news: studio
After The Empire
Posted on August 28th, 2011 by Jean-Paul | Filed Under: News, studio | No Comments
Many moons ago I was in Toronto and happened to stumble in on some friends working on their first EP. I was crashing on their couch for a few days, and was also invited to join in as a ‘guest vocalist’ for one of the songs. They’re called After The Empire, and their EP is [...]
The beginning of the end of the beginning
Posted on July 19th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: Dave Angell, dining room studios, studio | 1 Comment
The recording of the album is done! Of course, there’s still a mastering phase which will kick in next week, but for now, I can revel in the fact that it’s been completed! With completion comes payment: the bill came in, so Dave and I made sure there was a photo opportunity, and we also [...]
Manual looping
Posted on July 15th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: charlie brown, manual loop, studio, suicide, Windows and doors | No Comments
Good Grief! We’ve finished the album, but now we’re just re-editing some of the live DVD footage. “Where’s the problem with that? Isn’t that fun?” Normally, yes! However, some of the looping wasn’t quite audible, so we had to go back into the studio and build loops after the fact. The problem is that we [...]
Studio Day 9
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: electric guitars, film, guitar, music, recording, studio, thesis, transcribing | No Comments
So after 7 days of working on both acoustic and electric guitars, they are all done! However…there is still one more thing that needs to be done with them: I need to royally abuse my old Fender, by laying it down on a baffle, attaching some mics to it, and slapping away like it was [...]
Studio Day 7
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: curtis jensen, recording, reggie modin, shannon lepere, studio, tracklisting | No Comments
After the 7th day in the studio, I’ve been able to finish a whole bunch of additional guitar layers. My friend Curtis Jensen (of Apple Wagon Films) was there for a most of the evening, filming segments of the recording process to be used for the final DVD’s “making of” segment. We’re using performance content [...]
Studio Day 5
Posted on January 14th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: amps, electric guitars, recording, studio | 2 Comments
On day 5, I managed to get one of the 14 tracks completed in terms of electric guitars, and I’ve managed to get 2 sweet amps to use: Marshall TSL-100and Fender Super Deluxe Reverb I’ve also been using an Ibanez Tube Screamer to help create some fantastic tones that I can’t wait for you to [...]
Studio Day 4
Posted on January 11th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: guitar, recording, studio | 2 Comments
Well, this is more of an attempt at recording…! Day 4 came and went without much advancement, however, Reggie left for London today, and I discovered that my Fender Stage amp, just won’t cut it for this album…So I’m going to borrow some gear from friends and see what I can come up with!
Studio Day 3
Posted on January 10th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: Josh Hogan, norris, recording, studio | No Comments
Sadly,…I don’t have much to say about today’s adventures in the studio, however, I managed to get a good 50% of all the acoustic guitar tracks I needed to have done. I was also fortunate to have my good friend Josh Hogan (pictured) come out and do a little bit of drumming for 2 tracks [...]
Studio Day 2
Posted on January 8th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: congas, recording, reggie modin, studio | 2 Comments
Reggie is the man! That’s right, in 2 days (a total of 12 hours of studio time), he managed to finish all 14 tracks for the new album! Several of which include other layers of percussion on top of them. So…I’ve attached a video of him getting ready to throw down some conga beats. There’s [...]
Studio Day 1
Posted on January 7th, 2009 by admin | Filed Under: excitement, music, recording, reggie modin, studio | No Comments
Whewf! Day 1 of recording has been completed! A big thanks to Reggie Modin, who is doing all the drums/percussion on the album, and who managed to crank out 11 out of 14 tracks in our first session! Whataguy! Tomorrow we continue, including recording a track that will feature Reggie soloing through half of it, [...]
