Invictus - 90% finished

Invictus is mostly done after a weekend of vocal takes and comps on my digital audio workstation (and old-fashioned pen and paper for edit notes). While I'm working on the final cover art, SquareSpiral will pick the music up for another round of mixing and production.

Recording Final Vocals for Invictus

It's a beautiful day outside. While I would have rather been out, I'm thankful for the sunshine, it makes for good light. I've video recorded all my sessions for Invictus so far. With some luck I'll be able to stitch them together when the song is complete.

Coming soon - Invictus!

I worked on vocal tracks for the upcoming single, "Invictus", today. This will be another electronically charged track featuring the musical production of Chris Upfield of Square Spiral. We also just added Colin Upfield's background vocals. It's all coming together nicely. This afternoon my wife helped craft the lyrics into what you'll likely see as the cover for the single - Thank You Sara!

I first encountered Invictus as a song I sang for a classical high school vocal recital, many years ago. The words come from a poem by William Ernest Henley (1849-1903). I had completely forgotten about the poem and the song until late 2013. My work on the Beck Song Reader collection inspired me to look into public domain poems and songs. Once I saw the words for Invictus, I remembered really liking it.  I think you will enjoy this new song....I can't wait to share it with you!