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The word is out: The Lodge is quickly becoming 'the' mastering house in NYC. Located in Greenwich Village, The Lodge has been attracting some of the industry's finest. Chief Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar recently completed "Out of the Vein," the latest offering from Elektra's Third Eye Blind as well as Lou Reed's "NYC Man: The Ultimate Collection" (BMG/Heritage), a 30-year career retrospective from the original analog masters. Lazar also mastered several recent projects including the super-hot, self-titled debut for Michael Goldstone's The All-American Rejects (Dreamworks), The Donnas "Spend The Night" (Atlantic), Sonic Youth "Dirty Deluxe Editon" (Universal), Natalie Merchant "The House Carpenter's Daughter," Fat Joe featuring Remy Martin "Can't Be Serious" (Dreamworks), Mobb Deep "Get Ya Hustle On" (Dreamworks), The Faint "Danse Macabre (Remixes 2003)" (Astralwerks). Lazar also mastered the Joe Chiccarelli produced, fourth record for critically-acclaimed, urban art-country group Clem Snide entitled "Soft Spot" (SpinArt/Fargo France) and the Tony Visconti produced "Touch Tongues" by Kristeen Young (TVPI), and last, but not least, the Vice/Atlantic Compilation "Yes New York" featuring tracks from NY's best The Strokes, Interpol, Radio 4, The Walkmen, The Rogers Sisters, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, The Fever, Longwave, The Rapture, The Witnesses, The Natural History, The Secret Machines and Le Tigre. For more info about The Lodge and the arguably, the busiest woman in mastering, please email Andrew Stein at or give them a call at (212) 353-3895. The Lodge Audio Mastering & DVD Authoring 740 Broadway Suite 605 New York, NY 10003 (212) 353-3895. * A special note for RPM Direct Newsletter readers: "Special discount for all RPM Direct referrals." ^BACK UP^
Clif Magness Scores Hits With Avril Levine & Lisa Marie Presley Producer/Writer Clif Magness has scored hits with with female mega-stars Avril Lavigne and Lisa Marie Presley. Clif co-wrote and produced the current, much edgier, Avile single "Losing Grip," as well as 5 other tracks from her multi-platinum debut "Let Go." " Losing Grip" shows a much more rock side of the album and is reportedly Avril's personal favorite track. Her performance of the song at the Juno Awards was said to be one of the highlights of the show. "Losing Grip" is getting more than 2100 spins a week and is currently at #29 on the Top Forty chart and #14 on MTV's rotation. Clif also co-wrote the first single "Lights Out," with Lisa Marie Presley from her debut album "To Whom It May Concern." The single is currently at #42 at Top Forty, #34 at Hot AC and at #4 on VH1's rotation. The album was released April 8th. Clif has also been co-writing and/or producing tracks for American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, Cherie Amore, Jessica Simpson, Charlotte Martin, O-Town and a heartfelt single for Rachel Loy (of Mass Ave), entitled "The Same Man (for Matthew)," which will be released on Epic Records in 2 weeks. For more information on Clif Magness or other Nettwerk Producer Management clients please contact Alia Fahlborg at or via telephone at 310 855 0668. ^BACK UP^
NRG Recording Attracts Rock's Finest & Puts On A New Face
We recently caught up with NRG Recording's own Kelly Garver for all the latest on this hot LA studio. Here's the lowdown: The private lounge attached to NRG's Studio A has been fully remodeled following the completion of "Meteora", the latest album from Linkin Park (Warner Bros.). The remodel includes a completely revamped contemporary kitchen with a large booth dining area. A luxurious ultrasuede couch now faces a sixty inch high definition television. The lounge continues to feature a tournament sized pool table, DirecTV, Playstation2, Xbox and high-speed access to the internet. Puddle of Mudd (Interscope) was the first band to enjoy Studio A's new lounge when they returned to NRG to record new songs for their upcoming album scheduled for release later this year. Michelle Branch (Maverick) recently visited NRG's Studio A with producer Josh Abraham. Not only was Michelle Branch the number one selling artist of 2002, she also won a Grammy award for her collaboration with Carlos Santanna. Branch was at NRG working on tracks for her upcoming album. Lo-Pro is currently locked out in NRG's Studio B recording their debut album with producer Don Gilmore. The Southern California based band is the first band signed by Staind's Aaron Lewis to his imprint with Geffen president Jordan Schur. Lo-Pro was founded by former Ultraspank members Pete Murray (vocals) and Neil Godfrey (guitar). The two are joined in Lo-Pro by former Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart and Pete Ricci (guitar). Jay Baumgardner is on a mixing streak once again, recently finished mixing new albums for Die Trying (Island Def Jam) and Rumblefish (Roadrunner) in NRG's Studio C. Die Trying is currently touring with Papa Roach and will soon tour with Evanescence. Their album is due out in June of this year. Rumblefish can be seen on tour with Molotov. Their album will be released in September of this year. For more information and booking inquiries please contact Kelly Garver 818-760-7841 ^BACK UP^
