Urban Garden Recording Studio

“Don’t yell at a bud because it’s not a flower yet.”

A song from the crooner era, right? Negatory. It was written by a preternaturally talented 17-year old right here in the DMV, along with his 17-year old writing partner in Denver! Recorded here during a whirlwind 2-day, 12-song session, with some nip & tuck afterward. Follow them here or on their social media and streaming platforms!

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The MASC has been a big part of the DC area songwriter scene for decades. Lots of great prizes, great songs, and great people. Have a song to enter? Now is the time. (Now is *always* the time.) www.saw.org/masc

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From Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography: “When you first hear yourself on professional recording tape, you want to crawl in a cold sweat from the room. You always sound better inside your head and in your dreams than you do in the cold light of the playback room. There, the way you truly sound, initially lands on you like a 500 pound weight. Inside your head, you’re always a little better of a singer, a little better of a guitarist. Tape and film have no interest in the carefully protected delusions you’ve constructed to get through your day. You just have to get used to it.”