. We will record the two albums over the month of September. I will try to post photos of the sessions as the month progresses. After working with Patricia Gómez, the lyricist, for the past few months, and going through final edits by different proofreaders, it's great to see the end in sight.

We celebrated Labor Day weekend by taking walks between the intermittent rain showers. Niagara-on-the-Lake is a really pretty and historic town. It's over 200 years old and was the first capital of Upper Canada. I've taken a few photos of Niagara-on-the-Lake and another of our walk down to Port Dalhousie, our own little scenic neighborhood.

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Views of lovely Niagara-on-the-Lake and Port Dalhousie.

You may remember me mentioning my son, Ben, who is skateboarding across Canada with 3 friends, to raise money for breast cancer research. The foursome left Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 1st. Having travelled 6,500 km, they are now west of Calgary, on the last leg of the trip. This is the scary part, however, since the last few weeks they will be longboarding through the Rocky Mountains. You can watch their progress and even donate to the cause at: www.PushfortheCure.com. Ben does all of the photography, the web design, most of the media promotion, plus longboards the entire distance. They will finish on October 9th, in Vancouver, which is the Canadian Thanksgiving.

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The Push Team [top left], a stop at the Terry Fox Memorial [top right] and longboarding through the Prairies [bottom].
Photos Courtesy: BenjaminJordan.com

Wishing you a safe and happy return to the school year.