How did the session with Glyn come about?
Ethan and I had talked about the coming sessions for a while, sort of waiting patiently for the appropriate window to start this particular type of thing. When the window finally came and he invited me down, he told me that his dad was in town and he would be joining us initially to assist with the sessions. Before I knew it we were cutting the first two songs.
What was Glyn like to work with?
I knew it was a rare opportunity and that Ethan and Glyn hadn't done much together by way of co-production or anything, so I was really ready to learn a lot. The short time I had to work with Glyn was extremely fun, informative and invaluable as a studio experience. Most of all it was just an honor to have someone of that caliber focus on my music.
How did Ethan's wanting to get live performances change the way you've worked in the past?
Didn't change it too much in the sense that I discovered quite a while ago that I seem to do better playing mostly live in the studio. So I was pretty happy he wanted to do it that way.
Would you record differently in the future because of this experience?
It's not that I would record differently, it's just that it confirms in my mind how I should record. I like it a lot and it keeps the music fresh.
Did you ever get frustrated with the process?
Not really. Working with Ethan was easygoing for a couple reasons. We're just compatible musically and, in fact, for some reason we even bypassed typical pre-production on this one. It just sort of fell together.
