Page 4 - TWO LOUIES, <strong>April</strong> 1<strong>99</strong>9 Monkey Fur; too much fun for a pig and a clown.
y Marianne Steiner GROWTH IS GOOD Jon Lemon at Walter Midi wants people to know (who don’t already) about his new building, significantly upgraded to 2200 sq. ft. of recording space. Full of new equipment: Manley pre amps, Yamaha 02R , Hammond B3 organ and Steinway 7’ grand piano. When asked what appeals to musicians who record at Midi, Jon says, “They pick it for the space, the recording room is huge (24’ high ceilings) and comfortable. I’ve got top-notch quality equipment, which makes for a great sound. The cost is reasonable.” Current projects being recorded at Midi are Five Fingers of Funk, rapper/hip hop artist Al C, Hog Whitman, who’s a regular on Imus in the Morning, B Sharpe and The Radio Flyers. Kevin Hahn at Opal <strong>Studio</strong>s has added a second larger recording room as well as a new fully automated digital console (Yamaha 02R) and new tube pre amps, which it seems more and more studios are using these days to get that “warm clear sound.” Bassist Albert Reda is recording tracks at Opal right now for a solo CD project. Stephanie Schneiderman is working with Kevin on her first CD project and singer/ songwriter/guitar player Kent Dolan is at Opal recording tracks for his upcoming CD. Dennis Carter at Falcon is looking forward to the opening of his new recording room, designed by Richie Moore in California (former Plant and Abbey Road engineer). The room will open in early summer. Though smaller than the main room, the new room will be loaded with a 16 track digital recorder, 8 track pro tools, Mackie digital console and audio for video. Falcon’s main room, which is equipped “ ‘The Mic Strangla,’ 23 year old Octavia, Portland’s premiere female rapper, has just released “Walking on Water,” which includes tracks featuring locals Abdi Sharif, Q7 and Davon.” with lots of vintage gear, is booked through the end of June. Dennis says bands like to record at Falcon because it’s casual and it’s known for getting that “fat, Tommy Tutone; a new backup band. old sound” out of the equipment. Generator just finished recording their new CD and the buzz is that Epic & Capital may be interested. The American Girls will start a 7 week block of recording at Falcon early this month. Ezra Holbrook will be producing that CD for Trauma Records. In June, Grindstone will be heading to Falcon for a 2-3 week block of recording for their next CD. Obo Addi, whom Dennis has worked with for over 10 years, will be putting down tracks early this month before leaving for a tour to Ghana. Dennis, who himself is a drummer, has just joined Soul Vaccination. After being solely dedicated to his studio for the past 12 years, Dennis is looking forward to getting back out to live gigs and enjoying the performing side again. Sounds like Dennis is striking balance. That’s a good sign that things are goin’ fine over at Falcon. Right on. Red Carpet Treatment After 18 years at his current SW location, Gavin Pursinger will be relocating Red Carpet in the next month, though the location hasn’t been disclosed at this time. Gavin’s got a huge collection of vintage tube recording equipment. He joked that he likes tube equipment so much because “it looks really cool when you turn all the lights out and it also helps keep the heating bills down.” But of course, those who know Gavin and those who have recorded at Red Carpet, know that it’s Gavin’s passion for sound and his interest in the equipment’s åhistory that keeps him dusting off those tubes and recording such great music with them. Lisa Miller and the Trailer Park Honeys are mixing tracks at Red Carpet right now. Featured guests on her upcoming CD are Billy Kennedy, Paul Brainard, Little Sue and Bingo. Look for a summer release date on Undercover Records. Also tracking at Red Carpet is June Howell, wife of Joe from Uncle Joe’s Guitar Shop. She’s putting out a singer’s album featuring Eddie Weed on piano. Joe is producing the CD. Homestyle Mark Kaeder, engineer/owner of No Moving Parts studio, wants to let bands know that his all-digital recording studio is a fun place to record at. “I’ve got all pro gear, and because my studio is in my house, it’s inexpensive to record here.” Mark says he tailors his approach to recording to the band’s needs and provides a comfortable “home-like” recording environment that allows people to relax and enjoy themselves. Like Kevin at Opal, Mark relies on tube equipment: mics, pre amp and compressor, to add that warm tube sound to his digital recordings. On Site Audio It’s always nice to add a couple of live tracks onto a CD project. On site will record anywhere and anytime a band needs. Check out On Site’s ad in this issue. Messenger Tracks Ed Hobbs at Messenger Tracks Recording is well sought out these days, having a hefty amount of his studio time booked by acts from Grapetree Music Continued on page 12 TWO LOUIES, <strong>April</strong> 1<strong>99</strong>9 - Page 5
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