Nathan Johnson

Welcome to my daily blog.
This is where I post things I'm currently working on and thinking about.
I write songs, score films, produce bands, and make visual art and photographs.

I lead a sprawling band/art collective called The Cinematic Underground and run a small independent record label called Cut Narrative . I'm also an artist at The Made Shop with my brothers Marke and Zachary. Twitter @NTJohnson

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Lyric Sheets. Katie’s Leetle Eeetsy-Beeetsy Lyric Sheets.*
I am so excited about this song.
*(This is what happens when your vocal booth is a closet and you’re trying to avoid reflections)

Lyric Sheets. Katie’s Leetle Eeetsy-Beeetsy Lyric Sheets.*

I am so excited about this song.

*(This is what happens when your vocal booth is a closet and you’re trying to avoid reflections)

Katie Chastainsongwritingproducing +

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Zach working out a beat for KC’s new CD.

And speaking of squashed crappy video, what is up with iMovie?! I don’t want to upgrade to the new version because the interface sucks. But apparently the old version can’t handle iPhone video dimensions.

Katie Chastainzachary johnsonproducing +

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damadesign:

Katie listening to Nathan and Phil recording bass for her next album. It’s amazing to see how it happens and the work of these wonderful artists.

damadesign:

Katie listening to Nathan and Phil recording bass for her next album. It’s amazing to see how it happens and the work of these wonderful artists.

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Midside, %13 (thanks to Eric Tate).
Electric guitar for The Lamplighter

Midside, %13 (thanks to Eric Tate).

Electric guitar for The Lamplighter

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Recording Curtains. New Haven, CT.
When you make an album and have considerably more amazing amounts of friends than amazing amounts of money, you travel around and set up gear in these amazing friends’ houses. Witnesseth ye the amazing Jonny Rodgers playing Hammered Dulcimer on Curtains.

Recording Curtains. New Haven, CT.

When you make an album and have considerably more amazing amounts of friends than amazing amounts of money, you travel around and set up gear in these amazing friends’ houses. Witnesseth ye the amazing Jonny Rodgers playing Hammered Dulcimer on Curtains.

Katie Chastainproducing +

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ProTools 8. Vocal Comping
I LOVE the new track comping feature in ProTools 8. Not to mention the new visual aesthetic.
(For any of you reading who might also be PT users… the above mentioned comping feature also enables something I’ve been waiting a long time for ProTools to integrate: the ability to add or cut time in a session and have it make the change across every single playlist. To do this, just expand each track to playlist view before you make the time change. Yes! Highly recommended.)

ProTools 8. Vocal Comping

I LOVE the new track comping feature in ProTools 8. Not to mention the new visual aesthetic.

(For any of you reading who might also be PT users… the above mentioned comping feature also enables something I’ve been waiting a long time for ProTools to integrate: the ability to add or cut time in a session and have it make the change across every single playlist. To do this, just expand each track to playlist view before you make the time change. Yes! Highly recommended.)

Katie Chastainproducing +

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Katie’s new album. Cambridge, Ma.
Just finished a long week of vocal recording. Anytime I see multiple screens on a desk I am still compelled to take a photo. As in, “check out how much techmology we is using.”

Katie’s new album. Cambridge, Ma.

Just finished a long week of vocal recording. Anytime I see multiple screens on a desk I am still compelled to take a photo. As in, “check out how much techmology we is using.”

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From the archives. Brick score
The first article on the home-style scoring process from my local paper in Bournemouth, England. I was living on the south coast while I wrote and recorded the score for Brick.

From the archives. Brick score

The first article on the home-style scoring process from my local paper in Bournemouth, England. I was living on the south coast while I wrote and recorded the score for Brick.

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On the door outside the vocal booth.  (updated from a couple days ago!)

On the door outside the vocal booth. (updated from a couple days ago!)

Katie Chastainproducingsongwriting +

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And then there are days when you write four bridges for a song and throw them all away.

Because, let’s face it, some songs just don’t need a bridge.

And then there are days when you write four bridges for a song and throw them all away.

Because, let’s face it, some songs just don’t need a bridge.

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