Blueprints for Flight
Hunter Paye
A harmony-driven concept album on loss, rebirth and the stages between, recorded after the loss of his Mother (Tish Paye) yet the album soars, as Hunter wrote, recorded, engineered, and produced the album after a 4-month Read more
A harmony-driven concept album on loss, rebirth and the stages between, recorded after the loss of his Mother (Tish Paye) yet the album soars, as Hunter wrote, recorded, engineered, and produced the album after a 4-month healing journey around the world, immersing in the the cultures of Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt, experiencing all those great wonders of the world, and returning to pour it all into this ~
Recorded at: Hunter Paye Studios (and at many petsits around New England) (except: Spanky’s 4 songs where he recorded his drums; Brittany + Jenn (was in Greece!) recorded their own vocals; Amit recorded his guitar, Rusty recorded his vocal, Andrew recorded his bass) Mixed and Mastered at: West Street Digital, St. Albans, Vermont Hunter Paye: Songwriter, Producer, Recorded by, Engineered by, All Acoustic Guitars (6 and 12-strings), All Electric guitars except 2 noted below, Lead Vocals and Harmony-layering on all songs, Various Midi/Synth, All drum/percussion/etc programming, Sample Sourcing, Effects, Mixing assistant, etc Gil Assayas: Synth/Piano Extraordinaire (is Todd Rundgren's current touring keys player), All songs. "Spanky" Roman: Drums on "Holy Lightning" "The Good Fight" "Plant Me Anywhere" "Jump Little Bird" Scott Corneille: Bass on all songs except "The Piper and the Prey" Andrew Pressman: Bass on 'The Piper and The Prey' Senayit: Vocal harmonies and ooohs on "The Piper and the Prey", "Holy Lightning", "Alive Again", "Jump Little Bird", "What Why and How". Brittany Ann Tranbaugh: Vocal Harmonies on "Plant Me Anywhere" and "What, Why and How" Jenn Grinels - Harmony on "Burning at Both Ends"; harmony/solo voc. on "The Good Fight" Rusty DeWees (“The Logger”): Cameo at start of "The Good Fight" Amit Erez: subtle electric guitar-lines on "Alive Again" Colin McCaffrey: Mixed “Plant Me Anywhere” André Maquera:, additional Electric Guitar strums on "God of Thunder" and “Alive Again” André Maquera: Mixed/Mastered Hunter Paye: Mix assistant Stephens Blanchard: Aid transferring session files Luke Birch: Special thanks for lending the 4 mics used for the album.
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Holy Lightning 4:320:00/4:32
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Burning at Both Ends 3:550:00/3:55
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Alive Again 4:450:00/4:45
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The Good Fight 4:370:00/4:37
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God of Thunder 4:380:00/4:38
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Plant Me Anywhere 4:090:00/4:09
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The Old You 3:470:00/3:47
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Jump Little Bird 4:500:00/4:50
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Our Pandemic Song 3:120:00/3:12
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What Why and How 4:380:00/4:38