New Jersey Stage - September 2014 | Page 25

Watch a live performance of “Was a Time” dorm room to having the assistance of a world-class producer? Sam Kassirer’s name kept turning up in the credits of so many albums that I loved that I knew I wanted to work with him some day. I thought he’d be completely inaccessible, but for the heck of it I sent him an email with some songs through his website. I feel really lucky and grateful that he responded positively and we got to work together. I knew exactly what this album would sound like if I recorded it at home by myself, but I had no idea what would happen if I put it into Sam’s hands. He took it in a lot of different directions than I would have. He heard things in the songs that I didn’t. I can be set in my ways sometimes and it was a scary thing to cede even a little bit of control over the songs, but they (and I) grew so much as a result that I have a hard time imagining what this album would sound like with a different producer at the helm. Visit us online at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com pg 25