Ink

***Ink*** is the first EP released from Owosso based blues/folk artist Trevor James. Originally intended to be a full length record entitled *Ink and Bone*, the project was inevitably scrapped. *Ink* is compiled of material from those sessions.

## Background

Trevor James lived in the infamous loft, "The Palace" in Owosso between September 2013 through August 2014. During this time he began writing new original songs that he planned to put on a full length record, which was to be entitled *Ink and Bone*. In order to record and flesh out these new songs, Trevor James asked long time friend Miles Winchester of Great Lakes Feather Company to assist in producing the album. The duo had previously completed one song for the album, "Don't Let It All Go By" which was released September 11, 2013.

For the song "Naughty Boy Blues" Winchester called childhood friend Caleb Doerr to write and record saxophone parts. The song also features a dueling guitar solo between Trevor James and Winchester. Also notably, the song "Wither" was recorded live as one track in only one take.

Recording began in May 2014, where Winchester ended up living at The Palace in order to spend all his time dedicated to finishing the album. Roughly twelve songs were started by August 2014. In order to promote the upcoming album Trevor James and Winchester hosted a concert named *Summer At The Palace 2014**.* The lineup included friends of both Trevor James and Winchester including Formerly Lucky (now Pleasant Accidents), James And The Solo Projects, and The Mudsuns. James Schramm from James And The Solo Projects would go on to do the mixing and mastering of *Ink*.

## Release

After the *Summer At The Palace 2014* show, Trevor James had moved out of The Palace, thus halting the recording process. This then left only three songs left to release, "Don't Let It All Go By", "Naughty Boy Blues", and "Wither". This compilation became the EP known as *Ink*, and was released September 11, 2014 - exactly one year from the release of "Don't Let It All Go By", which is also Trevor James' birthday.

On January 1, 2015 Trevor James released a video directed by fellow 9eight9 member Montana Martin on his official YouTube channel. In the video Trevor James describes "Don't Let It All Go By" as, "a warning...don't ever forget to take chances and sometimes not worry of the repercussions." At the end of the video he performs an acoustic version of the song.

## Tracklisting

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## Personnel

* Trevor James - Lyrics, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Arrangement
* Miles Winchester - Bass Guitar, Tambourine, Bass Drum, Arrangement, Electric Guitar, Organ
* James Schramm - Mixing and Mastering
* Caleb Doerr - Tenor Saxophone on "Naughty Boy Blues"

## References

1. ↑ https://trevorjamesblues.bandcamp.com/
2. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/trevor-james-michael-loux/dont-let-it-all-go-by
3. ↑ https://trevorjamesblues.bandcamp.com/track/naughty-boy-blues-feat-caleb-doerr
4. ↑ https://trevorjamesblues.bandcamp.com/track/wither
5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/257709587760809/
6. ↑ https://trevorjamesblues.bandcamp.com/
7. ↑ https://trevorjamesblues.bandcamp.com/
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj7V5qtlowc