Five days ago I was picked up at LAX airport by the one and only Sirah.
Five days later we had a five song EP. I just got back from the studio with her, laying down the final vocals and doing a bit of mixing, and I’m seriously exhausted. Trust me when I say that she is one of the dopest MCs out right now. You may remember her from her appearance on Brenner’s Breaks Volume 2 last year.
Here’s the backstory: a few months ago I was asked by the guys at FL Studio to demo the software with them at NAMM again. For those of you who might not know, NAMM is basically a convention for music industry whores (the ones who make instruments, not the ones who make CDs) to show off their latest products and generate interest and sales. It’s also a great place to meet a lot of talented people, if you can sift through the douchebags. Believe me, it’s difficult.
Long story short, I figured if my flight was already taken care of I’d go to Los Angeles a bit early and make some music – so I called Sirah and told her to get ready. It was a real pleasure working with her on this EP, which will be released on Drum Attix later this year.
That’s not to say it’s all work and no play out here. I definitely dropped a decent chunk of change on records at Amoeba. That place is huge!
Tomorrow I’m renting a car to swing by Lake Arrowhead (one of the supposed locations of Brian Wilson’s life-changing acid trips) and then heading to Anaheim for the convention. I’ll be posting photos and stories here, so check back this week. In the meantime, check Sirah out and witness the realness.