When the COVID pandemic happened I, like all working musicians had every single gig cancelled for over two years.

I found myself with a lot of time on my hands, so I focused on writing and recording original music.

Once the restrictions eased up enough to allow limited travel I was able to work on the project with friends in other cities.

I recorded four new songs in Winnipeg with the Juno Award Winning band The Brothers Landreth and did further recording in Vancouver.

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In 2007, I was fortunate enough to meet and spend time with Beatles producer Sir George Martin.

He was a truly kind gentleman who loved to talk about The Beatles and his many years at Abbey Road.

For a devoted diehard Beatles fan like me, it was genuinely like meeting one of the Beatles.

Martin is often referred to as the fifth Beatle.

I remember thinking how cool it would be to ever see Abbey Road Studios in person.

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So, I booked my first recording session and headed to London.

My first trip to Abbey Road was in April of 2023.

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Working and recording at Abbey Road was such a fulfilling experience that I decided to go back in September of 2023 to finish what I had started and fully complete the project.

This process is called mastering and is the last step in putting the absolute finishing touches on a song. This second trip to Abbey Road was every bit as magical as the first.

The mixing and mastering engineers that I worked with have become friends and I will be forever grateful for their expertise and genuine care in helping me to produce this first batch of songs.

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