Who is Jon Black

The mix is final and my bags are packed. We’re just sorta wrapping up some stuff and then it’ll be off to get lunch. I’m loading up my iPod and getting it ready for the wonderful 8-9 hour drive back to Charleston. I’m going to head through Atlanta for sure to see [...]

Yes, I’m back in the coffee shop where everyone is unique. I’m sipping on Vanilla Latte and observing my surroundings. It’s not really the same without my Fiance, Lauren. She’s the only person I would really come here with. She’d complain about the coffee and I’d watch for a musician I’d [...]

Just wanted to let you know:

You’re lookin’ good!

So, we’ve completed the tracking of the album. If you’re not sure what that is I’ll explain. When you record an individual instrument it’s called a track. So, we’ve completed the process of recording all the instruments. In a short explanation: we’ve recorded all the instruments.
Now we’re moving on to mixing. [...]

So, my fiance just left a little while ago. Let’s see, since then I’ve sulked a little, watched the last minute of the GA game, watched survivor, and now I’m updating my blog. She’s heading back to Charleston tomorrow but she’s breaking the trip up by dropping in on her family in Spartanburg, [...]

This came out of her mouth: “I know that situation happened to me, but I am real, and every artist that you loved has probably lip-synched once in their life,” she adds with a laugh.
Okay. I’ve never lip-synced any of my music. That’s an embarassment. What PR person told her that to [...]

So, I taught my fiance how to play poker. After that she beat me twice. This is me after the first loss….

I wasn’t happy. However, I’m pretty dang happy right now because I’m listening to a wonderful fiddle player laying stuff down on the new record. I mean, it’s pretty awesome. [...]

I’m sitting here in Nashville at this coffee shop called Fido. It’s a trendy little cafe where all the cool kids with faux hawks and serious bed-head hang out. I’m guilty of have both in my day so I have liberty to talk about it…. also, as far as bed head is concerned, [...]

so, we started working on vocals a few minutes ago.
Direct quote from Mitch when talking about my singing skills: “Occasionally you’re pretty good.”
He was kidding… i think…
Actually, I’ve never liked my voice when it’s recorded… but it’s sounding good. I also know I’ll always be my toughest critic.
oh, and by the way, he [...]

This has been a great week to say the least. When I left the studio on Friday I couldn’t wait to get back in on Monday. It’s been a good weekend to rest. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us this week and I’m excited to see where we [...]