May
Recorded The
Verdi Chorus doing Verdi and Wagner in conjunction with the LA
Opera Ring Festival.
April
More work with Octavia Hudson on her documentary
about World Heavyweight Champion Boxer, Jack Johnson. Sessions with H.
P. Barnum, famous R&B and Gospel producer.
March
Got the mixes done, and sent the Clean
Corruption Album to be mastered. This is a great Modern Rock record. We're
all really proud of it .
February
Final stages of mixing Clean
Corruption. Got the Marina
Kesler CD back from the manufacturer. It looks and sounds great!
January
Working with Phil
Olson and Wayland Pickard on the
cast album for their new musical, "Polyester".
This is funny stuff.
December
It's time again for the big Christmas
Celebration of Music at Santa Monica First Methodist Church: Orchestra, 130
voice Choir, Bell Choir, and the great Peter Graves. Mixing Clean
Corruption, and started the cast album for "Polyester",
a new musical comedy by Phil Olson and Wayland
Pickard.
November
The Verdi
Chorus has their fall concert this month. It's one of my great pleasures to
record their concerts. Wrapped up the Kelle
Rhoads Album. What a great record. Absolutely unique.
October
Clean
Corruption, Marina
Kesler, Kelle
Rhoads. Man, it's a busy month. Ajnd it's Holloween.
September
Live, in concert, Gustav
Hoyer. Great modern classical music. I love doing these classical
remotes.
August
August is Drama Academy month at the Encino
Community Center. We edit the music tracks and do the live sound for this
production every year. This is the premier Drama Academy for the entire City of
L.A. system.
July
More work with Marina
Kesler We'll be wrapping it up in a couple more months. Started a new album
project with veteran LA artist Johnny Victory.
June
Spent a lot of time with Diego
Chies on the Clean Corruption project-extreme punk metal. We're nearing
completion.
Also recorded the Spring Festival of Music at Santa
Monica First Methodist. 150 voice Choir, Orchestra, and Soloists. Christoph
Bull played the Concerto for Organ, Strings & Timpani.
May
Busy month. Among other things, recorded the cast album of "Don't
Hug Me County Fair". This crew can really sing! More recording with Kelle
Rhoads,
and Diego.
April
Started an album with Diego
Chies of Clean Corruption.
Punk Metal to the max.
March
Working on a new album by Clay
Hammond, an original member of the Mighty
Clouds Of Joy.
February
Started the month with Phil
Olson working on his new play in the "Don't
Hug Me" series, "Don't
Hug Me County Fair". This is funny stuff!
January
More sessions with Marina
Kesler, Ashot
Tigranyan, and Kelle
Rhoads.
December
Tis the season. Santa
Monica First Methodist Church's Christmas concert, Dr. James Smith
conducting orchestra, choir and bell choir. Dr. Smith, an amazing talent, is
also head of the music department at Santa Monica College.
More with Kelle, Marina, and Ashot. What could be
better?
November
The Russians are coming! Two great Russian
artists. Renown classical violinist Ashot
Tigranyan is recording with a chamber orchestra accompaniment.
We're recording live with a three camera video shoot. Starting with Vivaldi's
"Four Seasons". This is amazing.
And also Marina
Kesler, Russian singer/songwriter in the studio recording her original, very
Russian, material. Incredible voice.
Fall concert with the Verdi
Opera Chorus. I record their concerts twice a year, and they are
magnificent.
October
Animated webisodes with my long time clients
James Mathers and Dallas Dorsett. This will be really fun.
Singer/actress Tracy Griffin and I are doing some
shows at the Palms restaurant on La Cienega. She's a real talent singing
R&B, kind of old school, very hot.
Started a classical album with pianist Kelle
Rhoads. This will be ongoing for several months. The material is
unique, and very fun.
September
Summer's over. Back to more serious work. Editing
a great live recording for Alex Hassilev, of the
Limelighters, the great folk
group form the '50s and '60s. Alex has live recordings made the '70s in San
Francisco. This stuff is great, and of great interest to the Folk fans.
June, '08
Scored the art film "Luna", produced by
Jason Artworks, and created by Phillip and Susan Jason. Then mixed the
whole sound track. What an amazing film. Look for it at festivals soon.
May, '08
Continued with the second part of audio book, "Senate
Parking". It's voiced by multiple actors and full of music and sound
effects. Very funny.
April, '08
Whew! Just finished the week end
recording the Verdi
Opera Chorus' 25th anniversary concert. I love doing this gig. I've met some
amazing singers, and developed a real appreciation for opera. It's astonishing
what these people can do vocally. It's stunning music and great drama.
I record them twice a year, and have for seven or eight years now. In the
process, I've been able to refine my classical recording chops. And they pay me!
What could be better?
March, '08
Great month! Two really big gigs. Phillip Jason's
short film "Luna". Recorded the voice over with my favorite VO artist,
James Mathers. And Philip has commissioned
me to do the score. And Geremy Dingle
produced "Senate Parking", an audio book as radio drama. Multiple
voices and lots of SFX. We should be doing lots more.
February, '08
Started doing some sessions at Local
#47 Studio. The studio at the Musicians' Union. These are the best players
in the world! I got so excited, that I rejoined after a number of years of being
inactive at the union. I think I found Jimmy Hoffa back in the mic cabinet
wrapped in duct tape.
January, '08
Cut a new single with Max
Holly. It's kind of a
rap thing, a little different for Max. Very cool, called "Fussin' and
Fightin'".
Had dinner with old friends Biff Dawes of
Westwood One Remote Recording and Phil McConnell, manager of Sunset Sound
Factory. These guys are real industry heavy weights, and great guys.
December, '07
Merry Christmas! Recorded the Santa Monica First
Methodist Christmas Festival of Music as I do every year. Director James Smith
Conducts the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra and a huge choir with the Santa
Monica College Concert Chorale, and the Mark Twain Ringers. Totally inspiring.
November, '07
We started writing country songs with
Amanda Martindale. She's a great singer, and writer. And she's pretty too.
Going to record the Verdi Opera Chorus
again. I love them. It's one of my favorite projects.
Happy Thanksgiving.
October, '07
Talks to do more with Silent
Treatment. These guys are so good. I'm really eager to do more recording
with them.
Produced two audio books by Carman Cisneros on
health and beauty techniques. Very interesting stuff - cleansing, nutrition.
Mastered a Hip Hop/R&B record for new client
Sunnee Townes, a very talented guy.
September, '07
More work on tunes with Andy
Shreve. Had Amanda
Martindale over to sing a tune for me. She's so good.
Set up a Myspace
page so I could post up tunes. I reconnected with my good old buddy Fred
Mitchell through it. A close friend and guy who taught me a lot about
recording: analog & digital; I thought Fred died in Katrina, but,
thank God, no.
August, '07:
Started the month recording
vocals and playing guitar tracks for Julienne
Irwin, contestant on "America's
Got Talent". This girl can sing; she's another Leann Rimes. Win
or lose, she's gonna be a star!