Orchestra arrangement
Yesterday was a quiet day. Only Jetro, Marcelo and I were working in the studio making edits for the songs already recorded by the band.
It’s great to be able to realize that some of the songs are already ready, just missing my vocals…
I was using one microphone that I very much liked in my previous recordings, but when we started asking for it long time ago, we couldn’t find that microphone in Finland at all!
So yesterday we went through quite many microphones that we had here with us and it was very useful. There can be really big differences between microphones and from my experience, the ones that are usually used in vocal recordings, are not so good for my voice.
Most of the microphones cannot handle my high register, so I need to find one that has good high end, but that can also be warm enough to transmit the softer moments.
I am going to be recording my vocals in two different studios; in Petrax where I am singing most of the “rock” tracks and in El Pie Studios in Buenos Aires where the more organic, movie kind of songs will be recorded.
Today we had another guest with us. Marzi Nyman came to add his guitar effects for some of my songs.
I know Marzi already from my Xmas concerts. He has been playing on my last couple of tours in Finland and I have always loved his way of using the pedals and effects.
He creates unbelievable moods as Doug does with bass.
Some of the songs on this album require special atmospheres and its better to do them organic ways rather than using samples.
Thank you Marzi for your thoughtful work.
Another nice thing happened today. I received the first orchestra arrangement from Jim and I have to say again that he is SO talented. He just blows me away every time with his work.
The orchestra will sound massive and beautiful, just as I wished it would sound. Just wait to hear!
I started recording vocals for the first song “LL”. It was the easiest choice to start with. The song will be absolutely and definitely the heaviest track on my album and written by Alex, Johnny and me.
I think everything went fine with the song and it was fun to record it. Very easy, took me just few takes to get it right ![]()
I’m heading towards new challenges tomorrow.
With love, Tarja



128 Responses to Orchestra arrangement
Leonela(Rosario, Arg.) says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 10:54 pmdani!!
pero al menos la viste y te sacaste fotos con ella!! q suerteee!!!
yo no pude…u.u
no mas la vi en los recitales que fui…
pero ella estaba en el escenario obviamente… jeje
TARJA VENÍ A ROSARIO TAMBIEN!!…..n.n
tus fans rosarinos soñamos con que hagas al menos un recital aca!!….
Leonela(Rosario, Arg.) says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 10:50 pmhola Tarja!!
pasaba a ver si habias posteaso de nuevo…u.u
did you find your microphone at last?…=3
I want to know!!… :p
and when are you going to come to bs as again?
we miss you so much here in argentina!!….
espero q esté saliendo todo bien…=)
besos Tarja!!
with love!
Le0nela…..=)
daniela says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 9:16 pmAaaah ! Tarja .. Cuando venga no voy a perder la oportunidad de abrazarla ! la vi muuuuchas veces en persona y concierto, pero nunca me anime a abrazarla y.y.. Esta vez mi sueño se tiene que cumplir..
I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu ! ♥
Daniela Chuit de Argentina ( Buenos Aires – Capital Federal )
Konstantin says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 9:00 pmHow are you spending time these days, do you work all the time in the studio, or sometimes come outside? May you occur somewhere in Europe?
Konstantin says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 8:52 pmDear Tarja,
Lovely little black kestrel, how are you? What are you doing, how were these vocal sessions?
Have you found the microphone you were seeking for? I know one man, who is a collector of best speech microphones, he has many rare mics in his Moscow studio, including the mics from 30′s, 40′s which used by leaders of empires for public appearance.
Konstantin
Foxsy says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 6:11 pmGreat news for everybody specially to german people
http://www.bravewords.com/news/132933
Almagest says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 5:42 pmBy the way, what would make such a DVD uniquely valuable is that it is much less likely to be simply downloaded by listeners, people would want to buy them. It should be advertised like End of an Era, which was screened in cinemas all over Germany (not sure about other countries). If Universal makes a big enough fuss about it, it WILL be a hit. Even classical listeners (generally older people) could turn out to buy such a release, especially if it is high-quality, and these are particularly in demand as an audience because they are ready to shell out a lot of money for high quality and don’t download. That’s part of the crossover potential I was thinking of. Both Sarah Brightman and Anna Netrebko fans could be enchanted by Tarja too.
Dámaris Guatelli says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 5:38 pmHello Tarja!!! We need your comentaries… hahahaah….
We Miss you… so much!. We want to know since like your recording goes. We wait to see you soon in Bs. As.
An enormous kiss!
Whit Love…
Dámaris.-
Almagest says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 5:22 pmIt would be seriously stupid from Universal not to make such a DVD. But I think they lack competence in the metal sector and do not realise the marketability of such a product. I’ve always thought they are the wrong label and it has turned out that I’m right, they even neglect promotion because they underestimate the commercial potential of Tarja’s music. They simply don’t know how to market metal and how to reach potential audiences (which include a lot of people who are not even dedicated metal listeners – Tarja has a LOT of crossover potential, which makes her all the more valuable for a label from the commercial point of view), and are too close-minded. They keep missing marketing opportunities. For example, they’ve never managed to exploit the recent vampire stories boom, which ties in nicely with Tarja’s “gothic” image (and even a song about vampires on MWS), and would be a nice context to advertise Tarja in (for example the Vampire Diaries TV show), as would fantasy shows with strong female leads (such as Legend of the Seeker), whose audience is very sought for. When “Nemo” was advertised in the surrounding of “Charmed” in Germany, that was a smart move! It’s a shame that I, as a fan, have better ideas to promote Tarja than those people whose job it would be to come up with such ideas. The only reason why Universal have finally given in and grant Tarja a long leash and experiments is that she does perform acceptably, apparently, and that they are not particularly interested in her.
Tarja should at least make sure that a professional recording of the Miskolc concert is made (for example through SameEyes), and if Universal cannot be convinced of an official DVD release, it would be very nice of her to distribute the recording to her fans for free.
Astrid says:
Posted on: February 22, 2010 4:14 pmDear Tarja,
yes, as some others already have written above – a dvd of the Micolsc Concert would be unbelievably great!!!! Please ask Universal if this might be possible! Would be just wonderful to have this special concert on dvd!!
yours,
Astrid