LTE3 - The Passage of Time video

I think that a lot of you have already heard this but I wanted to post it just in case you haven't. 

This summer, when this Patreon page had just started, I headed out to Long Island, NY to record a secret project for a few weeks. It was LTE, a reunion after more than 20 years of a very special side project in my life for so many reasons. The pandemic has made everything more difficult and getting together to write and record an album entailed getting COVID tests, and committing to quarantining ourselves for the 2 weeks prior to starting the project. We created a social bubble with each other for the duration of the project which wasn't very difficult. LTE1 and LTE2 were created in social bubbles too... it's just how we get the job done. 

You know that feeling of seeing an old friend after being apart for many years. You feel like no time has passed and you can sit down and start the conversation right back up. Well, that's how it felt to be back in the studio with the guys. Starting up where we left off but the conversation is a wall of sound. 

I played the lead in this song while we were putting down a scratch track. But we all liked it so much and felt that it captured the moment so we kept it.   Besides the lead, which comes off the Kronos, the rest of the tracks were put down in my home studio. The song features a combination of software and my trusty Korg Kronos. The piano sound is the IVORY virtual piano by Synthogy. You can also hear the famous "snarling pig" which is a sound that has become my classic Dream Theater heavy keyboard sound. I love the balance of being really melodic and also doing those heavy lines. It was a really exciting day to share this first song and I can't wait for you all to hear the rest of the album which comes out in March! 

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - The Passage Of Time (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (YouTube)