Last night was a magical moment for some lucky people. Bekah Kelso was on fire. The band was locked in tight. I had the pleasure of c0-producing Departures earlier this year and the only constants from the recording were Bekah and brother Ryan Kelso. Ken Valentine on bass and Chris Williams on percussion have ben backing Bekah for some time now. For various reasons I didn’t join up until their last gig at One2One bar in Austin,TX. Just great musicians coming with it on their parts. The smooth grooves Ryan and Ken lay down, peppered by Chris’ dynamic percussion, made it easy for me to fall right into place.

As a session musician/engineer/producer sometimes parts are written and recorded on the spot. As a musician I usually don’t perform these parts again. Ever. Well, this show was a great exception. I was able to bring out a cuatro for it’s live debut. and my electric was happy , since my current endeavors are mostly with acoustic guitar(www.smallestbundleoflight.com). Bekah in the studio is one of the most precise performers I have worked with. I was proud to say no auto tune or vocal “treatments” were used in the production. Seeing her live will help understand what I’m talking about. Her consistency helped me sing some harmony making us sound like we’d been playing together for years. So first show for me, last show for the band as Bekah will be planting seeds in Seattle for 2012. There is no doubt she will continue to make great art.

I understand One2One bar will be relocating, but for this evening it had a great vibe and extremely courteous staff and the sound was perfect. It was great to see the weather didn’t keep people away.

A new album is in the works for next month.