Recording, Mixing, Music Production
I spent a cold Sunday in February 2013 tracking some cover tunes with Aisling Doolan, and Dane Franklin (guitarist for the Coyote Kids) and the results were pretty spectacular. The version of Led Zeppelin’s “Since I’ve Been Loving You” that we put down that day was so epic, that Aisling […]
Late Night’s and Neon Lights This past weekend was a solid one for the Coyote Kids – after closing out the Wakestock Dean Blundell kick-off party on Friday night, we tracked the last two songs for their updoming EP. MOAR MICROPHONES!! We followed a similar tracking setup technically speaking, as […]
Get the Most Out of Your Recording Session A few more words of wisdom for how to slay tracks during and after your session. This is a continuation of last months post on How to Prepare for your Recording Session. During the Session There are lots of things you can […]
How to Prepare for Your Recording Session A few words of wisdom for your preparation in the days leading up to your session. This is cobbled together from my own experience and that of older, grayer and wiser engineers. Ground Rules Here in the Red Room, I have a few […]
Another month, another epic session. The month of March found me rocking out with Collingwood’s Coyote Kids helping to craft their second EP – One of the hottest bands in town right now, and with good reason. The Coyote’s are a “Band of Brothers” in the literal sense. These […]
Not Your Typical Recording Studio There was nothing typical about the Willow Smoke sessions up at the Motherpine Camp – Except maybe for some of the recording gear we used – other than that, this session was a straight up anomaly as far as recording music is concerned. The […]
Overview In September of 2012, I went on an adventure – I spent a week out in the woods with 4 of my best friends, and we tracked the debut album for our band “Willow Smoke” in a solar powered, boat-access-only cottage which we have dubbed the “Mother Pine Jam […]