Hi, again, Steve:

Just to clarify my prior response, I do have a general idea of what instruments I think I will want in a mix . . . as I did here. For example, I knew I would want strings for that third and final chorus and thereafter. I knew I wanted a heavy guitar sound in the chorus, that I wanted a piano with held chords somewhere along the line, and that I wanted to close out the song with those vocal "oh" harmonies.

So, it s an initial plan. But once I drag the tracks into my DAW, that's typically where it becomes more organic. For example, I didn't plan on having the strings interlude before the last chorus . . .but I tried it and liked it. I didn't anticipate having the drums play only on the chorus. At some point, I thought adding a cello into the break before the second verse might sound nice (and I've had pretty good success with the BIAB cello). And while I wanted a heavy, edgy sound for the chorus, that didn't come into play until my friend Ray sent me the additional guitar tracks and strings.

So when I say I didn't put a lot of thought into the arrangement, maybe that's not entirely true. I had an initial idea that organically evolved as additional ideas hit me during the mixing process.

That's probably more than you wanted to know, LOL!!! But appreciate the follow up comment!

My best to you,

Deej