Episode 31: New Vocalist

Once again, I set out to find a new vocalist.

I considered whether, this time, I should just sing myself instead of searching for a vocalist.

I recorded one of my own songs, singing it myself.

The result was... not great.

I still needed to find a vocalist.

Some time later, a female vocalist reached out to me online.

We met right away. I played her my demo, and she played me hers.

Her voice was amazing. Husky, and a perfect fit for my songs.

We went straight into the studio and recorded her vocals on one of my songs.

The vocal I had imagined came together, and I thought it had turned into a great track.

Around that time, I was invited to appear at an event for a radio show I'd been on, and I replied that I wanted to use it to debut our new vocalist.

We quickly hired a bassist and drummer for the occasion and started rehearsing in the studio. I thought things were going smoothly.

At our final studio rehearsal before the event, the vocalist said:

"After all, I can't perform."

The reason why...

To be continued.