We are progressing nicely with the CD project. Darren Michaels laid down some sweet bass tracks last week and we have a tracking session with Jerry Fields for Mon. Can't wait to get these parts together and start the mixing process!!

Jenn's electric cello has quite a different sound and we have been experimenting with some different techniques for getting it to "tape". We have tried miking our amp as well as direct. So far, I like the miking techniques the best as they add a little more "air" to the sound.

We also recently got a Genz-Benz acoustic amp and I am really happy with it. It has a full range and a warm sound. At our recent gig in Charlottesville our AER battery powered amp crapped out on us. It started making all sorts of hissing and popping sounds (due to the battery dying). The next day we called several music stores and settled on getting the genz-bens amp. It was a third of the price of our other amp and has twice as many features. Can't beat that deal!!

-Jonathan