I love the part where Dean sends me mixes via email.

Our relationship as producer and artist is a collaboration, and a lot of Dean’s musical vision comes out in the mixing process.  He mixes alone, and we both prefer it that way.  When it’s your own music, it’s hard to be objective.

Here’s an example of the kinds of choices Dean will make during the mixing process:

“Bobcat” ending before…

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and after…

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Space is almost always more interesting, isn’t it?

If you like this little sample and want to pre-order a copy of the album, click on the button below.  You’ll also be helping me to fund this endeavor!

Thanks so much for all the support so far.

Today is our 4th anniversary.

….

What is the key to a great relationship?

My friend Jenny says the key to a successful marriage is to “be easy.”

My two cents:

I think you have to have enough in common to connect and stay together, and enough differences to create a spark…and to keep that spark all sparky.

And when you disagree, in the words of Stephen Covey:

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood”

That’s huge.  If I have any advice at all, that’s it.

I knew she was the one right from the start. It’s been a wonderful 4 years, still madly in love.   Here’s to many more!

…the first Ali email I have saved. We both freaked out about the new Superman movie (Superman Returns).  Superman – the way to my heart.

(photo by Tanja Tiziana? We’re not quite sure)

Since I’m in the home stretch now, I’m going to start posting a weekly update every Tuesday on the blog.

If you don’t already know, I’m raising money to make a new record, Aloha Supreme.

Where I am in the process:

• recording
• mixing – Dean is going to be sending me some mixes this week!
• mastering deadline is August 27th.
• finalizing artwork – I’ve seen an amazing first draft.
• manufacturing - very last step (but the most expensive one!)

Previous “Making Of” blog posts:

• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Dean Drouillard, Producer
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Hammy’s Revenge
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Take This, Leave That
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Chet & Chomsky
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Me Her
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Bobcat
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Blanche & Rose
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: Aloha Supreme!
• The Making Of Aloha Supreme: PHOTOS

If you want to pre-order a copy,  you can do that here.

Thank you so much for all the support.  39 days to go…

(photos by Ali Eisner)

I’m very lucky to have a brilliant photographer for a girlfriend.

She came to the studio today to get a few shots of the Good Lovelies session.  I’ll post some of them next week.  For now, take a few minutes to browse through Ali’s Flickr Photostream.  It always inspires me.