I always forget how long it takes to make a record for one guy. It takes for ever, especially for a perfectionist like myself. It's good to have it out, and thus far people have responded well to it.

-Do you manage to retain full control over it, without too much influence from the label?
You know, surprisingly yeah. That was something I never expected when I first signed. I expected them to say...this is how it's going to be. Go away and do your thing, come back and make sure it lines up with our expectations.

It's been the opposite. They said go away, do your own thing, come back and we'll follow your lead.

-How does it compare to your earlier material?
It's kinda matured a little bit. These new songs sound older and wiser. There's a lot going on in terms of studio stuff, where myself as a producer...the more time you spend in the studio, the more you know what's going on. The more you get to know the geer and what not. Overall, the whole sound is polished up a bit.

-I was reading about Sky Sailing. Could you tell us a bit about that?
Yeah, that was a fun project. About 6 or 7 years ago I wrote this 12-song record that was acoustic guitar, piano and bass recording, less electronic.

That was the first experience I'd had as far as writing music at all. Two years ago I thought it'd be great to put this out, airbush it a bit, make sure the mixes are good and put it out. It was a fun thing to do.

-Could you see yourself doing something like that again, something more acoustic-based?
Yeah, I would love to see where that rollercoaster would take me. There's nothing planned yet, but who knows?

-You also did work on Legend of The Guardians last year. Would you ever consider going into film music a bit further than that?
That's definitely one of my dreams, for sure, to be able to work on film music. Whether that's assisting a composer, or maybe someday scoring an entire feature film, I would love to do that.

That's the way my mind tends to work, being able to crank out the music a bit faster than lyrics. If I was given a script and asked what it sounded like to me, I could run down to the studio and come up with that a lot faster than if I were to write lyrics.

-What do you have planned after the European tour?
After this tour, we've got a week off, and then we do three weeks in Asia. It'll be a fun trip, all these places I've never been. There's something special about going somewhere you've never been before. I'm so blessed to do this.

Female First - Alistair McGeorge

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