Recording My Debut with My Heroes « Vlada’s Music Blog

Recording My Debut with My Heroes

It’s exactly five years ago that we recorded the basic tracks for my debut album. I can hardly believe it’s that long ago! On June 23-25, 2003, I had the chance to record 13 songs with an all-star band featuring some of the world’s finest players (no name-dropping, for once ). It was nothing short of a miracle. Imagine you’re a basketball fan and player (unknown and averagely talented), and suddenly an all-star team featuring Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant comes to your small village to support you in a local tournament (ok, sorry, I couldn’t resist). That’s crazy, right? Well, by God’s grace alone, that happened to me in musical terms. It turned out to change my life completely. Later that year, we recorded the 14th song acappella with Take 6, my biggest heroes of all, which surpassed my wildest dreams. Through them, I ended up finishing the album in Nashville. After going back and forth between Switzerland and the US, I’m now on the verge of relocating to Nashville. It’s been a rollercoaster ride since the album has not been finished, let alone released yet, due to many reasons. But I’ve learnt countless valuable lessons along the way, and looking back I simply know that there was reason for all the detours. I hesitate saying this, but this time I am confident that my debut will actually be released in early 2009. It will be the beginning of a new season that I am truly looking forward to!