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BRIAN ULRICH
Focusrite Showcases RedNet at VKLA
Vintage King Los Angeles (VKLA) was the place to be as Focusrite presented a
showcase of its acclaimed RedNet Ethernet-networked interfaces, which are
based around the industry-standard low-latency Audinate Dante® audio networking
system. Several major pro audio players were in attendance. Pictured
(l-r): Phil Wagner, President of Focusrite Novation Inc.; Dean Martin Hovey,
Founder/Creative Director, Soundwell.tv; Ted White, RedNet Product Specialist;
and Shevy Shovlin, Vintage King Audio Director of Partner Marketing.
Orisha Sound Finds Cupid In Jamaica
International recording artist Orisha Sound is recording her latest album, Cupid,
at the Observer Sound Box Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, with producer Shel-K
and mixer-engineer Chris Heart. Cupid helped ink her a deal with PunchTV for
her own reality series, Project O, which debuted this past September. Pictured
(l-r): Shel-K, Sound and Heart. Full details at http:// musiciansatheart.com
All-star Cast Come Together At Rock n Roll
Autograph Show
Musician Richie Onori was part of an all-star group of musicians who recently
got together at the Rock n Roll Autograph Show to perform “If I Had The Time
(I Could Change The World),” written by rock great Dick Wagner. Among the
session’s many stars (pictured here) included Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Artimus Pyle;
Black Oak Arkansas’ lead singer Jim Dandy; Lou Gramm of Foreigner; longtime
Michael Jackson guitarist, Jennifer Batten; and drummer Carmine Appice,
all pictured here. All proceeds from downloads of the song benefit St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital. See http://therocknrollautographshow.com.
More Studio News
Chiodos are currently in the
studio working on their forthcoming
album. The band chose producer
David Bottrill (Tool, Muse,
Stone Sour) to helm the new
record, which is being tracked at
Dreamland Studio in Woodstock,
NY. The new Chiodos album will
be released in 2014 through a
newly created, band label imprint
via Razor & Tie. It will feature
a re-solidified band line-up
comprised of founding members
Bradley Bell, Pat McManaman,
Derrick Frost, Matt Goddard,
Craig Owens and newest member
Thomas Erak, formerly from The
Fall Of Troy.
Visit http://fb.com/chiodos for
updates.
Of Mice & Men
Team With Bendeth
In New Jersey
Rise Records’ Of Mice &
Men are currently in the
studio mixing their third
studio album which will
be released in early 2014.
The forthcoming full-length
is the follow-up to 2011’s
acclaimed release The Flood.
David Bendeth (Paramore,
Papa Roach, ADTR) is producing
the yet-to-be-titled
album, which is currently
being recorded at House of
Loud in New Jersey. See
a studio update at http://
youtu.be/YNpLfo-YbE0.
The METAlliance (Music Engineering
& Technology Alliance)
has announced that Sennheiser
has become the newest Pro
Partner of the organization. Pro
Partner membership is limited to
companies that have shown a capacity
and proclivity to manufacture
and distribute products that
meet the organization’s professional
audio qualifications. The
METAlliance is comprised of a
group of globally-recognized,
award-winning audio engineers
and producers who have been
deeply involved in establishing
techniques and technical
standards that are the foundation
of modern music recording. See
http://metalliance.com.
Producer Playback
“[As a front of house engineer], be honorable. This is a small industry
and if you’re out with one band acting like an idiot, it’s not long before
everybody else hears about it. And you can’t drop a job if a better paying
one comes along.” – James Dunkley (Anthrax, Amon Amarth)
Interviewed in MC August 2013
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