Reykjavik, Iceland
I and my dearest were living in Arkansas at the time and had a move to Peru scheduled for September 8. My boss called me on phone and asked if I wanted to go to Reykjavik and record a few traditional instruments, from September 12 to 15. I said yes. Ended up with 67 instruments, oops!
Jokes aside, this is the first project I got to produce, engineer, and mix all by myself. We recorded at Syrland Studios, with engineers and musicians that have recorded with Björk on some of my favorite tracks ever. Got to learn so much and use some incredible microphones. A dream come true.
I planned the session, booked the studio and musicians, and preppedd everything for the recording day. In the team we had Sam Estes helping mic the choir on the first day, and Kirsten Evans and me down in the stage, her conducting while I provided harmonic context, keept an eye on performance, and make sure we checked all our boxes for the Musio instruments. The next days were for the bowed strings and percussion, which was my first hand at mic placements unsupervised. I had the privilege of being able to consult Björk’s engineer, so it was more of a learning experience than a challenge.
And as if the whole experience wasn’t enough, we saw the northern lights just as we walked out of the studio the last day. Truly magical!
Here’s a few of them making some noise