Brian: The choir master
One of Brian's favourite tracks on the new Backstreet Boys album is a song he wrote himself. Called The Perfect Fan, it's -bless! - about his mom. Most of the song was recorded in Florida, but Brian reckoned it needed an extra something - the input of his old school choir, to be exact.
The recording took place at Brian's old school, Lexington High, and Brian's old choirmaster, Mr Turner, turned up to lend a hand. A mobile recording studio was brought over from New York, and the song was ready to roll.
It all took eight - eight! - hours and Brian conducted the choir, which included some of Brian's old classmates, as well as current students, throughout. His family was also on hand to watch the proceedings.
The fella kicked off by explaining the intricacies of recording, working with headsets and the like before they started warbling the song. Not being professionals, the choir took a while to get used to it but once they were underway it went swimmingly.
At the end of the session everyone trooped into the recording studio to listen to the playback. They were well chuffed with the results, so they all celebrated by having a big old singsong, just like old times. Aww�
"It was a really wonderful experience," Brian hooted.
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