Next Big Thing
One of the super cool things about having a recording studio and working with so many talented artists is all the calls, e-mails, and CDs that get dropped off. Once in a while - like yesterday - there is a pleasant surprise in the mailbox - a shining star just waiting to be polished up a bit. Although in this case it doesn't need to be polished so much as tracked to 2 inch tape! Twenty-year-old Mitchell Sumner Gonzales e-mailed to book some time and then dropped off his CD. All I can say is wow! It reminds me of hearing Os Mutantes, XTC, or Pet Sounds for the very first time. His songs were all recorded in Garage Band, but they are fresh, completely experimental, and have an amazing pop sensibiity and sense of whatever the heck that is that just draws you in and hangs on tight. I've never even met him, but I can't wait to track these songs. Check him out on MySpace. I love his song, Making Me Pale. Go Mitch!