i’ve been recording and editing voices for as long as i can remember: my own, people i know, and strangers. so many strangers... <br /> <br />on ‘that third thing’, i arranged a mix of familiar & new voices to create a cast that would narrate the project, introduce changes, and interact with me. it's hard to pinpoint when i started collecting those elements but the result was a treasure chest. i sliced hours of dialogue from interviews i conducted, rearranged pieces of monologues & news broadcasts, and stitched together clips from television shows & films. then sometime in the middle of that process, a mentor introduced me to the art of sound design. the possibilities were infinite, and manipulating all those layers called for meticulous attention to detail. <br /> <br />jefferson jackson, the sole producer on 'that third thing', weighed in on most of the arrangements, but ultimately it was through the process of trial & error - for months on end - that i finally aligned and alternated the voices that help tell these stories. <br /> <br />on the opening track, before i speak, three other voices establish the motif of the ride ahead. the last voice on the song reveals the origin of the album title: <br /> <br />"in music, one and one makes three. if it makes two, you fail, my friends.. if you're painting and all you've got is paint and a canvas, you fail. you've got to find that third thing that you don't completely understand, but that is truly coming up from inside of you." <br /> - bruce springsteen. <br /> <br />enjoy. <br /> <br />www.leocoltrane.com
