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…
Metal Female Voice | Interview with Robyn Christine
Metal Female Voices: It’s really an honor to be talking to you. Robyn Christine: Thank you!! I’m so happy you reached out to me! Metal Female Voice: How would you describe your music in your own words? Robyn Christine: Rock opera: Halestorm meets Muse. Metal Female Voice: Do you have a favorite singer which…
Null Paradox Live | Video
For more videos, click HERE. Gertrude & Grace Buy our book and music HERE Gertrude & Grace Live Grace, Lead vocals~Robyn Christine Gertrude, Backing vocals~Rachel Matz The Bully~Eric Scott Baker Lead guitar~Chris Mick Keyboards~Eric Prater Drums~Dave Ziozios Bass~Tom Libertiny Produced by Zoltan Entertainment Lighting and set design by Spirit Design UK Illustrations by Ana…
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…
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.