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Sep
2017
The Golden Rule
I just completed work on this piece of music. The idea for it came to me a few months ago. It demanded a lot from me and I wasn’t certain that I could make it great. It took a lot of work, and I think I did it justice.
The CD quality file was too large, so I had to convert it to an mp3 file to stream it from here. I wish I didn’t have to do that. I print my mixes at 5.6 mhz DSD. Fortunately, even downsampled significantly, it sounds pretty good.
23
Jul
2017
Let’s Get Loud!
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…
23
Jul
2017
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,…
22
Jul
2017
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…
22
Jul
2017
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…
22
Jul
2017
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…
21
Jul
2017
I don’t have a damn thing to lose.
I have been shy about myself for way too damn long and it’s going to stop. I’m too good at what I do, I’m proud of it, and I do not want to be in the fucking workforce ever again.
I am going to load this blog with anecdotes, technical stuff, music, personal stories, and so on, fully confident that I will connect with people who recognize that I am the real deal and who will pay me for what I can do to enhance the music that they wish to record.
21
Jul
2017
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…
21
Jul
2017
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!…
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