Announcing The First AES Student Design Competition
At the 115th AES convention in New York, the Audio Engineering Society will sponsor a competition for audio projects made by students at any university or recording school. These entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts in design and manufacturing. Multiple prizes will be awarded. Projects may include, but are not limited to: Loudspeaker designs; Electronic circuits; Audio or music software; microphones; musical instruments or anything that can be made for use in the audio field. Students who are working on these sorts of projects are encouraged to apply before September 13, 2003. Have your ingenuity reviewed by professionals. This is an opportunity to network with top audio designers and enhance your resume. This is not a competition for recording projects - there are separate fields for them - nor is this a call for theoretical papers. For more information about those types of submissions, visit www.aes.org for more details. Or for more information you can contact: John Monforte at Crawford Communications 3845 Pleasantdale Road Atlanta, GA USA 30340-4205 Phone: 678-421-6780 ^BACK UP^
It's The Fugitive Pope - Catching Up With Prod/Eng Barry Conley
It's been a while since we checked in with The Fugitive Pope aka Barry Conley. Here are a few things he's been working on lately in the studio: Barry recorded and played on some tracks with Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson) and Chris Goss (Masters of Reality/QOTSA) at Rancho de la Luna Studio in Joshua Tree. Conley mixed the music for the trailer (tv, radio, theater) for "The Lord of the Rings:The Twin Towers" movie at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood. He also recorded a session for The Independent Film Channel with Michael McKean (Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind), Jack Black (Tenacious D), T-Bone Burnett and Bela Fleck also at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood. Conley also played Buchla modular synthesizer on some new tracks for Dave Catching's (Queens of the Stone Age/Mondo Generator) Earthlings? for Crippled Dick/Hot Wax! Records at Rancho de la Luna Studio. Taking his Buchla playing skills to the people, Barry played a solo show with his Buchla synthesizer and jammed with Ezra Buchla (Donald Buchla's son) and Henry from Amps For Christ at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood in early April. Much more has been happening but we're told these are just a few highlights. For more info about Barry Conley's activities shoot him an email at beautifulrek@yahoo.com ^BACK UP^
Mackie Control Now Supported by Cool Edit Pro
Mackie Designs Inc. recently announced that Syntrillium Software has made support available for Mackie Control in the latest version of their Cool Edit Pro audio editing software. With the release of version 2.1, Cool Edit Pro joins a growing family of leading digital audio workstations to support the Mackie Control including Cakewalk SONAR, Digidesign Pro Tools, Magix Samplitude, MOTU Digital Performer, RML Labs SAWStudio, as well as Steinberg Cubase SX, Cubase SL and Nuendo. As with all other supporting software, Mackie offers a custom Cool Edit Pro-specific overlay for the Mackie Control's master section, indicating key software control functions for each button. The overlay dramatically reduces the learning curve for experienced Cool Edit Pro users, and helps make the transition from keyboard and mouse to the Mackie Control quick and easy. The Cool Edit Pro overlay currently ships with all Mackie Controls and is also available to current Mackie Control owners via the Mackie web site at www.mackie.com. Cool Edit Pro version 2.1 with Mackie Control support is currently available for Windows-based systems. Existing Cool Edit Pro users can download the free version 2.1 upgrade from www.syntrillium.com. For more information please contact: Mackie Designs Inc. 16220 Wood-Red Road N.E. Woodinville, WA 98072 Phone: (425) 487-4333 Fax: (425) 487-4337 ^BACK UP^
Vancouver's Mushroom Studios Is In Demand
Mushroom Studios has been kept busy lately with some great acts: Last year's Shindig winners Three Inches Of Blood were in with Shawn Penner producing and engineering. Vancouver's own unsigned Stabilo Boss are heating things up with John Wozniak (Marcy Playground, studio owner) producing/engineering their latest album. The infamous producer/engineer GGGarth Richardson, who was recently up for a Juno, was in laying down bed tracks for the band Spoken with Scott Ternan engineering. Another local band, up-and-coming Day Theory tracked a couple songs with former Matthew Good Band guitarist Dave Genn producing and Scott Ternan engineering. For any more information contact studio manager Valerie Biggin at 604-718-9091. ^BACK UP^
Checking In With Bennett Kaufman From Moir Marie Ent.
