{"id":508,"date":"2011-07-06T19:52:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billythekidonline.com\/site\/?p=508"},"modified":"2011-07-06T19:52:01","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T19:52:01","slug":"catastrophe-the-making-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billypettinger.com\/billythekid\/2011\/07\/06\/catastrophe-the-making-of\/","title":{"rendered":"catastrophe – the making of"},"content":{"rendered":"

a long time ago in a land far away (america<\/a>) I met some pretty great people who also happened to be pretty great at music. <\/p>\n

in a drunken stupor we decided to call ourselves Billy the Kid & The Southside Boys (seeing as they were all, clearly, from the the wrong side<\/a> of the tracks<\/a> and I am clearly an outlaw whose likeness garners around 2.3 million<\/a>).<\/p>\n

it was the best of times, it was the bestest-er of times. in efforts to not waste money, i used up everyone’s airmiles and flew to studios who were willing to help out The Cause<\/a>. from Vancouver to Virginia to Toronto and back, we somehow managed to make this album sounds pretty alright (in my opinion) and not crazy expensive.<\/p>\n

I spent money on things that need money spent on them (drum sounds, good people, good rooms, good microphones) and tried to be mindful of things like time (allowing myself only a couple takes per song on vocals, guitar and piano if necessary) and recording\/mixing remotely when possible. it became apparent to me you don’t have to spend a million dollars to make an album. <\/p>\n

here’s some behind the scenes shots of me and the Southside Boys goofing around…proving you also don’t have to be so serious just because you’re making music, and Fun, is *still* #1.<\/p>\n

billy.
\nCatastrophe – The Making Of<\/a>
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