September Update: France & Michael Brauer
August 29, 2010
I’m really excited to be taking most of September off for a trip to France. I’ll be spending a week in Southern France at Studio La Fabrique with Michael Brauer for a masterclass on mixing. See the video for a taste of what’s to come.
After the class I’ll be on little European vacation and will spend the rest of my trip in France and Spain. I. Can’t. Wait.
Mix: Braving The Atlantic about to drop…
August 25, 2010
In June I mixed an EP for Dave Hedin and his new solo project Braving the Atlantic. The songs are some of the coolest, most interesting and rocking material I’ve heard from anyone in a long time. There are moments of influence from bands like The Killers, Bloc Party and Snow Patrol. It’s very much it’s own thing and I’m excited for it to be released.
During mixing Dave made a couple of videos that I’ll share below. Mostly us trying to get work done while tornado season is in full swing here in Colorado.
For those who have asked, Dave basically recorded and produced the whole thing himself. I helped track basics with drummer Brian McRae up at The Wrecking Room (aka: www.drumoverdubs.com). Then the ubiquitous Jimmy Stofer came in for bass tracks. After that Dave holed himself up and played all of the rest of the instruments himself. There are some humorous videos on his site chronicling the recording process which happened over the past year. I highly recommend you check them out!
In the meantime, “Ignition EP” officially releases on August 31st, 2010, but there’s a listening party at The Walnut Room in Denver on Monday August 30th at 8PM. See you there!