Chi McClean

After a long, red-eye flight back from California to Tennessee (when doesn’t a red-eye flight actually seem long?!), I’ve been getting settled back into the swing of things here in Nashville. Other than the typical errands and busy work that needs handling after being away (checking old mail, etc.), I swung into Frothy Monkey HQ to pay a visit to my friends at Taylor Guitars who were putting on a little meet and greet and kick-off to The Summer NAMM Show. It was a hoot to check out some of their latest acoustic guitars, meet some other endorsing artists in and around Nashville, and drink some awesome coffee – especially after my overnight trip back to town!

After passing a bunch of wildfires in NV en route to the airport on Monday, it was really nice to see a different kind of fire in the sky, courtesy of United Airlines en route to TN.

So, I’ll be back for just a short while this time, but it’ll be long enough to take a few meetings at The Summer NAMM Show, write some songs, fix some works-in-progress, and get another day or so in the studio with friend and producer, Richie Biggs, at The Art House. We made a lot of progress together, earlier this June, and while we still have a way to go, we’re definitely chipping away at this project and ticking off the “to-do” list with some more overdubs this week and, perhaps, even some vocals. Can’t wait!

My trustworthy Taylor Guitars 814ce’s and my Deering Banjos Boston Six-String before an outdoor performance this July.

Speaking of the album, there’s a new addition to the track listing! I’m so pumped to add a tune I wrote with my pal, Larry McCoy, titled ‘Name On My Breath’. After working through it a bit, I put together a quick video of a live, solo acoustic version done at my friend, Brad Cobb’s, studio in Glendale, California – odark30 studio. As it turns out, Taylor Guitars picked it up for this week’s (Tuesday, July 11th, 2017) #TaylorTuesday episode on their Instagram page. Check it out here! I’ll be working with them to make a few more videos to post during the next several weeks of July into August to tease my upcoming release. So, be sure to follow the Taylor Guitars Instagram page (and the Chi McClean Instagram page, while you’re at it) for updates, each Tuesday, through August 1st, 2017.

Thanks so much for your on-going support, friends! See ya soon!