Levi Hummon Session & More

As usual, I’ve been playing drums as much as I possibly can…

 

VEL Records Studio/Levi Hummon

Last week I went to VEL Records Studios in Dumbo, Brooklyn for a recording session, working with my good friend, the songwriter and producer Felix McTeigue.   I never know what to expect when Felix calls, but it’s always fun.  When I walked into the session, I heard a singer named Levi Hummon.  He and Felix had written a song earlier that day, and they were demoing it.  Levi was working on the vocals when I arrived. First of all, this kid can sing.  Second of all, the song is a hit. I have no idea what will happen with the song; we were only making a demo. But, Levi was recently signed to Big Machine, perhaps the most successful record label of this past year, so all signs are pretty positive. I was also happy I got to work a fantastic singer and songwriter named Jenna Torres on the very same session. We recorded two of her songs which were both lovely.

I am really looking forward to hearing all of these tracks.

 

MANCIE

Many gigs with MANCIE.  Andrea and I recently began working with some new players.   Lily Masse played her first show with us as a featured guitarist recently, and man, can she play!  Her energy is positive and overflowing with passion.  She just loves to play and we had a great time at our recent gig.  She ripped it up–a real shredder. Yuka Tadano joined us on bass, and she is another great player. We know them both because of our guest appearance in Lily’s band The Rocket Queens back in August.

 

LEVEL 5

I’ve decided to call my new band LEVEL 5. The band is going to be an instrumental rock/fusion project.  The idea for the name came from Andrea, my girlfriend and co-conspirator in MANCIE. Things have been moving too slowly for me with this one, but it’s my baby and I want to get it right. I was working with one composer, but things didn’t work out, and I had to find another way to get the material written. I am a drummer, not a composer, and I think I should keep it that way. Working on my drumming is really all I want to do. So, I’ve found two new people to work with and they are both arranging some songs for me as I write this.  By late January I should have four charts done, and then I can start testing out the material. This band is going to allow me to stretch out a bit more. Stay tuned.

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