The Harps and Gear I Used to Record “50 Grand”
“50 Grand” is the only piece on my record “The Lucky One” that has something close to a standard 12-bar blues structure. I broke up the 12-bar form with a vamp that includes a cool harmonica horn section, and the lyric structure–unlike a typical blues–does…
The Harps and Gear I used on “Orphan Black”
“Orphan Black” is the theme song for the BBC series of the same name (which is about a bunch of clones, in case you didn’t know). The piece was written and produced by Amon Tobin, who (if you’ve heard the original) is pretty deep into…
“The Lucky One” is here! Check out the songs!
Richard Hunter has released “The Lucky One,†the groundbreaking 21st century rock harmonica record. The 13 songs on this record, including ten originals plus covers of Morphine’s “Early to Bed,†Amon Tobin’s “Orphan Black,†and ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians’s “96 Tearsâ€, are full on rockers with a unique sound driven by layers of amped-up effected harmonicas. This record establishes entirely new roles for the harmonica in a rock band, and the result is a big new sound and new life for the instrument.
Video of the Day 2 April 2017: Will Pound solo
25 days to the release of “The Lucky One” (Mid-April)
My 21st century rock harmonica record “The Lucky One” has been mixed and mastered, and we’re down to graphics, pressing, and shipping. Graphics will be finished this weekend. After that, it’ll take 5-10 days to make the CDs and another 5-10 days to ship to…
How I Recorded “The Lucky One”
I’m planning to do a series of posts describing the specific sounds and techniques I used to record every song on “The Lucky One,” and I thought I’d start out by laying out the overall process that took this record from idea to finished recording.
Stay tuned for details on the instruments and FX used for “The Lucky One!”
“The Lucky One,” my 21st century rock harmonica record, will be released this month. Once it’s released, I’m going to do a series of posts in which I describe the harmonicas and FX used on the record, track-by-track. In case you were wondering, EVERY harmonica…
“The Lucky One” is on target for release this month!
I haven’t posted much to this blog lately; been too busy behind the scenes getting “The Lucky One” ready for release. At this point the overdubs are done, the mixes are underway, and we’re getting the artwork ready for production. Whew! Lotta stuff. Worth the…
“The Lucky One” is coming soon, but not before Christmas
I’m nearly finished with vocal and harp overdubs for my record “The Lucky One.” I’d originally thought we’d have the record available for sale (and for distribution to the people who contributed to the Indiegogo fundraiser) by Christmas, but it’s looking more like January now….
Making the Harps a Little More Grippy
When I recorded with the band in Philadelphia for my upcoming record “The Lucky One,” we had to turn off the air conditioning in the studio every time we did a take, and that room got pretty toasty after a while. On some of the…
