Hotel TV

Liner Notes & Credits

ALBUM-WIDE CREDITS

Band Members:

Clyde Lawrence (lead vocals, keys/synths, backing vocals, bass, guitar, drums, percussion, melodica, drum programming)
“Yet another failed attempt to embrace nature.”

Gracie Lawrence (lead vocals, backing vocals)
“I could never end up with a horn player.”

Jonny Koh (guitar, bass, drum programming, keys/synths, mandolin, percussion, backing vocals)
“I’m hoping to slowly transition from Keanu Reeves in Speed to Keanu Reeves in The Replacements.”

Michael Karsh (bass)
“Do you think the Seven Dwarves got per diems?”

Sam Askin (drums, percussion)
“I love funny units of measurement.”

Jordan Cohen (tenor sax, bari sax, flute, drum programming, percussion, keys/synths, backing vocals)
“I hate when instruments try to capture you emotionally. I’m just like, ‘Shut up.’”

Sumner Becker (alto sax)
“Doesn’t this chicken look like a saxophone from behind?”

Marc Langer (trumpet)
“I think those kids thought I was weird because as they walked by me I had just picked up a handful of leaves and was smelling them.”

Guest Musicians:

Jon Bellion -- drum programming (1,2,4,5,6,7,11), lead vocals (11), backing vocals (4,5,6,7,10), sfx (1,2,4,5,7), whistle (5)

Jon Lampley -- trumpet (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,12), backing vocals (1,7)

Peter Enriquez -- guitar (3,6,11)

Tomoko Akaboshi -- violin/viola (6,8,12)

Laura Metcalf -- cello (6,8,12)

Bruce Karsh -- backing vocals (1,2)

Alex Graff -- guitar (3,8)

Ivan Jackson -- trumpet (9)

Conor Rayne -- drums (9)

Jorgen Odegard -- backing vocals, drum programming, sfx (1)

Cole Citrenbaum -- guitar, drum programming (3)

Austin Brown -- guitar (3)

Cody Fitzgerald -- guitar (10)

A random flight attendant -- backing vocals (3)

Linus Lawrence -- backing vocals (3)

Credits:

Recorded at The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY.

Additional recording* at:

Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY

Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY

Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY

Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Short Stack NY in Brooklyn, NY

Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, NY

*These are all the studios where we did at least 2 days of recording, there are tons of other places where we did 1 day of recording -- too many to list!

Writer/Producer Credits:

All songs written**, produced and engineered*** by some combination of Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, and Jon Bellion, plus:

Jorgen Odegard -- co-writer/co-producer (1)

Cole Citrenbaum -- co-writer/additional production (3)

Ivan Jackson -- additional production (9)

Peter Enriquez -- additional engineering (6,8,9,11,12)

Eli Crews -- engineer (6)

John Arbuckle -- piano engineer (1,2,10,11)

Nolan Thies -- piano engineer (6)

Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson, Rami Yacoub -- writer (9)

**We did not write Track 9, “It’s Gonna Be Me,” although that would have been cool.

***We’re defining “engineering” as having been responsible for getting sounds on at least two actual live instruments (or one more recording-intensive instrument like a piano or drum kit).

Mixed by:

Miles Walker (1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11)

Manny Marroquin (7,10)

Ben Bloomberg & Jonny Koh (12)

Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Design by Danny Sobor

Formatting by Steph Dispoto

Photography by Shervin Lainez

Dedication & Thank Yous:

Lawrence is a family band.

Our band’s “family” consists of not just Lawrences, but also Askins, Beckers, Cohens, Karshes, Kohs, and Langers. This year, we lost one of our band parents.

This album is dedicated to Jonny’s mom, Carol Mastromauro, who passed away during the making of the album. Carol was a wonderfully kind, caring, smart and funny person, who dedicated her life to helping others with a career in social work.

She was also an avid supporter of the band from the very beginning, from hyping up our latest accomplishments to anyone who would listen to entertaining us with snacks and conversation on our late-night tour stops at her home (both hallmarks of a proud band mom).

Thankfully, her amazing traits and her spirit live on in her family, and especially in Jonny, who we all love more than words can describe. In fact, we recently learned that it was she who convinced Jonny to commit to joining the band full-time rather than pursuing any of his other many talents, and for that we are eternally grateful.

Jonny wrote this about his mother’s impact on his upbringing: “My mother has lovingly endured my loud guitar playing, drumming, and general music making in our house since I was 10 years old. Looking back, I realize just how rare and how essential it is to have a safe space like this in which to play and practice. I cannot begin to thank her enough for all her love and encouragement.”

In addition to Carol, here are some other people we’d like to thank:

Marc & Linda Lawrence, Linus Lawrence, Lee Lawrence, Goldie Nesenoff, Michael & Sheila Cohen, Bruce & Martha Karsh, Ed Koh, the Askins, the Beckers, the Langers, Zach, Sara, Alyssa, Joe, Ken, Jbeau, Jeremy, Jesse, Jeff, the entire Bellion family, Louis, Serm, Dex, the whole Beautiful Mind band, the folks at Flightless Bird Creative, Richie Cannata, Ben Bloomberg, Hugh Johnson, Cody, Matt Baluyot, Kraz, Rae, Marisa, Stacey Abrams, Anthony Fauci, all of the essential workers… and Klaus Teuber. We also want to acknowledge all those who were lost this year due to COVID-19, with a special shout-out and dedication for Adam Schlesinger, who was not only a close friend and mentor to the entire Lawrence family, but also one of the greatest songwriters of all-time. Lastly, we want to thank you. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to see you in person, but we’re so proud to share this music with you, and we can’t wait to celebrate it with you as soon as we can.

