Production. Songwriting. Recording. Mixing. Mentoring. Online collaboration.
I was recently having a fairly deep conversation with a friend about what I do for a living and what I do for my own sanity. I’m a songwriter, so in the Venn diagram for those two categories, songwriting appears in the middle bit. She asked me an interesting question: “What kind of songwriter are … Read more
I’m a little annoyed, so instead of getting grumpy with my wife, short with my kids or ranting on Twitter, I thought I’d gather my thoughts and talk to you about songs. Why songs, and why am I annoyed? I’ll be open and honest: The Guardian is my natural UK media habitat. But I just … Read more
We all have busy lives, these days. So busy I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever find the time and energy to write another song. And that thought lead me on to thinking about when and where I best function as a songwriter. I can hear you now… “David, rather than thinking about songwriting, and rather … Read more
Is that really David The Recording Booth playing acoustic guitar for 90s dance-music-pioneers Sunscreem? What is this madness? A bunch of years ago in deepest, darkest Essex I did some acoustic guitar sessions for a couple of nearby musician/producers. They’d seen me playing guitar with AloneMe at a local festival and liked my style, so … Read more
I’ve been working with the splendid, multi-talented chap that is Louis de Bernieres for a few months. Yes, most people know him as the author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, but to me he’s a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter who asked me to help him capture his music. Anyway, initially I helped him finish off gathering together the … Read more
This is the current operational selection of mugs at the Booth household. I can hear the question now… “Why have you shared a picture of your mugs with us, David?” Well, it’s an ‘individual’ thing. A ‘not the same’ thing. A ‘gloiously not conforming to a template’ thing (unless you view the uniform presence of … Read more
As I get older, I appreciate more and more how lucky I am to have a talent for music. As I type, I’m just a couple of weeks off turning 42. I’ve been involved in actively learning, performing, making, writing, being immersed in music since I was a kid, growing up in a house full … Read more