ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE CD - New Release - February 4, 2010
The newly Remastered ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE CD will be released in February through CD Baby in Oregon.
The original was created, recorded and mastered in 1993 thanks to the acoustic guitar mastery of Michael McCabe of Vancouver, WA and the beautiful folks at SOUNDTRACKS recording studio in Battleground, WA. Thanks Burke and Ronn. It was a wonderful experience.
It all started when Michael came up to me at a church event where Michael was selling his CDs and I was selling my book, ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE and asked, "do you want to do a meditation album together?" How could anyone resist Michael, a very tall and handsome man with a twinkle in his eye. We made arrangements to meet at his home filled with exotic birds.
Michael's quiet basement studio became a magical place where Michael created arrangement after arrangement. Michael had my poetry book, but had never read it. So I opened it that first morning and read a poem at random. As I was reading Michael created the most incredibly beautiful melody. I just listened with joy as the arrangement was completed. Intuitively, I read the poem in sync to the arrangement he had created, amazed at the synergy of what we had created together. It was like "MAGIC".
When Michael and I finished the first song I felt such joy and said, "you are amazing... let's do another". Michael agreed. "This time I am going to just show you the artwork that Elsie created for the poem I have chosen instead of reading the poem to you." We both laughed. Michael was up for the challenge. To my surprise, Michael, proceeded to create the entire arrangement to the poem "One Love One Hope One Dream" without ever hearing the poem read to him. The arrangement was again beautiful and perfectly matched the poem when I read it as a voice-over. "Where two or more are joined".... there AM I.
Our joy and laughter could not be contained as Michael's small dark basement guitar studio filled with Light. "OK", I giggled, issuing my next challenge. "I am going to just read the next poem I choose to you TELEPATHICALLY". Confidently, Michael smiled, ready for the challenge. I turned to another poem at random, guided by Spirit, I am certain. As I silently read the poem, Michael began creating an arrangement which filled my heart with joy. I continued to read the poem silently as Michael played on, fine-tuning the melody. When he finished, I read the poem in sync to the melody he had created.
I had never had so much fun sitting in a small recording studio "playing" with words and sounds while Michael's long fingers danced along the strings of his guitar and I sat across from him with my bare feet propped on top of his little amplifier box. We hugged as we parted knowing we were blessed. "See you tomorrow", Michael waved me good-bye.
Michael and I "played" for five more days in his basement studio, creating 18 original guitar compositions. At his suggestion, we made arrangements to record the album at SOUNDTRACKS in Battleground, WA. Michael and my friend Steve Vaile had both recorded there.
STAY TUNED FOR "THE REST OF THE STORY!"
Sharon Kay