The Story - Recording 'Reclaiming Space'

Creating ‘Reclaiming Space’ felt like a mammoth journey that never seemed to end. It would be about three years from the time I started fiddling about on a digital multi-track recorder till I got to listen to the studio treatment of the songs that had caused my neighbours, my family and my cat so many headaches. The delay owed itself to a number of reasons. First, juggling a full-time job, a part-time degree and a solo music career can be a bit tricky, particularly when the 25th hour of the day remains mischievously elusive. Secondly, writing by oneself, albeit highly rewarding, is also very time-consuming and the time to finish songs grows exponentially. Further to this, the extremely busy schedules of David Vella (producer/engineer) and myself meant that finding a slot for the recording sessions was tough. Consequently, recording sessions had to be spread over a whole year. Yet despite the wait, the making of ‘Reclaiming Space’ proved to be a very interesting chapter in my life.

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" juggling a full-time job, a part-time degree and a solo music career can be a bit tricky, particularly when the 25th hour of the day remains mischievously elusive "