8/20/10 - Lot's of good stuff of late. Trial By Stone did a record here recently. It's Dubtastic!
The New 76ers finished their record and it's off to Waltz Mastering. Really excited about this one. They cut it
all live and you can feel it! Grant Peeples has been in and out over the last few months and is gearing up
to do a record with the great Gurf Morlix in Austin, Texas. Eric Durrance and Bobby Silvagio have been working on some
tunes over the last few weeks for the band
Tobacco Road. Good times!
3/12/10 - The New 76ers are releasing a 2 song EP next week... Just before SpringFest. They will only
press 100. I recommend you check it out!
1/29/10 - Dan Newman's album is complete and in the capable hands of Mastering Engineer Terry Manning at
Compasspoint Studios in the Bahamas
http://www.compasspointstudios.com . Dan used a ton of top notch local (and ex local) Tallahassee musicians on his project and it really turned out
great. The band The Good Break has been back in the studio working on completing their album. This is a group
of FSU music students with killer chops! The Satyrs came in at the end of last year and recorded some excellent tunes.
Check the music page for a listen.
11/20/09 - The New 76ers and Grant Peeples have been singing and playing some really sweet tunes in the
studio, all together, in the same room, live and lovely... keepin' it real!
http://www.myspace.com/thenew76ers
7/24/09 - Dan Newman, David Zimmer, Sencerhouse, Avis Berry, Scott Campbell and lots of great local musicians
have recently been rockin' this studio.
11/13/08 - Hal's album has been mastered by Terry Manning and it is headed to production. It really
turned out GREAT!!! Even Money, a great 5 piece Bluegrass band came in last weekend and recorded and mixed 3 songs in
two hours!!! Check out the tracks on the audio page. Finished mixing 11 live tracks from the Purple Hatters Ball
festival, which was held in the memory of Rachel Hoffman.
http://www.purplehattersball.com Bands included on the compilation are Dubconscious, Catfish Alliance, Moe., Full Black Out, and The Euroslutz.
These cds will be for sale and the proceeds will benefit the Morningstar Foundation. Contact me if you'd like to donate,
and receive a CD full of GREAT performances to boot!
9/15/08 - Well the studio is about 98% done, so I'm back in business and it will probably be 98% done indefinately!
A great local songwriter, Dan Newman, has just started a project here in which I am on board as Producer, Engineer,
and Musician as well. We've already had several great drummers guest on the tracks including Dillon Bradley-Brown and
Dave Kelsey. Jess Franklin will be coming down from Nashville next week to add lots more to the tracks,
including organ, guitars, lap steel, dobro, and who knows what else? Also props to Trevor Brooks who has just provided
LCS with a sweet Leslie 145 speaker for ol' Betsy (my sweet Hammond A100). We're also finishing up the
final tweaks/mixes on Hal's project, which will go to Terry Manning at Compass Point Studio in the Bahamas for Mastering
sometime in October.
5/12/08 - Did my first remote with the new Alesis HD24xr portable 24 track recorder, laying down some massive
choir tracks provided by the Tallahassee Boys Choir. Great times! Also had Scott Campbell in the studio for some
Country licks on a Country/Rockabilly track by local songwriter John Smith. I hate to make any predictions, but I'm
a few weeks away from finishing up the new control room. I'll also be updating the acoustics in all the rooms with some
great bass traps, etc. provided by GIK Acoustics (Atlanta, GA).
2/20/08 - Days away from building a new Control Room. This addition will add 450 sq. ft. to the studio!
The old control room will most likely be converted to a vocal/amp booth. Also in the works will be a nice
deck and bathroom. Maybe an expresso machine if there's any $ left over. Been working on some really great projects
with two of my favorite peoples. Jess Franklin (
http://www.tishamingo.com)- alt country, roots rock project, of which I am taking on the roll of Producer. That means lots of pre-production
and no corners cut. I've also been involved in a real fusion of music/cultures with my buddy Hal (Ancient Harmony piano
man). This project has tablas, djimbes, and all sorts of crazy percussion instruments, harmonium, piano, jamming
bass, chants, and big choir. LOVING 2008 so far!
