So here we are at the beginning of 1987. I’d finished up the the Fogerty tour in December of ’86. January, which is notoriously slow for session work, was REALLY slow! I did one recording session for David Fisher at Universal in all of January, two sessions in February and…
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The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 21
Well, today we are going back in the time machine again. This week I am compelled to tell you my Jeff Porcaro stories. The Porcaro family had moved to Los Angeles in 1968, moving to the San Fernando valley. I was in high school at the time, and had a…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 29
It’s mid 1994 and at this point though, I am really considering what the next step would be. In this biz you must always be looking to the future. You never know when whatever gig you are on may be ending. It could be a producer you work for that…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 30
The Life and Times Part 30! A milestone has been reached. 🙂 For those of you that have subscribed, thank you for the interest in my blog. It is much appreciated. Mid-1994. Besides Roundhouse I am still writing with Billy Sherwood and playing with Michael Ruff. Two really great musical…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 31
So, to finish the “Lucias Tokas” album. Libby and I were hard at work writing these songs, and one day Roby Duke who was producing the album for his new label Iridian Records calls me up. He says “Marty, I have some bad news, my investor has backed out. There…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 32
Here is installment #32 of “The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician”. The light at the end of the tunnel is approaching, I am thinking maybe three more installments total as the “major” studio sessions are just about done. Entering 1995 things are changing pretty dramatically. As…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 33
Its 1996 and we are now living in Massachusetts. Libby has a good new job, the kids, Ian and Eric are in school and things are looking cool. We buy a house and I put up my project studio. There are a few music publications that are distributed in Boston…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 45
“The Total Plan” Side A (kind of) 🙂 In 2014 I released my album “The Total Plan”. A real labor of love to be honest. It took 10 years to make. I thought the blog would not be complete without thanking all of the people that worked on this album.…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 47
The Total Plan part 3 In the last episode we looked at the three more songs on my 2014 release. “The Total Plan”. Here are the stories of the last four tunes. If you are interested in the album it can be found here: http://store.cdbaby.com/cd/martywalsh The album is rounded out…