As the producer and engineer of the new recording project, he's been wildly successful at keeping my primitively circular mind in check. What was supposed to be a two week project has stretched on, though happily so.

The rough mixes are in, but it's already clear that it wouldn't be what it is without his talents.

Check out his studio, Busted Barn, for more info.

I didn't really know my songs until I had to pick them apart sonically. It was frustrating at first--especially when it came to timing--to be forced to listen for things that I had never stopped to notice.

I started to hear things that weren't there and make up progressions that were clearly misplaced. I had imagined that the guitars would take two days to get down. I was wrong. Very wrong. In one case, I had to protest and insist on a live recording. Pete wasn't happy with the idea.

Next week brings singing and hopefully others like Josh Madore who stop by and play along too.