8/27/07 - Full Black Out's album is complete and off to the Mastering Engineer (who just so happens to be
a true legend in the music business, Terry Manning -
http://www.compasspointstudios.com). Apparently I finally found the time to finish my own project. CD release party at The Warehouse, October 6th.
Jim McNeal is off to Nashville with a pocketful of tunes. Good luck my brotha. Catfish Alliance has sent their
tracks off to be mixed by an up and coming engineer and ex Tallahasseeian, Seth Morton, at one of the finest studios in the
world (
http://www.blackbirdstudio.com). Finally for now, been working with a great rock band, The Purgers. Keep on the lookout for these guys.
6/7/07 - Lots of great music in the works lately... Catfish Alliance rocked out a nice set of tunes, live
in the studio... Keep on the lookout for that. Jim McNeal has been churning out a bunch of tunes and bringing in a whole
set of great local Studio Musicians to participate: Scott Campbell, Jeff Davis, Tom Corbitt, Bakari Hines, Ed Bradley,
even your's truely! Hal, the great keys player from Ancient Harmony has been in recently to produce a nice ambient track,
and Brian Burgess rolled over to mix a sweet little spiritual childrens tune. All in all, way to busy to finish mixing
my band's album, which has been about 95% done since January! Not really complaning though...
3/29/07 - Smackwater Retreiver, a classic delta blues band from Apalachicola, has been cutting a rockin'
album... Snare drum, Upright Bass, and Guitars... good stuff!
2/28/07 - Local rockers, Mujabica have been working on an album. Also an old school country album
is in the works by some great musicians... stay tuned...
1/12/07 - The Warehouse sessions... 3 piece funk fusion project... lovin' it! All live and super tight...
Full Black Out has been tracking live and giving the new console a complete run-through/test drive...
Jim McNeal is back and writing more material. And doing his part to support local session musicians!
Altar of Flesh recently made an appearance at the studio... Yes we rock the Death Metal here too...These
guys are tight! ...
10/2/06 - Building a number of SCA N72 (Neve 1272 style) preamps and solding tons of cable in anticipation
of the new Console. Stay tuned.
8/30/06 - Been working with Justin Brogdon, and gearing up for a full album project. Also working
on "The House Project" with Mark (Whiskey Richard) and Dave. South Monroe is scheduled for some tracking next week.
Also working with songwriter Layne Murphy from Thomasville to add melody and a full band to lyrics. Finally, Full Black
Out has 6 tunes in various stages of completion.
5/25/06 - We've been remodeling and redesigning the acoustics in the studio. The live room is sounding
sweet with the addition of some Bamboo flooring.
2/28/06 - Borderline 11 recently visited and layed down 10 tunes, all live... Also Lookin' Up, a great 4
piece southern gospel group did the same...
Andrew Altman and Friends (Mark Roudebaum and Scott) graced the studio with their sweet and fat funk and
jazz grooves. The whole session went down live and was mixed with minimal processing... Check it out on the Audio page...
Over the holidays, the studio has been extensively upgraded and modified. We've added 40 tube traps
to the rooms which have really tightened up the sound. We've also added some new mics and preamps, and compressors...
it's a never-ending upgrade around here!
Full Black Out is also now booked to record their second album. We'll keep you posted.
Past clients include (but not limited to): The New 76ers, Grant Peeples, ISP Sports Network, Good Break,
Shyam, Lookin' Up, Borderline 11, Whiskey Richard, Socialburn, H and Ice, Smitty, Dwayne Harvey, Stash, That One Band, G
and Dub, 10,000 in Flight, Jim McNeal, Verizon, Sonic Union, The Tallahassee Democrat, Justin Brogdon, Tony G., Don't Tell
Diamond, Jess Franklin and the Best Little Blues Band, Uptown Rudy, Fox 49, TC McGuire Production Services, Window World,
Catfish Alliance, Mujabica, ARU, etc.
