Q: When you record as the Bill Wurtz Fake Jazz Ensemble, do you always record your tracks in the same order (for instance keyboards first, then drums, etc.)? If so, what is the order? If not, why not?
A: the whole thing started as a reading exercise, and originally it was usually just whole notes on the chords, and then the melody, sometimes even without drums or anything. but later on i started doing more like a 4 piece arrangement, and mostly now it goes percussion first, (then possibly another track of bigger drums, like kick/snare etc) then chords, then bass, then lead. i know you might think the bass should go before the chords, but nowadays i always do the bass after the chords, for some reason it works better that way. drums always first, but actually percussion before drums, which might seem backwards, but i discovered that percussion before drums actually works better for some reason