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August 12, 2003
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Rapper Ice Cube was recently in session at Chicago Recording Company recording and mixing with engineer Jeff Lane; Mac 10 produced and Derek Downing assisted on the session. Mavis Staples was back in tracking vocals with Mat Lejeune this time for an upcoming Los Lobos release with Lead singer David Hidalgo producing. Atlantic artist Twista was in tracking vocals with Chris Steinmetz. Ron Lowe tracked and mixed 5 songs for chicago artist Ben Lehl. Chris Shepard and Steve Weeder took the mobile recording rig out to Ohio to track Ekoostic Hookah keyboardist, Dave Katz's new solo album. Weeder and Shepard will mix the album in CRC's studio 5. Hootie and the Blowfish were in recording a soundtrack song with independent engineer Francis Buckley; Mike Pierce assisted on the session. Liz Phair, Ben Harper, and the Jayhawks played live in-studio performances for WXRT's "Live from Studio X". For more information contact Mathieu Lejeune ^BACK UP^
WSDG-Designed Forge Recording & Duplication Opens in PA
Forge Recording, a 25-year-old recording studio/replication company has moved to a new state-of-the-art facility in Oreland, PA created by the Walters-Storyk Design Group. With thousands of recording/mastering and duplication projects to their credit, Forge Recording owner Sheldon Granor was convinced that the best way to service his diverse client-base was with an entirely new production/manufacturing plant. "When I purchased this company two years ago I felt its potential would be greatly enhanced by a modern recording studio and duplication facility," Granor said. The new Forge Recording/Replication complex features an expansive 400 sq. ft, acoustically accurate "floating" control room, and a 900 sq. ft. live room (including two spacious ISO booths) capable of accommodating a 60 member choir. The WSDG design has taken full advantage of the 22 ft. high, arched wooden ceiling by building offices, a mastering suite and graphics production studio on a 2000 sq. ft. 2nd floor mezzanine, while maintaining the 5000 sq. ft. column-free ground floor open for production and manufacturing. Control room monitoring is provided by Genelec 1038A speakers. The room features a Yamaha DM2000 mixing console. "We offer our clients a multiplicity of services," Sheldon Granor adds. "In addition to recording, over-dubbing, mixing and mastering, we provide replication in a wide range of formats including CD, audiocassette, VHS and DVD. Forge Recording is located at 100 Mill Road, Oreland, PA 19075. Tel. 215.885.7000, Fax 215.887.3501, www.forgerecording.com. ^BACK UP^
Malcolm McLaren Showcases New Band at In The City
Malcolm McLaren will be bringing his new band 'GAMEBOY' to In The City 2003 for a world debut live performance. There are also rumours he will be speaking. "We are living in a karaoke world and with it comes the increasing desire for something authentic, forcing every artist to search for the sound that is both subversive, sexy and stylish in the 21st century. "In The City" I can absolutely guarantee will provide just that this fall, "Bastard Blues", "Post-Karaoke", "Chip music" and "Rock n Roll Gameboy" is just the beginning. Be there." IN THE CITY is the international music convention, whose concept was conceived by the forward thinking Yvette Livesey and the Factory maverick Anthony Wilson. It combines the hottest live acts unsigned and signed, with the most innovative, creative and commercial debate. Since 1992, IN THE CITY has evolved into 'THE' UK's International Music Convention and the annual summit for all aspects of the music industries. For more details visit the In The City website. ^BACK UP^
Production Courses Online With Berklee College of Music