We recently caught up with Moir/Marie Entertainment producer manager Bennet Kaufman for the latest client activity. Here's the rundown: Bill Appleberry & Tobi Miller produced upcoming LP's for Ether Seeds (Roadrunner) and Fingertight (Columbia); Neal Avron just finished producing Yellowcard (Capitol) and is currently Producing The Fight (MCA); Brett Eliason mixed live records for New Found Glory and Finch (MCA); Don Gilmore just finished producing Lo Pro (Geffen). He is currently mixing T.O.E. (Wind-up); David Holman mixed singles by Simple Plan, Slight Stupid and Smile Empty Soul; Johnny K. produced the new Finger 11 for Wind-Up and is currently producing Soil on J Records. He recently produced several tracks for Mushroomhead (Republic); Steve Lindsey is producing Chris Botti (Columbia). He recently produced Holly Palmer for Warner Bros.; Dave Schiffman is currently recording the new Alien Ant Farm LP (Dreamworks) For more information and availability contact Bennett Kaufman Moir Marie Ent. 16101 Ventura Blvd. #325 Encino, Ca. 91436 phone 818-995-8707 fax 818-995-8705 ^BACK UP^
Seasoned Pro Audio Marketing Executive Seeks New Opportunities
Jeff Klopmeyer has left the building. After many good years at TASCAM, Jeff has moved on to persue other opportunties in the industry. He is available on the free agent market for marketing management in MI/Pro audio businesses, but is also open to exploring new avenues to apply his skills and deep background. To view Jeff's resume, click here. Update your rolodexs people: Jeff Klopmeyer can now be reached at (310) 937-4292 or at jklopmeyer@yahoo.com
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The Presidents of the United States of America Back In The Studio The Presidents of the United States of America, the multi-platinum selling, twice Grammy-nominated band best known for hits "Lump" and "Peaches," are back in action. The band played their first gig in nearly five years on New Year's Eve at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. They have continued to build momentum with select performances in recent months, including a powerful appearance at the 2003 SXSW conference to a crowd of 10,000 fans on Saturday, March 15th at Town Lake Stage in Austin, TX. The band's last show was a farewell gig at Seattle's Paramount Theater on January 31, 1998. The band has been further reinvigorated by regaining the rights to their multi-platinum debut album, which they own and had licensed to Sony Music for a seven-year term starting in 1995. The band will re-release the record, with the addition of brand-new songs, and a few other added surprises, in the summer of 2003. Now building on the sheer fun of playing together again, The Presidents are going into the studio in April to record new material. They are working with longtime collaborator Conrad Uno at Egg Studios in Seattle, WA. The band's multi-platinum eponymous debut was the result of the the same Uno/Egg combination. Guitarist Dave Dederer is excited to be back at Egg. "This is our place, our home court," says Dederer, "I mean, 'Egg Studios' sounds slick, but it's really just Conrad's really rockin basement. That's the kind of vibe we like. We made our first record there for less than $10,000, and it ended up selling tons. It is the right atmosphere and combination of people." ^BACK UP^
Massive Attack Will Headline The UK's 2003 Creamfields Festival It was recently announced that seminal UK act Massive Attack will be headlining this year's Live Outdoor Stage at Creamfields UK on Saturday 23rd August Bank Holiday weekend at the Old Liverpool Airfield. This is their first ever performance in Liverpool and their only festival appearance this Summer. Having remained one of the UK's most influential bands, a decade on their crown shows no signs of slipping. Their latest album '100th Window' reached No.1 in eight countries including the UK, with their current UK tour being their fastest selling to date. Already they have set a new record becoming the first band ever to fill the cavernous Brixton Academy for a whopping five consecutive nights! Now in its 6th year the award winning Creamfields festival has attracted some of the worlds greatest dance music pioneers including Run DMC, Primal Scream, Basement Jaxx, Underworld, Faithless and the Pet Shop Boys. In 2002 they added the awesome Live Outdoor Stage, which set a new precedent for the Creamfields blueprint with performances from Underworld & Faithless electrifying the 40,000 strong crowd. It returns this year to stage what will be an unmissable performance from a truly legendary band. The full festival announcement for this years Creamfields festival including hosted Arenas, Acts and DJ's will be announced on Friday 25th April. ^BACK UP^
