Music I have Worked on Recently

I have had the pleasure of working on some really great music as of late.  I have done a little recording, a little mastering, and some general music assistance.  Here are some of the great projects I have got to have my hand in.  I recorded and mixed the above track for the band Karma Vision.

 I mastered this electronic music LP by Dor-

I mastered a single for my friends Oils on the WhateverForever label (who has a nice compilation in process right now that I am also mastering)

L5- Self Titled EP

I have some friends whose band L5, aka Lumbar 5, I recorded in the fall of 2011 and mixed through the better part of 2012. Tracking was done in a basement in midtown Kansas City.  I had an Neumann U87 in a clothes dryer smushed between a cymbal sandwich and I used it in everyone of the mixes. Vocal overdubs were done at the Roost in Lawrence in a 12ft x 3ft hallway.  The band melted into non-existance right as we were finishing up overdubs.  I had a really good time making this record and I hope by posting it here that at least a few people give it a listen. RIP.

 

Photos after the jump of the sketch house in midtown KC that we tracked in.

lo fi Links

I have tried too much lo fi in the electronic/ambient music realm, but below are some links I found helpful for using that term in the actually played music world (aka bands?). 

-Top 10 lo fi Records- don't know if I agree, but it is about.com for god's sake
-Mike Bennett Talks lo fi- its gotta video!
-Music Radar 9 Quick Tips for lo fi-
-Bruce Bartlett Article Link from EQ Mag- Pretty much the same as the embed below.

Below is from Practical Recording Techniques by By Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett

RATM Recording Links and Thoughts

"Evil Empire" studio photo taken in Cole's Rehersal- "The pic in the cover makes the room look big" paraphrasing engineer Nick Didia

 I did a recording session the other day and the band wanted to cut everything, vocals, drums, and guitars with no over dubs.  I never got the vocals to sound correct, but the following links give some good info on how Evil Empire was recorded in the same manner.  These links