This was recorded in 1992 or thereabouts. Analog tape, no computers, no plug ins, no editing, no auto tune. Song by Steve Patrick and Mark Crowell. Drums by Tony Antonelli, guitars and background vox by Mark Crowell, lead and background vox by Steve Patrick, engineered, mixed, mastered, and bass by yours truly. This band was…
Larry’s Low Notes – Bronze Level Membership
Art, Science, and Emotion.
The world that I inhabit internally is one of art, science, and intense emotion. The art of music is that of choice regarding harmony, melody, rhythm, sound and silence. Science, being that which is used to create, capture, manipulate, and listen to music, and the science of sound itself. Emotion, being the internal associations of,…
Thank you Roger Linn for this brush with greatness.
In the mid 1980’s, there was a device called the Linn 9000. It was a very sophisticated machine that integrated sampling, midi sequencing, and drum programming, which synced to SMPTE timecode. It was the predecessor to the Akai MPC devices that are still widely used for hip hop production. A studio that I worked at…
Musicians who really impressed me in the studio, episode 2.
When I returned to St. Louis in 1988 after being in Los Angeles for six years, Steve Patrick and I became fast musical friends. We played in a cover band together, along with Mark Zellinger and Billy Franco, and we began recording Steve’s original songs after that band ended. Time and time again, Steve brought…
Musicians who really impressed me in the studio, episode 1.
I recorded a lot of songs with a great St. Louis band called Passion Fish. My friend Adam Miles was the Passion Fish guitarist, and also played on ‘Rock Mountain’. See my post entitled “This is quite amazing” to hear it. A tracking session was booked at my old haunt Sidetrack Studio, and I expected…
Film music
My wife Theresa is an actress. A couple of her theater friends decided to do a film for the KDHX 48 hour film festival, and asked if I would be willing to do an original score. This was in 2010. No money, a really short deadline, and no way to see any of the footage…
Gives me the chills!
This was recorded 7-3-17 at Gaslight Studio, engineered by Mark Cange. Dori Abell Ottolini on vocals, Stu Ottolini on brass, Arlin Strader on drums, Myron Williams on keyboards, mixed, mastered, and upright bass by yours truly. I printed this analog mix in ultra high resolution DSD 5.6 MHz digital. I wish I could post that!…
This is quite amazing.
Steve Patrick wrote and sang this song, called ‘Rock Mountain’. This is the second version of this song that we recorded together. Adam Miles and Steve Patrick on guitars, Randy Robert on drums. Produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, bass, and subliminal keyboards by yours truly. This was done in 1991 as memory serves. Recorded at our…
My music from 2016.
People who create music all hope that they can sell enough to earn a living. I’ve had to get over that delusion, since people are no longer paying for their music. Now, I just want everyone to hear it. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg9oLzV4PLSt8jZgNwKT96DbFZKkMEscX …
Some observations of early consumer digital audio.
I remember the first time I encountered the compact disc. It looked cool, sort of space age. The press was all gaga. Perfect sound forever was the battle cry from Sony.
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