The beauty of live recording - what i like to call live 'capture' - is that an individual or group is literally playing to an audience - not playing to a bunch of recording equipment. Forget about the recording, you're playing ! It's a raw, lively experience, more often than not containing some pleasant surprises, and is a very cost efficient approach to 'capturing' what performance is really all about. The recordings made live have a sense of the power and passion that pours off the stage. It's palpable, and real. My recording methodology maintains this very elusive, intangible element that audiences crave - namely, an emotional connection to both performer and music.

So record a few live performances, mix and match as desired, and bing bang boom ! You're done - a single or even double-length project suitable for CD, download, ringtone, whatever - for thousands less than the equivalent studio session (which i'm also happy to do, btw!).