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Table of contents for The Record Contract
- The Record Contract; Part I: The Audition
- The Record Contract; Part II: The Callback
- The Record Contract; Part III: The Phone Call
- The Record Contract; Part IV: The Gathering
- The Record Contract; Part V: Getting To Know You
- The Record Contract; Part VI: Growing Closer
- The Record Contract; Part VII: Trouble in Paradise
- The Record Contract; Part VIII: Pressure Rising
- The Record Contract; Part IX: Decisions, Decisions
- The Record Contract; Part XI: Meanwhile
- The Record Contract; Part XII: The Studio
- The Record Contract; Part XIII: The Contract
- The Record Contract; Part XIV: Bonding
- The Record Contract; Part XV: A Response
- The Record Contract; Part XVI: Toni’s Party
- The Record Contract; Part XVII: Waiting Game
- The Record Contract; Part XVIII: The Hammer Falls
- The Record Contract; Part XIX: A Realization
- The Record Contract; Part XX: A Pinch of Insult
I was pleasantly surprised when I first opened the door leading into the rehearsal studio. I was the first to arrive and could take in the quiet and bask in the heady smell of the polished wood floor. Delious and Jeff soon arrived with Jerimy Koeltzow and Doug Urie from Oklahoma. I was noodling around on the piano while they got settled in.
We sort of spontaneously struck up a Vince Gill song, “Go Rest High on that Mountain.” A beautifully haunting melody with traditional bluegrass-style harmonies. As we hit the chorus, Stephen Parker entered and joined in with his high tenor part. Matthew Hayes arrived adding a perfect third below my lead. Jerimy rounded out the bass, and Doug struggled to find his way in before stopping altogether, foretelling some issues we would have later in the studio. Doug was absolutely unable to find a harmony part. He could sing lead, he had a decent voice, but when it came to singing a different part, he was lost.
When the song was over, we realized that Delious and Jeff were staring openly at us. There was a moment of awkward silence before Delious spoke up and said, “Magic.”
5 Comments
I say we vote Doug off the island! (Is that how it works here?)
Hey! I remember that Vince Gill Concert. Didn’t LeAnn Rimes open for him that night?
Toby - It’s entirely possible that LeAnn opened for him the night we saw him… but I was thinking you and I went to the one where Reba opened for him. I could be wrong. I’ve seen him several times, so they get jumbled up in my head.
I would definately remembered if it were Reba. If you remember correctly, Reba is a Goddess to me. I remember it being LeAnn because she was singing Blue when we finally got to the concert and I (just being re-exposed to civilization after a long 3 month absence) had never heard her sing that song.
Toby - See, this is why I need people around me who have good memories. I remember you and I and Michele going to the concert at the outdoor amphitheater to see Vince. Specifics beyond that… got me.