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Currently Mixing: Gary Johnson

Justin Peacock — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:13:26 +0000

Wow, time flies… In November I had songwriter/guitarist Gary Johnson out from New York to record bass tracks with Jimmy Stofer. Gary then came back out for a week stint in December to track guitars for his upcoming full-length entitled “Tracing Starlines WIth Empty Hands”. Now, come January/February 2010, it’s time to mix! I’m thrilled

Saints Session Photos

Dave Hedin — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:31:57 +0000

Hey everyone- Check out some photos from the Saints sessions here at The Hook Factory! More to come later! -Dave Share this:

Piano Ballad Challenge With Saints

Dave Hedin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:02:32 +0000

Lewi (drummer for the band Saints) sure knew how to catch me off guard in this video. I did pretty well coming up with Total Eclipse of the Heart (or at least I thought), but totally bombed the Meat Loaf tune. Check it out! Things are really coming along with the Saints project – look for the release

Saints: Ringtones

Dave Hedin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:14:31 +0000

Hey guys- Check out Saints lead singer Rob Gault showcasing his own custom ringtones. He is on the cusp of dominating the “sounds from the barnyard” ringtone market…so be on the lookout! More videos from the Saints sessions coming soon! -Dave Share this:

Saints: November Rain

Dave Hedin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:45:58 +0000

Hey everyone- Here’s a quick video of Lewi from Saints playing November Rain on the piano. Keep an eye out for Jimmy Stofer joining in on vocals! We had an absolute blast working with these guys… More videos from the sessions with Saints to come! -Dave Share this:

More Tracking With Saints

Dave Hedin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:07:22 +0000

Hey music fans- We’re wrapping up the new EP with Saints right now, and everything looks to be on schedule for a release here shortly! We are currently getting ready to start the mix sometime this week, and are confident that this will be one of the best and most exciting projects that we’ve done

Studio Blog: The Autumn Film

Dave Hedin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:05:14 +0000

The Autumn Film: In The Studio A few months ago, I got a link in my email box from Justin showcasing a band that he found called The Autumn Film. I instantly loved their sound, and thought they would be a great fit with us producing them in the studio. After checking out an amazing

Looking At The Finish Line…

Dave Hedin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:44:36 +0000

The Kyle Galanaugh project is almost complete! Justin, Kyle and I spent the past few weeks tweaking the overall mixes, and I must say we are very pleased with the end result. We are currently in the process of lining up a mastering engineer. There are a few people who could potentially be in

Somebody Call Clive!

Justin Peacock — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:58:51 +0000

Friday we had Kyle Galanaugh up to cut BGV’s for his single “Wait.” The track is killing and we’re almost ready to mix. There’s a huge buzz around town about this EP and we’re so excited to finish it up. The weekend was spent mostly working on maintenence, miscellaneous projects around the studio and filming

Fool In the Rain

Justin Peacock — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:36:53 +0000

Busy busy. The site is starting to take shape, and Nick is our hero for getting it up in between his 10 million other clients. Hopefully we’ll get some audio and video up soon, as well as pictures. In the meantime, Dave and I spent most of the day working on a cover of Led