"The After Glow" is a compilation of songs painting a range of human emotions. Death, pain, regret, loneliness, love and loss. A flow of ups and downs, mood swings and mind changes...there is a little bit of everything on this record. Rock Riffs, Funk Grooves, A Ballad, A Smaller Ballad with Acoustic Guitars, Harmonies from different Worlds, Lyrics that Literally at times illustrate the fabric of human interaction and some Super Human Space Synth tones tucked away just enough to tease the human ear. Enjoy, no matter which planet you are from. My name is Deal James, This record will mark the fifth project I have been apart of in the recording studio. I have made mistakes in the past when recording. Being impatient, not paying attention to detail, not planning ahead, not exploring all the options, knowing I could have taken another shot at a part but moved on because of time or money, or pure exhaustion. This record is a culmination of all of those lessons learned and or still being practiced to this day. I decided to record all of the instruments on this record as well...not because I don't know a ton of wonderful studio musicians, but because I knew there was more to learn about the process and I wanted to be submerge myself in it. At times I regretted taking that path, but I had a wonderful group of support ( which means they listened to me bitch about it a lot) a comfortable local studio that have supported me since the moment I meant them. Rain Cat Recording Studio, based out of Stuart FL. Bryan Lamar and Jeff Coulter, those two are like my brothers and they helped make this particular dream of mine come true and I love you both for that. They let me be as hands on in the mixing and mastering process as I desired (even when I screwed shit up and we had to go back and fix it.) We are not done growing and learning about this business, industry and most importantly the creation of the art...but Im very happy with what we have done and very happy to grow and learn with both of you.