SONG-BY-SONG CREDITS

TRACK 1 – Don’t Lose Sight

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jorden Odegard

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Co-Production by: Jorgen Odegard

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI
CMD+S Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, NY

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Piano Engineering by: John Arbuckle

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jon Lampley, Jorgen Odegard, Bruce Karsh

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence

Guitar - Jonny Koh

Bass - Clyde Lawrence

Live Drums - Sam Askin

Drum Programming - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jorgen Odegard, Jon Bellion

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jorgen Odegard

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

TRACK 2 – Hotel TV

Written by Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Piano Engineering by: John Arbuckle

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Bruce Karsh

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen

Guitar - Jonny Koh

Bass - Jonny Koh, Michael Karsh

Live Drums - Sam Askin

Drum Programming - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jon Bellion

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

TRACK 3 – Jet Lag

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Cole Citrenbaum

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Additional Production by: Cole Citrenbaum

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Pulse Recordings in Los Angeles, CA
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Linus Lawrence, Random Flight Attendant

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Peter Enriquez, Cole Citrenbaum, Alex Graff, Austin Brown

Bass - Michael Karsh, Clyde Lawrence

Live Drums - Sam Askin

Drum Programming - Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen, Cole Citrenbaum

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

TRACK 4 – Casualty

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen

Guitar - Jonny Koh

Drum Programming - Jon Bellion

SFX - Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

TRACK 5 – Freckles

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jon Bellion

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Guitar - Jonny Koh

Bass - Clyde Lawrence, Michael Karsh

Drum Programming - Jon Bellion

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jon Bellion

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

Flute - Jordan Cohen

Whistle - Jon Bellion

TRACK 6 – Thoughts From the ER (Silver Lining)

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Short Stack NY in Brooklyn, NY
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen, Eli Crews

Additional Engineering by: Peter Enriquez

Piano Engineering by: Nolan Thies

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence, Jon Bellion

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Peter Enriquez, Clyde Lawrence

Bass - Michael Karsh

Live Drums - Sam Askin

Percussion - Sam Askin

Drum Programming - Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

Violin - Tomoko Akaboshi

Cello - Laura Metcalf

TRACK 7 – It’s Not All About You

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Manny Marroquin

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence, Jon Bellion

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence

Bass - Clyde Lawrence

Percussion - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence

Drum Programming - Jon Bellion, Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Jon Bellion

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

TRACK 8 – Don’t Move

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Short Stack NY in Brooklyn, NY
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Additional Engineering by: Peter Enriquez

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Alex Graff

Bass - Clyde Lawrence

Percussion - Clyde Lawrence

Drum Programming - Jonny Koh

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

Violin - Tomoko Akaboshi

Cello - Laura Metcalf

TRACK 9 – It’s Gonna Be Me

Written by Max Martin, Andraes Carlsson, Rami Yacoub

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Additional Production by: Ivan Jackson

Mixed by: Miles Walker

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Short Stack NY in Brooklyn, NY
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Additional Engineering by: Peter Enriquez

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen

Guitar - Jonny Koh

Bass - Jonny Koh

Live Drums - Conor Rayne, Sam Askin

Drum Programming - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Trumpet - Ivan Jackson

TRACK 10 – The Weather

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Manny Marroquin

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Piano Engineering by: John Arbuckle

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence

Bass - Clyde Lawrence

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen

TRACK 11 – False Alarms

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Manny Marroquin

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Short Stack NY in Brooklyn, NY
Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, NY
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Additional Engineering by: Peter Enriquez

Piano Engineering by: John Arbuckle

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Jon Bellion

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Peter Enriquez

Bass - Michael Karsh, Clyde Lawrence, Jonny Koh

Live Drums - Sam Askin

Percussion - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Drum Programming - Clyde Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

SFX - Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

TRACK 12 – Figure It Out (A Song Between Siblings)

Written by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jon Bellion, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Produced by The Diner (aka Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence), Jon Bellion, Gracie Lawrence

Mixed by: Ben Bloomberg, Jonny Koh

Mastered by: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Recorded at: The Grasslands in Woodbury, NY

Additional Recording at:
Bistro 586 (Jordan’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Bump Studios (Clyde’s Bedroom) in New York, NY
Rabbit’s Nest Studios (Jonny’s Bedroom) in Brooklyn, NY
Short Stack NY in Brooklyn, NY
Kumukehu Studios in Kailua-Kona, HI

Engineered by: Jonny Koh, Jordan Cohen

Additional Engineering by: Peter Enriquez

Performers:

Lead Vocals - Gracie Lawrence, Clyde Lawrence

Backing Vocals - Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Keys/Synth - Clyde Lawrence

Guitar - Jonny Koh, Clyde Lawrence

Bass - Michael Karsh, Clyde Lawrence

Live Drums - Sam Askin, Clyde Lawrence

Drum Programming - Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

SFX - Jordan Cohen, Jonny Koh

Saxophone - Jordan Cohen, Sumner Becker

Trumpet - Marc Langer, Jon Lampley

Mandolin - Jonny Koh

Melodica - Clyde Lawrence

Violin - Tomoko Akaboshi

Cello - Laura Metcalf