Watch Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon write and record an album from scratch in one day

Album in a Day 2021 (w/ Andrew Huang) - YouTube Album in a Day 2021 (w/ Andrew Huang) - YouTube
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Music tech personalities and recording artists Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon embarked on an ambitious musical project this October: they wrote and recorded an 11-track album in just one day.

Recording under the band name First of October (named after the day of the year they take on the challenge) the pair booked themselves into a studio for a single 12-hour recording session, brought a truckload of instruments and got to work. 

The rules of the challenge dictated that each track must contain guitar, drums, bass and vocals (this year, they brought along a pedalboard to mix things up) and that whatever they come up with, they must release on streaming services afterwards.

Their efforts produced some decidedly mixed results. The first track gets off to an impressive start, with Huang crooning softly over a gentle ukelele melody, before things take a nosedive into some questionable rap-rock in track two. Whatever you think of the music, you've got to applaud their initiative. 

Check out the video below or hear the album, "Gotta Record Everything Good", on streaming services.

Album in a Day 2021 (w/ Rob Scallon) - YouTube Album in a Day 2021 (w/ Rob Scallon) - YouTube
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Matt Mullen
Tech Editor

I'm MusicRadar's Tech Editor, working across everything from product news and gear-focused features to artist interviews and tech tutorials. I love electronic music and I'm perpetually fascinated by the tools we use to make it. When I'm not behind my laptop keyboard, you'll probably find me behind a MIDI keyboard, carefully crafting the beginnings of another project that I'll ultimately abandon to the creative graveyard that is my overstuffed hard drive.

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