The recording of “Go” at Laughing Tiger Studios

Introducing my new EP “Go”. It was time to make some noise and reunite with bandmates, friends and my coproducer/husband to make some great music together. There is a better way….enjoy the journey, create music that is inspires us and have a whole heck of a lot of fun in the process. These songs were created with a lot of joy, some great Irish Beer and lots of dark chocolate!

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I’m back with “the boys” (as I affectionately call them). They are drummer Dave Tavel and bassist Robin Hildebrant who worked with me on my last CD “Landing”. “Go” is another beautiful collaboration with these great musicians and wonderful friends who intuitively know how to embrace and enhance the heart and spirit of my songs. They “get it” even when it’s sometimes unclear to me.
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On Songwriting
Musings on the Art of Composing Original Music
Online Music Magazine. Interviewed by Rick Jamison
December 1, 2008

Amy Wigton On Songwriting
Amy Wigton is a singer/songwriter with a “voice as big as all outdoors.” She plays a solid rhythm guitar heavily laced with tasty picking as her voice soars from a beefy wail to a soft whisper. Audiences are moved by the dynamic roller-coaster ride of emotions that her songs convey.
Rick: As a performer, you have been described as “a powerhouse of energy and intensity with the soul of a rocker and the heart of a folk troubadour.” How has your style as a performer influenced your style as a songwriter?
Amy: Most of the time the songs begin with a life of their own and then, as it starts to gel, I begin to stylize the vocals and guitar embellishments that will allow me to put the song across. There was one song I wrote entitled Carry Me Away that I wrote to incorporate a cool vocal leap from chest to head voice that I heard one of my favorite vocalists, Martin Sexton, do on a song of his that I love. Sometimes I hear things that I really like and I sprinkle that into my songs and that comes from all kinds of music I listen to from funk to folk to the music I listen to in yoga class.
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With the assistance of my husband (bless his patient heart) I’ve learned Protools LE to record and produce my music. This was huge for me and it took a couple years to get to where I could produce my new EP. It’s a real challenge playing both engineer and musician and there’s lots of stretching between operating the keyboard and playing the guitar which can be a little strenuous on the back.
I love the recording process. I’ve become a pretty good at editing and can even interpret audio signal shapes to determine if it’s a good take or not. Recording is a wonderful and timeless beast that sucks me in. It’s a struggle to stop and switch gears to my family life but so far I’ve managed to keep it together and have not left my child curbside. I am the only mom I know that sports the headphone hair look.
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