Looking to advance your audio recording chops? Learn the skills you need to produce professional quality home recordings through Berklee College of Music's instructor-led online courses. Act fast! Summer courses begin on August 18th and cover a variety of music production areas including engineering, mixing, mastering, and MIDI recording/sequencing using Reason and other software applications. Berklee has even teamed up with Digidesign to offer an online version of their official Pro Tools 101 course, as well as a three-course Pro Tools suite that will teach you everything you need to know to become a Pro Tools expert. Study anywhere, anytime with Berklee's award-winning faculty. Take your production skills to a new level, with the recognized experts in contemporary music education. Registration is open now for August 18th online courses. Visit Berkleemusic.com to enroll. ^BACK UP^
Bob Rosa Mixes #1 Billboard Dance Track, 'Getaway'
Grammy award-winning engineer, Bob Rosa, recently enjoyed a #1 hit on the Billboard Dance charts with his mix of Becky Baeling's "Getaway" single from her debut release, Becstasy, on Universal Records. Becstasy is propelling a "new generation of disco revivalists, bringing back the sultry grooves and party-all-the-time vibes of the late '70s and early '80s club music" per Michael Sutton of allmusic.com. Bob Rosa, known for his multi-platinum mixes and remixes with Whitney Houston, C+C Music Factory, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan and *NSYNC, remains one of the most vibrant and successful R&B and Dance mixers of all time. From "Gonna Make You Sweat" to "I'm Every Woman," to "Emotions" to "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" to "Heaven’s What I Feel" right up to his current success with Becky Baeling's "Getaway", Bob has delivered hits consistently for over a decade. For more information, contact Joe D'Ambrosio at (914) 422-0022. ^BACK UP^
Terry Lippman Company (TLC) Clients Stay Busy This Summer The Terry Lippman Company has been keeping their clients busy this summer. Here are a few highlights: Jim Wirt produced the new LIVE album "Birds of Pray" and is mixing Something Corporate with Phil Kaffel. Mike Fraser has been mixing AC/DC Live in 5.1 for Sony Music. Mike "Miguel" Happolt produced the Lucky Boys Confusion album for Elektra and Keith Forsey and Brian Reeves produced & engineerd the Rooney album for Geffen. David Darling produced the Katrina Carlson album which has charted at Hot AC. Giorgia Moroder remixed Blondie for Sony and Aretha Franklin for Arista and is also producing/writing new songs for Donna Summer's Greatest Hits for Universal. For more information contact Terry Lippman or Richie Zito ^BACK UP^
Northern California's Studio 880 Session Updates
Studio 880 saw a good deal of traffic over the last two months. The Frisk, featuring members of A.F.I, was in Studio B to record an E.P. for Adeline Records with Chris Dugan behind the glass. Also to record an E.P. for Adeline, all the way from Japan, was the power pop trio Link. They recorded in Studio A with Chris Dugan engineering that session as well. The Robert Cray Band stopped back by for a couple days to rehearse before embarking on tour to support their new album, Time Will Tell. Jim Pugh, of The Robert Cray Band, stopped back by for a few days in Studio A to produce the gospel quartet, Roy Tyler and The New Direction. Dan Alexander was producing A Band Called Pain for their upcoming demo, Marco Martin Engineered and Hector Cerezo assisted. Quannum Record's The Maroons were in Studio A putting the finishing touches on their anticipated release. Chief Xcel was producing the project with Mike Creswell engineering and Marco Martin assisting. In Studio C, Blackalicious is hard at work on their next album. Chief Xcel is producing as well as engineering with Mike Creswell. For more information contact Brad Kobylczak Studio 880 Manager (510) 533-0880. www.studio880.com ^BACK UP^
Larry Carlton Uses Audio-Technica on Sapphire Blue
