“It was just a really easy record to make. Cooper found this approach to be surprisingly workable. The solution was to do the songwriting and recording of each instrumental part and vocal remotely over Zoom video conferencing.
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Add your contacts.īut because the COVID pandemic prevented Skillet from working in person with the Churkos, they had to get creative with how to write and record “Dominion.” You will begin to receive our weekly Hoopla Events updates. Things went so well that the band, which also includes guitarist Seth Morrison and drummer/vocalist Jen Ledger, decided to do the entire “Dominion” album with the Churkos. The Churkos had co-written two songs with Cooper and his wife, guitarist/keyboardist Korey Cooper, on “Victorious” - “Rise Up” and “You Ain’t Ready” - and early in the writing process for “Dominion,” the four songwriters reconvened for a session. That’s what I want people to feel when they hear this music.’ And he’s like ‘Yup, I’m on it.’ ”
Whatever the world brings, they’re going to crush it. We want people to hear this music and feel like they’re coming out of the gate, coming out of the gate from pandemic and depression and sadness and despair, and they are coming out of the gates ready to take the world on. “He’s just a really, really great producer, and I’m a huge fan. It’s very, very punchy,” Cooper said of his producer, who is known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch and Disturbed, among others. “There’s something about Kevin’s production that’s just very big on the low end. The Churkos would be Kevin Churko, who produced and contributed to the songwriting on “Dominion,” and his brother, Kane Churko, who also was involved in the songwriting and production of the album. Some of that might be because of the Churko influence. “But my feeling is that this record is, it’s heavier. “I always laugh and tell people that as an artist I seem to have a really hard time knowing when something sounds different than the last record,” Skillet singer/guitarist John Cooper said in a recent phone interview. Tickets: $30 to $55, /entertainment/grandstand Where: Grandstand, Iowa State Fair, East 30th and East University Avenue, Des Moines