We just finished a successful mastering session in Hollywood! This means post production is over and the album is now officially complete!!  Below are a couple of photos from the studio.

Wow, the last two weeks have been crazy! I am pleased to announce that the recording of the new album is officially complete!! It has been a long 14 months, and the music is now ready for post-production. Bryan and I will be heading down to Los Angeles at the end of November for final audio mastering. We will also be making a big announcement while on location in Hollywood so stay tuned!

Meanwhile in the studio...Bryan and I are finishing up the final layout of the album artwork. Once that is complete, we'll head over to our replication facility that will assemble a mock-up of the album. I am also currently preparing another sheet music release, which will be available in just a couple of weeks! I'll keep you posted -

-Kevin

Welcome to the new and improved KevinBluemel.com! In preparation for all the changes and new music on its way, we decided to start by giving the website a facelift. This is the first of many exciting changes and announcements planned in preparation for the album release. Visit an all new photo gallery containing pictures from a recent Photoshoot as well as completely redesigned about and shop pages.

The album is in the final stretch of recording and only a few weeks away from post production. With only a couple more behind the music posts remaining, new announcements and surprises are on the way including another sheet music release! Stay tuned...


-Kevin

Hello everyone!  I am very excited. We just finished the photo shoot for the upcoming album.  The photo shoot was done by the talented Jon Woodbury.  While we were there his assistant, Lyndsey Jackson, was kind enough to create a behind the scenes video. 

It's been a few weeks since I've done a music update so it's about time I fill you in. I'm nearing the final months of recording and the album is about 75% complete. There are still a few songs I haven't told you about, one of which is coming back for a reappearance from the last album.

I generally frown on using material from a previous album when recording a new project. I soon realized, however, after a complete reinvention of Seaside’s sound design, I just had to put this new version on the album.

What's different about it? Well for starters I completely reworked the introduction to give it a calmer, more relaxing feel. The real spectacle, however, comes later when a breathtaking cello takes the song to new heights, ushering in an exhilarating string movement with accents from 20 or so 1st and 2nd violins. The difference between the old version and the new is night and day. It's quite remarkable how well the song came together in this new rendition. It's about as close to perfection as I believe Seaside can get.

I'd keep writing but I'm off to do more recording and a photoshoot for the album artwork this week. Check back in a week or so and I'll post some behind the scenes photos from the shoot.

-Kevin