Boom Bip "All Hands"
Check out this video for Boom Bip's "All Hands".
I mixed this track a while ago but only recently found the video.
Slightly NSW.
ADISQ / Felix Nomination
Just got nominated for an ADISQ award -(Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo). The award is called a Felix and I'm nominated for "sound mixing and recording of the year" for The Franklin Electric's "This is How I Let You Down".
See the other nominations here.
It's a great record and I'm really happy to have worked on it.
Here's their newest video (released today).
cableguys mention…
Got myself a quote and picture on the cableguys.de website for their Volume Shaper plugin. I use this thing on every mix I've been doing for the past year or so. Much more versatile on drums than a standard audio gate.
Check out the website over here…
Sweet EQ…
This sounds as good as it looks. Been using almost nothing but this on my last couple of mixes and it sounds great. The adjustable slope on the bell curves is something I've never seen before and is unbelievably useful, especially on guitars. Kudos to the guys over at FabFilter.
Check out the demo video here…
FabFilter Pro Q2
The Weeks "Buttons" video (w/ an appearance by yours truly)
I went down to Nashville last year to record a single for The Weeks. There were cameras rolling and somehow this guy that looks remarkably like myself shows up in the resulting video. You can hear him talking at the top and he appears in the video most prominently around the 2:37 mark.
A great song by a bunch of great guys. Check it out:
Music video by The Weeks performing Buttons. (C) 2014 Serpents & Snakes Records
Kiev - Falling Bough
New video from Kiev - "Falling Bough" from the album of the same name.
Did this mix last year. Still sounds good; which is always pleasant…
Blast From the Past…
Cableguys Filter Shaper
Just got this form the great people over at Cableguys. One of the most versatile filter plugins I've ever used; two filters - series or parallel, with LFO and envelope follower modulations (and cross-modulation) for days.
Way cool. Check out the website over here.
Western Dynamo 19-09
Did some mixes with my buddy Andrew Weiss (Rollins Band, Butthole Surfers, Ween) for a forthcoming Modest Mouse project. Most of the tracks were recorded by John McEntire so mixing was quite easy. I patched this thing across the snare track to check it out and it stayed there the whole session; a rarity for me because I'm always changing my snare drum compressor from track to track. Kudos to J. Morris and the Western Dynamo crew for an outstanding device…
Bluejuice Calls it Quits
I produced an album by Australia's Bluejuice a few years back. Today they announced via their Facebook page that they're disbanding at the end of the year.
In the meantime they're releasing a compilation along with a new song or two and will be taking a victory lap tour. If you're in Australia at all it's worth it to check them out.
All the best to these guys.
Check this one out. It holds the record for theist plays on Triple J. These guys were serious fun to work with and this was their best song - despite the fact that I didn't work on it :).
Modular Euro-Rack Hip-Hop Sampling
I know this kind of thing can be done with Ableton/MPC etc, but something about doing it with this setup seems more hardcore and old school. Plus I really like the way he's mounted the modules tabletop style to be more like a drum machine…
New Kiev video - "Be Gone Dull Cage"
Newest video from the Kiev record I produced. It's pretty out there…
These guys are incredible live, they really do sound this big.
For some reason the video reminds me of this South Park episode...
Check out the rest of the record...
Chris Merritt - Sisyphus
I mixed this record for independent artist Cruise Elroy earlier this year. A very cool track: 5/4 meter, lots of style changes. File under Prog-pop?… Definitely worth a listen. After all, how often do you hear a song reference Sisyphus?
FREEMAN Review in The New Yorker
Great review of the FREEMAN record I produced.
The reviewer draws a few parallels to Ween's White Pepper album but somehow overlooked that I produced both. Another reason why there should be a stronger push to embed credits into digital media?…
Freeman Album Release Today!
I had such a blast producing this record. Great songs. Have a listen here:
Nada Surf Pics
Oddly enough, I never "liked" the Nada Surf facebook page until now. Here are a couple of shots from "The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy" sessions posted there…
Mathew lent me the Euphonix MC mix to use during the session. After we finished the record he gave it to me and the band let me have the Apogee ensemble - both of which I still use. I still thank Mathew every time I see him for the MC Mix. It saved me from the carpal tunnel syndrome I had from constant trackball use. Faders rock!
Fiddling with a guitar overdub…
Notice that I'm using my 2006 Macbook Pro (w/ an Apogee interface on the table). The black thing resting on the wire rack in front of me is a soft case containing a pair of Daking Mic/Pre's / eqs and a pair of Distressors.) The overdub booth is under the stairs.
A Ghost is Born turns 10....
Wow, I recorded this 10(!) years ago ?!
Time Flies…
(click picture for article)
Interesting...
The stereo @ Casa Bason
While taking various meetings, it's interesting to hear what each label's general strategy for breaking bands/songs/albums is.
"Sign fewer bands, develop them slowly"
-or-
"grab breaking bands from smaller labels, remix, re-record, re-market and get it out as fast as possible."
Both strategies have their merits and risks but the more interesting thing is how certain the labels are that the approach they are taking is the way of the future. The only way to survive....
LA… it's been a while.
In LA for loads of meetings with different labels, artists, managers, etc.
Lots of exciting things going on…
This site is now live…
Welcome and have a look around…