For the past three decades, Larry Carlton has been known to musicians around the world as a guitarist's guitarist. As a frequently sought session player, solo artist, and member of the chart-topping group Fourplay, Carlton's signature guitar sound can be heard on literally hundreds of recordings including film soundtracks, television themes, and over 100 Gold records. His latest blues-oriented CD, Sapphire Blue (JVC Japan), which was recorded at Nashville's famed Sound Kitchen Recording Studios, features many well-known players including Matt Rollings (keyboards), Michael Rhodes (bass), Billy Kilson (drums), and Mark Douthit (saxophone), plus a seven-piece horn section arranged by Jim Horn. Producer Carlton and engineer Csaba Petocz used a selection of Audio-Technica microphones to capture Carlton's legendary sound. Commenting on the recording process, engineer Csaba Petocz, who has engineered and/or produced numerous recordings for artists such as Elton John, Stanley Clarke, and John Michael Montgomery, discussed why he chose Audio-Technica for the recording of Sapphire Blue. "I've been a big fan of Audio-Technica over the years and have used a wide selection of their mics during recording sessions that range from Dana Glover to Metallica," stated Petocz. Carlton, too, has praise for Audio-Technica. Says the groundbreaking, GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist, "I've used Audio-Technica on my last few records with excellent results. Tone, tone, and more tone - that's what Audio-Technica microphones help me achieve." Carlton's reputation as one of the most skilled and versatile guitarists in contemporary music is well deserved. His body of work includes film soundtracks (Against All Odds), television themes (Who's The Boss?), and work on over 100 Gold albums by legendary artists in every musical genre, such as The Crusaders (13 albums), Joni Mitchell's classic Court and Spark, Herb Alpert, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Jerry Garcia, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, and Dolly Parton. He has also arranged and produced projects for Barbra Streisand, Joan Baez, and Larry Gatlin. For more information on the complete range of Audio-Technica products, contact Karen Emerson, Audio-Technica U.S., Inc., at (330) 686-2600 www.audio-technica.com ^BACK UP^
Fits & Starts Prod. Announces 5th Season of Audio Seminars
Starting this September Fits & Starts Productions, "The Leader in Recording & Sound Seminars", will be coming to a city near you to demonstrate multichannel surround audio techniques and equipment. Six regional tours will visit 36 cities in all. Featuring Mike "Mr. Surround" Sokol this new tour series will provide all levels of audio personnel - from professionals to students - a chance to dig into multichannel surround audio, including the encoding processes of DTS and SRS Circle Surround. Stay tuned to this page for info on locations, dates and times. The Surround Sound Road Tour sponsors include: DTS, SRS, Tannoy, Steinberg, MaxVision, Marantz, and Music Industries. For more information contact Hector La Torre 732-741-1275. ^BACK UP^
Bronx Soundwalk CD Release feat. Bronx Hip Hop Legends
Adidas and Soundwalk/Oversampling have teamed up to create The Bronx
Soundwalk, an immersive "audio guide for insiders" experience. This latest
installment in the Soundwalk library will be released on September 13th, 2003 and made available at MoMa Design Store, Tower Records, The Apartment, Colette, among other venues. The Bronx Soundwalk activates the synthesis of sport culture and street culture in an extraordinarily immersive experience - an insider's walking tour of the Bronx focusing on three significant neighborhoods: Yankee Stadium, Hunts Point and Soundview. Previous NYC Soundwalks have included Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Times Square and Dumbo. Also in production are the Meat Packing District and Williamsburg. Through audio overlay, Soundwalk creates 360-degree surround sound which results in a dynamic tapestry, one that combines breakthrough technology with human experience in a compelling way. While each of the earlier Soundwalks contain one 45 minute walking tour, the Bronx Soundwalk will be divided into three shorter walks, each linked by one of the elevated train lines leaving from 125th Street in Manhattan, with a bonus CD including a 30 minute mix by The