Free Verse Project "He's Gone"

Guitar tracks supplied by Gary Powell
Producer/Composer: Rachel Thompson
Piano: Wesley Ballew 

***Assignment#2 “A walk in the woods” (Mystery Guitar Project)

Producer/Composer: Rachel Thompson 
Guitar: Martin Aker
Piano: Wesley Ballew 
Vocals: Rachel Lieberman

Lyrics: 

they told me your skin would get cold
that yur eyes would close
and that you’d never say another word

i didn’t understand i couldn’t comprehend at 16 what losing you would mean

i watched as you stood, tall and fine
and didn’t give a thought to time

but your hair grew thin and your face grew slim, but I would just pretend, it was all okay 

I wasn’t ready to say goodbye, you left too early in my life and by the time we reached the end it was too late to comprehend that those few days and those few words would be the last you ever heard and now your gone and i grew old when i was young 


i held you as you cried 
in a look we shared our lives
if i could just have one more day 
i wouldn’t let you waste away

i would’ve sung you songs
i would’ve kept you strong 
instead of frozen
 at your door 
couldn’t take 
one step more 

so you take the silence in 
cause you know that you can’t win
your feet fill up with lead
 and you wish that you were dead
and you hold your hand to your mouth 
cause your tempted to shout
and as soon as you cry
it all comes to life 
your alone their gone and by the end of this song 
in your heart theres a pit and you feel your soul split 



Assignment#5 “I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye” (Hello / Goodbye)

Producer: Rachel Thompson 
Definitions supplied by : Gary Powell 
Vocals: Wesley Ballew and Martin Aker 

Assignment #8 "Edison Chair tries to say definitions!" (Micro-Assignment: Glossary of Terminology)

Producer: Rachel Thompson
Music/Lyrics: Martin Aker
Vocals: Rachel Thompson
Guitar: Martin Aker 

Edison Chair Song "Im Leaving You" 

Reason Behind Final Project: 
My band Edison Chair just recorded an EP at Shine Studios and one of our songs was recorded in acoustic in a live room with nothing but a few microphones but it ended up sounding wonderful and had a live feel with studio quality. I knew trying to accomplish the same thing would be difficult considering I have had trouble with eliminating room noise in my vocal tracks. after hanging numerous rugs and blankets on the walls and ground to get a completely quite room I took the time to try out about 20 different mice and mic combinations, I finally decided on my SE compressor mic for vocals, a CAD drum overhead mic for guitar (because it gave the guitar a very bright and present sound) and in the middle to round out the sound I used a Sennheiser e835 vocal mic. 

This project not only broadened my equipment but my skills and to top it off my band now has a new acoustic recording we can add to repertoire! 

Rachel.E.Thompson