how I wrote an ep by just pressing record under willow trees

my process is pretty simple: I just record what comes up in the moment. this is how I recorded “willow trees”, a calm electric guitar ep, under willow trees in the peaceful nature of canada. a video about the ups and downs of the creative process, the big role nature plays in mine specifically, and this time also how recording these calm electric guitar tracks got a spiritual layer I've never experienced before. for the first time I felt like I was not only capturing my feeling or a place in nature but also something deeper. the presence of my fiancées grandparents, who we think now live in the old willow trees on their property. so this ep became a way to preserve both the canadian nature and the feeling of being connected to two people I sadly never got the chance to meet, erika and manfred. I'm thankful I brought my guitar. thankful I got to sitting down under these willow trees and record. and thankful I made this making-of video, which helped me process all that happened on that trip. this video for me is not just a behind-the-scenes — it's an inner shift disguised as a making-of, a love-letter to the act of creating music, and the expression of my gratefulness to have accidentally experienced something wonderful like this. I'm sending you lots of calm and relaxed energy from this place 🦦 in memory of erika & manfred ❤️ listen to “willow trees” https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/seb... join the guitarwavers community https://www.skool.com/guitarwavers-16... all my electric guitar videos    • my electric guitar tracks   the guitarwavers podcast    • guitarwavers podcast   more of my music Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qApi... Apple Music   / sebastian-jautschus   my gear & software https://kit.co/SebastianJautschus/my-... (for people in the US and UK) https://www.thomann.de/de/thlpg_pn3pj... (for people in the EU) chapters 00:00 recording an ep in canada 01:40 what got me to actually record 02:31 erika teil 1 06:29 it’s ok 09:40 erika teil 2 12:20 manfred 16:17 final thoughts