So it’s 1am friday night and no, no one is out on the town but rather everyone is staying late at the studio to work. Like Jeff said in his latest vlog, things are really coming to an end and it’s really crunch time to finish everything, hence the lack of updates. Instead of vlogging all 5 guys are hard at work putting the finishing touches on all songs. This is the part where pretty much all parts are recorded and the boys go over everything to add all the little details and polish off the song in order to make it really complete. It’s a pretty long process but definately worth it when you hear the results. Speaking of results, i’m going to head back into the control room, where the final notes are being finished on “The End”.
Get it? The end of the end.

So it’s been a couple of days where things have been a little more chill at the studio. A lot of editing needed to be done so the guys got a little bit of a breather. Plus, last thursday was a day off cause Celine Dion needed the studio for a day. The guys agreed to take the day off, and then Celine cancelled cause she got sick. Sorry Celine, hope you feel better! In the mean time, here’s Sebastien, updating you with the latest.

 

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Hello from the studio, day 16. I’m actually not sure what day it is anymore. The guys have been taking sundays off so if I don’t count sundays it is day 16… with sundays I’m too lazy to count. I guess you guys really cannot be more updated on this studio process than you already are since the guys have been blogging away like crazy. As you’ve probably read, things are moving along quite nicely. It’s 19h33 right now and as I type this the guys are putting the final touches on “Your Love is a Lie”. The song was pretty much finished but they used today to add all the little bells and whistles that really make a track finished: a couple extra back vocals, a small piano part that Pierre just played to add to the song etc. Sounds great. “Time to Say Goodbye” is pretty much done with so after tonight that’s 2 completed songs and 4 more that are getting there, it’s pretty exciting. That’s it for today, our friend Sloppy Don is in town so I’m gonna go entertain him. Tomorrow should be a little more exciting so I’ll try to get you guys a video…

No, it’s not already the end of the recording procees, far from it in fact… But that is the name of the latest song that the guys tracked yesterday which brings my count to 3 songs that have drums, bass and guitars completed. We’re gearing up to have Pierre start signing so producer Dave Fortman got a couple of different mics set up to figure out which one would sound best for different songs. It’s quite a process I tell ya, but going well. Also, I know that Jeff is in the process of writting a blog rigth now, so you’ll get to experience things from his perspective… That’s it from the SP Studio for now, more soon.

Things are looking up in the studio here as day 2 is slowly coming to an end. Yesterday, after setting up all the gear, coming up with good sounds and finding the right tones, David started the show by tracking bass for a song called “Time To Say Goodye”. This morning it was Seb’s turn on rhythm guitar and as I write this Jeff is nailing down the leads… Things might seem a little slow, but it’s actually moving along quite well. The only hickup slowing down the process is the Nintendo Wii that we have here, but more on that another time… For now, check out some pics of the guys, hard at work.

The boys are back home and today marked the first day of the studio in Montreal. No more moving around, at least for a couple of weeks, as the guys will be recording pretty much the rest of the album here. Day one is usually a pretty boring one, as you can see in today’s video.

 

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The day has come! The five guys are all together today locked away in a studio starting day one of the recording process. First order of business is pre-production for about a week where all the songs written for the record will be looked at from all angles to make sure that they are all done and finalized with the right tempos and parts before they lay down the foundation of the tracks with drums. Everyone arrived in LA yesterday and we had an awesome dinner with Dave Fortman, who’s producing the record. The good news is that Dave is an awesome guy and everyone get’s along great so the guys are ready to work. So that’s pretty much the game plan for the next week or so and then once all the songs have been polished, drums will start and only once that is done are we going back to Montreal to record the rest. I’m excited to be around so I can get you guys a bunch of video updates, vlogs and pics. I just got a new fisheye lens for my camera so I’ll be putting that to good use. In the mean time, here’s the first pic of the 3rd record: The whole crew with Dave Fortman, Jeremy who’s engineering and Eric, the guys’ manager. More to come soon!