Indie Music Video Festival 2003 Call For Entries
Cinestir and Rumbletone Productions bring to you the 2nd Annual Indie Music Video Festival. This years' festival promises to be bigger and better with a more international scope, while still maintaining the D.I.Y ethic of independent artists and grassroots music scenes worldwide. Already artists and videomakers from Canada, the U.S., U.K. Australia and even Azerbaijan have sent in their entries to IMVF 2003. Slated for Vancouver screenings in early September, the venue for the IMVF is still to be determined according to availability and capacity requirements. Plans for IMVF 2003 include 2 nights,a program of over 50 international videos, special "censored" segment, live entertainment from fave indie artists, competition and workshops. Concurrent screenings in Seattle, Victoria, Toronto and Montreal. The Indie Music Video Festival is now accepting music video submissions for this year's program. Cross-continent and cross-genre, the fest covers all ranges from pop, punk, rock, alt-country, hip hop, to electronica, jazz, gothic, karaoke and avant-garde. Exposure for international indie artists and videomakers across North America! Deadline for entry: July 15,2003 Information and entry forms online at Website or send email: info@imvf.com ^BACK U P^
This Just In From The War On Terror...
News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped down on an Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator. US President George W. Bush argued that this was clear and overwhelming evidence that Iraq had indeed possessed weapons of math instruction. ^BACK U P^
A Few Quick Studio Announcements & Sessions News
Indigo Ranch Studios of Malibu, CA has been busy. Recent sessions include: 1> "Letter Kills" recording for Island/Def Jam with legendary recording engineer Chuck Johnson (KORN, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot). Tracking, overdubs and mixing were done on Indigo's famous vintage ALL ANALOG system to get the clearly biggest fattest sound possible. "Horse Stories" recorded their complete new album with engineer/ producer team Kevin "Krevis" Bosley and Zac Girdis. This was also recorded on Indigo's vintage ALL ANALOG system for the best quality sound. For more information contact Richard Kaplan
Rush brought the rock to Rio, and Rio gave Rush the live show of their career. Producer / Engineer James "Jimbo" Barton (Stone Sour, Queensryche, Eric Clapton) mixed Rush: Live in Rio in Track Record's North Studio. Jimbo mixed the three hour show in 5.1 through the hot-modded 80 channel SSL 9000J and Pro-Tools HD/3. Patrick Thrasher operated the Pro-Tools while Sean McLaughlin and Mike Houge assisted. For more information contact Alan Morphew
Threshold
Sound + Vision is proud to announce that the new Neve 8078 Mix Room
is completed! There is a Pro Tool TDM Mix + with 24 channels, 48 Track
analog and digital machines available, and a ton of outboard gear. Call
Lee Ann Paynter for rates and availability at Threshold Sound + Vision
p. 310-571-0500
RPM Direct Announces Unsigned Volume 3 - Don't Miss This One!
Now that Unsigned Volume 2 has been released, RPM Direct is back with Volume 3 in the RPM Direct Presents: Unsigned compilation series! We are now accepting submissions so if you are an artist or an artist manager, attorney or producer send us your music and we will screen it for Volume 3. If your track makes the cut, it will go on an exclusive CD that will be distributed directly to over 2,000 top creative execs - talk about exposure with an impact! For the full scoop, rules & regs, frequently asked questions, submission form and all, click here. If you have any questions, please send email to Submissions@rpmdirect.com
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