I had the honor of working with the talented vocalist Freedom Bremner and his band.
Passing on Knowledge
It was great to recently share knowledge with the next generation of engineers at Quad NYC. Special thanks to Tino Passante at NYC Studio Booking for thinking of me.
Discussing what it takes to be on top of a complicated session at Quad NYC Q5.
Okay so it's an endemic...
Slowly things are coming back to life. More tunes with Joe Gigs the latest being a tune called “Never Could Say Goodbye”. We went to Sammy Merendino’s spot and cut basics with Paul Adamy on bass. Later Rich Campbell helped with keyboard over dubs. We mixed in a hybrid way utilizing several great analog compressors. Along the way I also logged in some hours of vocal production with various other artists. Also I have been checking out new gear for Sonicscoop.com. One handy tool I found was the SSL Fusion Transformer plugin.
It’s good to be back in the studio and new projects are in the wings. If you’d like to be one of them reach out.
Coming out of the Pandemic...
Fall/Winter Update 2019
Well the 2019 AES show has come and gone. There was something for all this year but more importantly was seeing old friends, making new ones, and exchanging ideas. Recently I have been in at American Zen Studios with Adam’s Music Publishing helping to track vocals as well as providing mastering services. Gigwerk’s, an IT and services company was also in for voice-over work used in their new promotions campaign.
Remote mixing and mastering is now available!
Contact me and let me know how I can help you complete your project.
I had the pleasure of writing a review of Brainworx’s bx console_Focusrite SC plugin for Sononicscoop.com. I must say that it was a lot of fun to hear the sound of those world famous ISA 110 modules recreated. This is a great sounding plugin and you can check out my review here.
Everything Old is New Again
Gearing up again at American Zen studio; recently the latest upgrade sees us running the entire Universal Audio catalog including the Lexicon 480L and just last week I installed the SSL Native package. These are great additions to our big collection of Waves, Soundtoys, and Plugin Alliance plugins.
SSL Native 6 bundle
Although it’s a great spot to overdub, it is ideal for mixing remotely or with a client or two. With all the plugins in the box and a great rack of analog gear available through a Dangerous Music summing amp I can have the same gear I would use when mixing in a large studio at a fraction of the price for my clients.
Top of the line analog compression!
For more info and to tell me about your project contact me here.
What's new this Fall
August and September were busy with the recording and mixing of season 2 of “The Butterfly Effect” on Audible. A very capable band was put together featuring Thomas Hamlin (Black 47) on drums, Deni Bonet on violin, and Rich Campbell on keys. The scores for 30 various cues were composed by Joel Ronson with tracking done at the amazing sounding Sound on Sound Studios. (Many thanks to Tony, Victoria, and Dave.)
Drums ready for tracking The Butterfly Effect season 2.
Editing, mixing, and mastering took place at The Wave Lab NYC. While encamped at the studio I also mixed “Rainy Day” for Honestly Nowhere featuring my friend Sammy Merendino on drums. Co-produced with Joel Ronson we cut vocals on the Blue Bottle mic and mastered with our friend AJ Tissian.
Late Summer News
It's been a busy Spring and Summer with a lot of projects with Joel Ronson. Mixing took place for a few new Professor N.E. Where tracks at American Zen with mastering for Professor N.E.Where, Sir Gregory, and Sid taking place at The Wave Lab NYC.
Mixing at The Wave Lab
Having gotten my start at Mediasound studios, going to the Power Station to record and mix for young composer William Gigierich was a step back to the hey days of the large NYC studios and a fun time for sure.
More is brewing so stay tuned...
Late Winter Update
Mixing continues with the Luico Hopper project. In mid project we switched platforms to Studio One by Presonus. I have to say it is a much more intuitive user experience. A few more days and we will be ready to master.
Mastered and released is where we find Joel Ronson's EP, "Cobb's Defection." It was a lot of fun working on this project. We tracked at Sound on Sound Studios which sounded great with help and support from Mike Rachlin, David Amlen, and, Tony Drootin. Overdubs and mixing took place at American Zen Studios and finally mastered with UE Nastasi at Sterling Sound. Check it out on the Projects page!
How 2018 is shaping up
2018 finds me smack in the middle of mixing a collection of titles for my friend Luico Hopper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luico_Hopper) These tracks are played by some of the best musical talent in the NYC area and mixing them is a real pleasure. It's also my first time using the Softube Console One mk2. I am using it in conjunction with Logic X and it is proving to be a handy plugin editor as well as providing many channel strip functions and additional processing.
In the coming weeks I will be working with Joel Ronson www.joelronson.com on a series of projects that we will be working together on. Stay tuned for updates as well as a joint Facebook page!
In the meantime some things are brewing in the back so stay tuned.