Item 5 - It's in the planning stages!

Ok, so one of my 40 things before I'm 40 was to record at least one song at Real World Studios, the home studio  of Peter Gabriel and also the birthplace of parts of Marillion's last two albums and parts of Steve Rothery's Ghosts of Pripyat album.

Well, that idea has developed somewhat and got a bit bigger and a bit more exciting.

I decided to contact Real World and find out a bit about their pricing and the space available and what's included and what's there.  I discovered that although the prices are certainly not cheap, they are not overly prohibitive either, and include overnight accommodation at the studios on the day of recording as well as a 12 hour recording day, two of which should be enough to get the foundations of an album well and truly off the ground.

This, coupled with the stunning Yamaha C3 Grand Piano in the "Big Room" and Bosendorfer Mini-Grand in the "Wood Room" and the 360 degree tour which the studio coordinator emailed to me, got me thinking - how about we record most of my next album there?

So, I talked to the rest of the team - Becky, Patch and Duncan and as you might suspect they were all as up for it as I am.

Now, clearly, I will need some help with funding this venture, and I will again be turning to the wonderful Kickstarter, and the fabulous fans who have supported me thus far, and hopefully some new people who'd like to come along for the ride with this one.  One of the bonuses of using Real World is that we can have an extra person or two along for the ride with us, so one of the Kickstarter Pledge items will be the chance to spend the day or two days in the studio with the band watching the album take shape, and an overnight stay into the bargain!

In the mean time, just to get your interest going, here are some pictures of the studios.