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In Session: NRVS System
Up-and-coming local indie band NRVS System came into the studio late last month to track two songs for a late-spring release. The trio (guitarist/vocalist Chris Shaw, bassist/vocalist Jeffry Meek, and drummer/vocalist Antoine Coston) spent two days tracking the project, which was produced by David Stillman and was engineered by Rob Ulsh and David Stillman.
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Freedom Hawk’s “Beast Remains” Reaps Critical And Popular Acclaim
Freedom Hawk spent six weeks with us in late 2017 recording their fifth full-length record, “Beast Remains.” It was an invigorating experience, and now the band, on the cusp of their European Tour, are reaping the critical rewards for their studio efforts. We send them our kudos.
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Logos: Time In A Bubble
Eminent engineer and producer Joe Barresi, who has worked with QOTSA, The Melvins, Tool, New Model Army, Bad Religion, and many others, has some thoughts on spending too much time in front of your ProTools rig.
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Dustin Furlow, “Evergreen” (Live In Studio)
Singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar wunderkind Dustin Furlow has been tracking songs for an upcoming release over the course of the summer. A couple weeks back we filmed a live performance of one such tune, “Evergreen.”
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Studio Notes: Gated Reverb, The Sound Of The 80s (And Now)
It’s a familiar sound to anyone who grew up in the 80s—the gated reverb drum effect. But more than that, it represents a moment when a studio production trick became a kind of cultural artifact.
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Sessions: Chase Payne
Virginia Beach-based solo country artist Chase Payne came to the studio to track drums for a new song, “Comes From The Heart,” from a forthcoming release entitled Life’s Just Started.
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What We’re Spinning — Aliens And Australians
A few of the tracks we’re playing around the shop, from Paul Kelly, TOMI, Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, Manchester Orchestra, and Chicano Batman.
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Logos: A Little More Freedom
Andy Summers rose to fame as the guitarist with The Police, who of course received several Grammys and awards too numerous to mention. More importantly, Summers’ innovative guitar playing created a new paradigm for guitarists in this period and has been widely imitated ever since. Post Police Andy has made thirteen solo records, composed film scores, and published several books of his photography.
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Studio Notes: Win Butler Interview
At the 2016 Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal, Win Butler talked about Arcade Fire’s pop-dance-rock-noise arrangements and savvy approach to the music industry.
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Sessions: Dustin Furlow
Local singer-songwriter and acoustic finger-style wunderkind Dustin Furlow visits the studio to begin work on an EP of new material.
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Studio Notes: Skunk Baxter Visits Master Sound
Skunk Baxter recently stopped by the studio to work with the TGZ band on their album project “Time to Begin”—recorded and mixed by Rob Ulsh here at Master Sound.
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Studio PSA: Tiny Telephone Kickstarter: Rai$e The Roof
Independent music fans: Whether you know it or not, a great deal of your favorite music from the past two decades was recorded at the Bay Area’s Tiny Telephone studio, founded in 1997 by musician, songwriter, producer, and engineer John Vanderslice. A renowned bay-area operation, TT is in urgent need of a new roof for their Oakland facility. And here’s how you can help the cause.
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