Original Jazzy Jay. The user is invited to "cross the river" into the experience that is the Bronx. The Bronx Soundwalk celebrates the tradition of oral history as a living chronicle; like Hip Hop itself, often more fluid and dynamic than the written word. By recording legendary Bronx figures and culling the accounts of their impact on sport culture and street culture, adidas and Soundwalk are stimulating and preserving firsthand memories of an event or time of life. Representing a new form of immersive digital storytelling, the Bronx Soundwalk is ultimately an archival homage to the Bronx for its overwhelming influence on the world, from sport and fashion to music and art. For sample Soundwalk press packets contact Bronwyn Keenan or Jacqui Millar of Kinetic Federation at (212) 680-1044 ^BACK U P^
Brief
Recording Personnel Updates and Studio Announcements
Lippman Entertainment client
Chris Fudurich produced, engineered and mixed the new record entitled
"The Resignation" by the RX Bandits (Drive Thru Records), which
entered the charts at #148 with an impressive first weeks sales of over
7000 sold. Chris is currently doing demos with Eric Hunter and the Brazilian
Punk Rock legends Holly Tree. For more information contact David
Surnow at (310) 689-6500
Andrew WK was recently at Scream
Studios mixing and recording his new album
"The Wolf", which will be released from Island Def Jam on September
9th. Teaming up on the session were Mix engineer Dave Way, Andrew WK,
assistant
engineer Lior Goldenberg, and recording engineer Ryan Boesch. For more
information contact Lacey Wood
at 818-505-0755
Rob Schnapf is currently at Bearsville Studios wrapping up producing the forthcoming Vines album. He recently mixed Rancid's new LP, Indestructible and produced and mixed Saves The Day's upcoming album, In Reverie. For more information, contact Andy Kipnes Advanced Alternative Media, Inc. 212-924-2929
Nick Raskulinecz was recently in at Burbank's Mad Dog Studio to cut some tracks with Fireball Ministry. Owner/producer Dusty Wakeman completed a new album with Aussie singer/songwriter Anne McCue (Messenger Records) and is gearing up for a new album with Tony Furtado (Dual Tone). Both projects are recorded on the Stage and mixed in Studio B. John Travis, permanent resident of the Stage has been in working on a project so Top Secret, we can't reveal it here. Stay tuned for more details. For more information contact Brian Kohl at 818.557.0100 ^BACK U P^Missing Out? Check Out The New RPM Direct Newsletter Archive Feel like you're missing out on what we do? Then visit the RPM Direct Newsletter Archive to catch up on reading you may have missed. If you'd like to browse our producer and recording studio directories but you aren't a subscriber, contact Jerimaya Grabher to request a password for access. ^BACK TO TOP^
Addison, Nick
Alvarez, Tony
Archilla, Greg
Argent, Rod
Armato/James
Arnell, Mark
Arvan, Chris
Baker, Andy
Blaney, Joe
Bondy, Yak
Brocco, Charlie
Brown, Darrell
Bruleigh, Warren
Burnham, Dave
Champagne, Ronnie
Chill, Phil
Chisholm, Tracy
Christiansen, Rob
Alvarez, Tony
Archilla, Greg
Argent, Rod
Armato/James
Arnell, Mark
Arvan, Chris
Baker, Andy
Blaney, Joe
Bondy, Yak
Brocco, Charlie
Brown, Darrell
Bruleigh, Warren
Burnham, Dave
Champagne, Ronnie
Chill, Phil
Chisholm, Tracy
Christiansen, Rob
Corsaro, Jason
Croyle, Warren
Cullum, Jamie
Curle, Lee
Dawson, Simon
De Carlo, Lee
Dutt, Anjali
Ek, Phil
Friese-Greene, Tim
Gibb, Joe
Goetz
Goodwin, Jim
Gray, Kelly
Greenawalt, Roger
Grimley, Tom
Hedges, Ray
Hemming, David
High-Steppers
Hill, Beau
Hillis, Dave
Hilton, Stephen
John, Bob St.
Jones, Vincent
Kimble, Paul
Kraushaar, Bob
Law, Simon
Lee, John
Leiva, Claudio
Levin, Andres
Logus, Paul
Maurice, David
McMahon, Gerard
Memmi, Yan
Miller, Eric "E"
Norris, Richard T.
Pace, John
Pekich, Randy
Plastic Surgeons
Plum, Jon
Russell, Tim
Ryan, Micajah
Scott, Shad
Tait, Matt
Taylor, Paul
Taylor, Sam
Thorngren, Eric "E.T."
V. (Vartzbedian), Haig
Van Hooke, Peter
Waterman, Marc
Williams, Sam
Zigman, Aaron
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