Here's my take. I'll be in Atlanta; hopefully, with enough break to visit Chas, on the 7th, 8'th and 9'th. I'll be working on a video of an installation of an Italian staircase kit. I'll walk into the production with a rough of a score to familiarize the shooters with the attitude and tempo of the the piece. The rough will also go to Italy for the management folks to hear.

That rough will be done on an arranger. When I get the film to the next stage, I'll go into the studio to do the final score, and hire as many top players as the budget can support.

Why? Well, from a financial standpoint, the more I play, the less out-of-pocket. Many times, a lot of people will say, "why not use the first piece?".

Well, that doesn't meet MY EXPECTATIONS. Even my friend Rory, after listening to the rough I had Don post a while back, said, "what was wrong with the rough? Well, the guitars weren't real, the B-3 wasn't a B-3, I needed a real flute, etc. And, the project could support the improvements.

I'll do a project for a non-profit late next week and am toying with using an arranger for the score. That's because there is no budget for a full blown production. If the effort isn't satisfactory to me, I'll take the time to do a conventional multi-track production, with me playing all parts.

We'll see. The point is, whatever the project, you need to satisfy yourself; meet your expectations.

We ALL need to be PROUD of our projects.

Russ