Let’s rewind a bit to just before Victoria became mad at Annabelle~non-linear storytelling and all of that. Siren’s Song is about how Victoria will be getting back at Seth with the help of Annabelle, her confidant. It also shows what Annabelle wants from The Bully. And Annabelle gives a little away about why she looks…
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Lost and Found | Music | Video
When we left off with Victoria & Annabelle, they’d agreed that they were more than friends: they were confidants. So what’s Annabelle doing asking The Bully for help minutes after Victoria leaves to confront Seth? It’s time for a little background about the relationship between Annabelle & The Bully. Lost and Found is our first…
Love or Destiny | I May Be Over You
You know that feeling when you’ve had enough of someone? This is the story behind our song I May Be Over You, written by Tom Libertiny and Robyn Christine. It was around 2 o’clock in the morning at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in England. Patrick Phillips, our engineer, was busy mixing and tweaking one of…
Gertrude & Grace CD and Downloads Available!
Our music album Gertrude & Grace is now available on CD and downloadable songs! You’re invited to join us at our upcoming live event at the Magic Bag Theater, Ferndale, Michigan, USA on February 11. For more music, book, videos and photographs, you’re invited to join our E-mail List. Lead vocals~Robyn Christine Backing vocals~ Rachel Matz Guitars~Chris…
Recording in England and the U.S. | Part 1
In response to your many questions, here’s the behind-scenes story of the place, people, process, equipment and how you too can record your own world-class album. For our album Gertrude & Grace we used a hybrid recording process based in Detroit and at Real World Studios in England. Full disclosure: In this series of articles, we’ll…
Live on TapDetroit Radio | December 8
You’re invited to join us on Jeff’s Album Review on TapDetroit.com. We’ll be playing songs from our upcoming CD Gertrude & Grace, performing live unplugged and talking with Jeff about our experience at Real World Studios in England. Patrick Phillips from Real World Studios is planning to join us from England. And Rachel Koontz, co-author…
Recording at Real World | Mixing and Mastering
One of the many benefits of having multiple studios onsite at Real World is the high speed at which we can compare original mixes to the mastered versions of the mix while the song remains fresh in our minds. Patrick Phillips and Tom Libertiny take a lot of notes while we’re listening back to a draft master and we’re able to quickly…
Rachel’s Real World
In addition to being a great singer, Rachel has a wonderful photographer’s eye. Here’s Rachel’s view from Real World Studios in England. For more photos and video, click HERE.
Recording at Real World | Vocals Completed
Robyn and Rachel did a great job completing their vocal recordings and now we’re moving on to mixing! Patrick Phillips started with our song Glass Desert and we’ll continue mixing until all 11 songs have been completed. Then it’s over to Tim Oliver for final mastering. For more photos and video, click HERE.
Bath | England
Real World Studios is located just 20 minutes east of the ancient Roman city of Bath, England. We took some time off to visit while Patrick Phillips was working on edits at Real World Studios. Check out Patricks’ new Twitter @PatrickCPhillip For more photos and videos, click HERE.