Try Not To Panic, by Zak Schaffer

Try Not To Panic

by Zak Schaffer

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1.	Be My Better Half 03:03	buy track
2.	When The Shoe Fits 02:33	buy track
3.	Color Coded Heart 02:54	buy track
4.	Prove Me Wrong 03:19	buy track
5.	My Gun Let Me Down 04:04	buy track
6.	The Funeral 03:08	buy track
7.	Something Wrong With Love 03:16	buy track
8.	Disaster Days 02:20	buy track
9.	Kerosene 03:16	buy track
10.	Lovely Scenery 02:08	buy track

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How this record was made:

Like a lot of records made these days, one takes one’s harddrive to different studios and uses many engineers and musicians. This record is no exception.

I started recording this at Fernando Perdomo’s Reseda Ranch Studio. I had a bunch of songs, but only Disaster Days remains from those sessions. After writing a few more songs, I began recording at Studio 428. I was doing everything myself, but didn’t love the results. Only Kerosene remains from those sessions. Geoff Pearlman and Ted Russel Kamp were kind enough to record things with me that never made the record, but I want to thank them. I was working on My Gun Let Me Down and I realized that I was gonna need a ringer piano player to play what I wanted to hear. One thing led to another and Chris Joyner talked me into recording at Fox Force Five with JJ Blair engineering. Jon Button (Bass), Mark Stepro (Drums) and Adam Zimmon (Guitar) filled out the ensemble and we tracked the majority of the record. Rich Hinman and Chris Joyner came back for a day of overdubs at Fox Force Five. Dan Rothschild was kind enough to offer his studio to do background vocals. Dan, Danny and I sang together and it was rad. While on tour in Chicago I stopped off at Electrical Audio and recorded acoustic guitar and vocals with Taylor Hales engineering. I was almost done tracking, but I did want Fernando to play on it, so he added a little guitar to Something Wrong With Love. Scott Seiver helped me with the percussion at his Loma Lada Studio. Finally, I did a few more overdubs at Studio 428 and then started mixing. I got the mixes pretty close and then brought them to John Spiker to push it over the finish line.

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released November 7, 2019

Who did what:

Be My Better Half
Zak Schaffer: Guitar, Vocals, Mark Stepro: Drums Jon Button, Bass Adam Zimmon Guitar Rich Hinman: Pedal Steel Guitar Chris Joyner: Keys Dan Rothchild and Danny DelaMatyr: Backing Vocals Scott Seiver: Percussion

When The Shoe Fits
Zak Schaffer: Guitar, Vocals, Mark Stepro: Drums Jon Button, Bass Adam Zimmon: Guitar Chris Joyner: Organ Dan Rothchild and Danny DelaMatyr: Backing Vocals

Color Coded Heart
Zak Schaffer: Guitar, Elec Piano, Vocals, Mark Stepro: Drums Jon Button, Bass Adam Zimmon: Guitar Rich Hinman: Pedal Steel Guitar Chris Joyner: Organ

Prove Me Wrong
Zak Schaffer: Guitar and Vocals, Mark Stepro: Bass Jon Button: Bass
Dan Rothschild and Danny DelaMatyr Background Vocals Scott Seiver: Percussion

My Gun Let Me Down
Zak Schaffer: Guitar, Elec Piano, Vocals, Mark Stepro: Drums Jon Button, Bass Adam Zimmon: Guitar Chris Joyner: Organ and Piano Dan Rothchild and Danny DelaMatyr: Backing Vocals Scott Siever: Percussion

The Funeral
Zak Schaffer: Guitar, Vocals, Mark Stepro: Drums Jon Button, Bass Adam Zimmon: Guitar Rich Hinman: Pedal Steel Guitar Chris Joyner: Piano Scott Seiver: Percussion

Disaster Days
Zak Schaffer: All instruments and vocals

Kerosene
Zak Schaffer: Guitar, Drums, Bass, Piano, Vocals Rich Hinman;
Pedal Steel Chris Joyner: Organ

Lovely Scenery
Zak Schaffer: Piano and Vocal

Engineered by JJ Blair Additional Engineering by Dan Rothchild and Scott Seiver and Taylor Hales

All Songs written by Zak Schaffer (Glen Ross Music) except Disaster Days which was written by Zak Schaffer and Jonah Matranga (Glen Ross Music and a Onelinedrawing Music)

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Zak Schaffer Los Angeles, California

UPDATE:

Zak has moved to Austin!

Zak Schaffer has been a fixture on the Austin music scene for six months. He's been a side guy (Pete Yorn) and Engineer/Producer a singer songwriter. If it has something to do with music, he's probably done it. Zak's currently working on a new release that should drop in the spring. ... more

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