Bottom of the Sea
Putting together an album
I had always wanted to record an album. In spring of 2017, a few months before we were going to be moving away from Memphis, I decided to finally get the project done.
I had met Francisco Pais the previous year at a conference. We had talked about working on a project together, so I got in touch with him and asked him if he’d be interested in producing. I had a bunch of songs I had written, and was just trying to decide what to use.
Francisco had a suggestion that, while unexpected, ended up probably being the best idea for the project. Francisco suggested I take thirty days and just write a ton of new material, rather than trying to assemble something from songs I had written over the past several years.
The material I ended up with is what ended up on the album, recorded over three days at with Francisco, Sam Shoup, and Pee Wee Jackson, whose contributions are immeasurable.
I hope you enjoy this mix of songs about my aspirations, my life, my family and loved ones.
Behind the Scenes
Take a look behind the scenes during the sessions of Bottom of the Sea.
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Thank you to those who supported this project
Katie Clark
Renee Cole
Rose Davis
Nancy Doi
Lee Grinspan
Susan Jensen
Daniel Lynn
Yuki Maguire
Elizabeth Makino
Kazuharu Makino
Mark Makino
Aubree Penney
Tom Schmidt-Makino
Vera & Christian Stanfield
Sara Sweatt
Vickie Rector
Sherry Wood