Formerly of the filk group Escape Key, I've recently begun work on a new CD, thanks to my guitarist, producer and engineer, Tony Fabris. It was originally to be my first solo CD, but as Tony and I have spent more and more time performing and songwriting together, we've really become a musical partnership. So rather than a solo CD, we're working on the first CD by the filk duo Vixy and Tony. (As a result, "Just a Singer" is no longer the working title. Still thinking about that one...)

I'll be posting regular updates as the work progresses. I promise I'm not making them up. Really.

In the meantime, click a link to find out where to purchase Escape Key's CD Shadowbeast, where to see me perform live, and what I've been writing lately...

January 13, 2008
Recording update

Yeah, I haven't been so diligent with the updates! Work has really been progressing though, almost entirely thanks to Tony!

• Mal's Song: harmony by Maya Bohnhoff, as well as backing vocals involving the whole Bohnhoff clan and everyone else we could get our hands on! Graciously recorded by Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios (in exchange for a little vocal quid-pro-quo). Bass line begun recording by Tony; once that's in the can, this song will be DONE DONE DONE!
• Erased: drums by Scott Irwin recorded at Flowinglass Studios by Kristoph Klover.
• Companion: drums done at Flowinglass, lead guitar done, lead vocal done, backing vocal being edited over there to my left by Tony (who just asked, "Do you trust me?" Do I! Wait'll you hear this.).
• Emerald Green: drums done at Flowinglass! Final guitar done, final vocal done. Needs bass and needs me to decide what backing vocals to do.
• Thirteen: drums done at Flowinglass, lead guitar done, lead vocal done. Backing vocals by Seanan McGuire recorded here at Monkey Brains; backing vocals by Maya Bohnhoff recorded at Mystic Fig. Backing vocals as mixed in by Tony will KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF. Seriously, this is giving me goose bumps every time I listen! Now needs bass and assorted percussion, and I think Tony mentioned wanting another guitar track.
• Apprentice: Scratch track sent off for percussive purposes.
• Pondering possible titles...

April 9, 2007
Recording update

Status since last update: gettin' there!

• Mal's Song: decided on plan for backing vocals. Thanks muchly to Tom Smith for a pointer to a studio tool that helped us figure out what we want to do!
• Six-String Love: final lead vocals done. A few lead guitar licks updated- we are very close to the final lead guitar track, if not the actual final. Additional sub-mixing work on the drums, no EQ applied to drums yet. (Do I know what this means? No. This is what my engineer is for.)
• Erased: scratch track sent to Flowinglass; pending drums.
• Companion: writing completed. Scratch guitar, vocals and drum programming down at tempo for drummer to work from. Pending drums from Flowinglass.
• Emerald Green: scratch track sent to Flowinglass; pending drums.
• Siren Song: live recording by Kristoph Klover at Consonance 2007. Engineer has received files. This one's just pending mixing!
• Thirteen: scratch track sent to Flowinglass; pending drums.
• Discussion with future webmaster for potential website revision and pre-order handling, when the time comes.

September 23, 2006
Recording update

Eep, haven't updated in a while! Done since last update:

• Persephone: Potential title change. :) Possibly not as done as I thought; Tony seems to think I need backing vocals. (Seanan and I have discussed this; it's hard to come up with your own!)
• Mal's Song: All kinds of drum editing I don't understand. But it sounds great.
• Six-String Love: Freakin' amazing rhythm guitar and leads and fills and solo by Tony Fabris. (He claims they're only scratch but they're great.) Freakin' amazing drum programming by Ed Ten Eyck. Desperate need of re-recording lead vocal.
• Companion: all but one verse written. Scratch guitar and vocals down so we don't forget how it goes. Scratch drum programming by Tony, but this one will hopefully have live drums by Luis. No, it's not a Firefly song.

July 30, 2006
Recording update

Done since last update:

• Persephone's Song: final vocal, acoustic bass, and violin all recorded. Thanks Douglas and Sunnie! Just editing and mixing to go on this one!
• Mal's Song: violin recorded. Thanks Sunnie!
• Six-String Love: played for Luis for the first time.

July 17, 2006
Recording update

Work progresses on the CD! Done so far:

• Persephone's Song: Scratch guitar & vocal recorded, bass part written & being rehearsed, violin part under discussion.
• Mal's Song: Rhythm & lead guitar recorded, drums recorded (thanks Luis!), scratch vocals recorded, bass part written.
• Thirteen: Scratch guitar & vocal recorded.
• Erased: Scratch guitar & vocal recorded.
• Six-String Love: Scratch guitar & vocal recorded.