Bob Parins...

Bob Parins is the bassist for the band Vetiver. He came into the studio to work on one of his own songs, the super groovy track North Wind. He was joined by Otto Hauser, Sarah Versprille, and Dan Hindman, also members of Vetiver. Let me just say, these are some terrific players! When you...

Heavy Winged...

The boys of Heavy Winged stopped by the studio for a few days to record some jams of epic proportions. Heavy Winged are Ryan Herbert, Brady Sansone and Jed Bindeman. Dave W. of White Hills (Thrill Jockey) also stopped by to lend some guitar magic. These recordings will be released by...

The City Billies...

The City Billies are a Brooklyn based band playing a unique blend of reggae and bluegrass. They came into the studio to record a 4 song demo. The upright bass, drums, guitar and scratch vocals were all tracked live, and banjo, violin and mandolin (played by yours truly) were added later....

Lonely Ghost...

The boys of Lonely Ghost stopped by the studio to record a ’song’.  They play music which sounds like Godzilla fighting a whale – in a volcano. The big live room perfectly captured their expansive sound, especially the Avant CK-40 stereo mic in the middle of it all....

The Flanks...

I play in a band called the Flanks.  We decided to throw up a mic during practice, the Avant CK-40, and I really like the resulting sound – very realistic and roomy. The mic was in MS mode. We didn’t pay any attention to our positions relative to the mic, if we had, i’m...