Creativity

Click here to watch this video on creativity on YouTube. Listen to the wise words of Casey Niestat (youtuber/videographer) and Rodney Mullen (skater), and see what they have to say about creating and being creative.

New Project

Recorded/Mixed/Mastered at CMS. I play Moog Minitaur and some of the keyboard overdubs!

The Western Red Penguins - Stone Throne

Tracked and mixed at Chartreuse Muffin Studio by Andrew Bloom. I had the please of mastering it.

EmC - Self Titled EP

This has been one of my favorite projects to work on. Cole and Emily are fantastic people and it was a blast crating these tunes with them.

Working w/ the minitaur dialing in some bass tones (or maybe the intro to 'Anyone But Us'.

Mastering

I recently mastered Colorworks - Joyla Red EP.

Whiskey Syndicate - Last Sunset

Tracked and mixed at CMS.

Planet of Giants - That Electric Sound

Recorded and Mixed at CMS!

"Boom" Music Video from The Salt Riot

I tracked most of "Boom" at Chartreuse Muffin Studio. Really happy with where Jack Machin took it with the final production.

COHO - Graves EP

The COHO - Graves EP was just released. We worked hard on it all winter. You can stream it here: http://cohotheband.com/album/260421/graves-ep?autostart=true. Also, here are some pictures from the sessions:

Danny rockin' the kit in the dino room (what I call the drum booth at CMS).

Shane.

Zack feelin' good about the holidays.

Brad working on some keyboard parts. I love the layers we came up with for this record. Brad has an incredible ear and music sensibility.

The twins (Brad and Shane). Love working with you guys!

Tommy workin' the ebow on my flat wound semi hollow.

Laura, Brad, and Zack doing the intro vocals to 'Orion'. Tube mic in omni? Yes please.

I take lots of bad photos. Here is one of a cool moment... COHO rockin' at their sold-out EP release party at Barboza. Love it!

London Bridge Studio

This past December I worked on a raw, live in studio record with the artist Lady Grace. Her band is amazing. Evan Flory-Barnes on bass and Jojo Mascorella on drums. Check out some photos from the session:

The LBS Neve!

The LBS Neve has a back panel that glows and reflects of the glass to the big room. Super vibey (if thats what you like). :-)

Jojo's kit (12" tom for a kick. Minimal mic setup, worked great for everyone playing in the same room.

d112 on the K (always works great, even when the fundamental is so much higher).

414s on the top and bottom of the snare made her big and fat in the mix. Dig it. (hitting tape on the ol' 2" studer was a win too).

47fet on the bass. fat. (also had a 421 on the neck, which gave it a cool, grimey kind of a old school sound... (but had the 47fet for the big bottom).

The kit.

Evan's bass.

The crew. Evan, Dave West, Jojo, Lady Grace, Me, Emily's brother.

The Grizzled Mighty - Nordstrom Commercial

'Midnight Sun' from The Grizzled Mighty's Thick Hand Grip EP.

A Sting of Pearls - On My Lips

Been working on some tracks w/ A String of Pearls at Chartreuse Muffin Studio. Here is the first single from the record that is coming out in Jan 2015.

The Jesus Rehab - The Zoo at Night

Fully tracked and mixed at Chartreuse Muffin Studio!

(Dom, Me, Jared) at The Zoo at Night CD release party on Feb 1st at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle (Ballard), WA!

The Jesus Rehab - Chartreuse Muffin Studio

Making The Jesus Rehab record The Zoo at Night was a first. Not so much with the production process or the band (we worked together on Drunken Hillbilly Fightbar several years ago), but with the completion and use of my own Chartreuse Muffin Studio. I built the space to have great site lines between members to maintain a band's musical chemistry. Making a good record isn't just about getting killer tones, its about making a meaningful musical statement (through tone, musicality, performance, composition, arrangement, etc., etc.). Chartreuse Muffin Studio is everything and more that I could have dreamed of. Here are some pics of TJR while working on The Zoo at Night.

Dominic through the control room window in the dino room.

Jared working on some licks (through the front control room window).

Jared.... some pregame warmups.

Dom in the dino room.

We're all done!! (Me, Dom, Jared)

The Jesus Rehab - Power

Here is 'Power' off of the soon to be released record (on Feb 1st at the Sunset) The Zoo @ Night. Tracked and mixed at Chartreuse Muffin Studio. Enjoy!

The Jesus Rehab - Mind Readers Video

"Mind Readers" from the forthcoming album The Zoo at Night. Tracked and mixed at the new Chartreuse Muffin Studio. Mastered by Ed Brooks at RFI.

The Salt Riot - Resilience Video

Tracked at London Bridge in January 2013, and mixed in Spring 2013 at the old Chartreuse Muffin Studio. Video released on Dec 6th, 2013.

Mind Readers Video

You can see it at the
Monarch Review: http://www.themonarchreview.org/video-premier-the-jesus-rehab-mind-readers/
Live Eye TV: http://liveeyetv.org/2013/12/02/video-the-jesus-rehab-mind-readers/

One of the first completely tracked and mixed at the recently finished Chartreuse Muffin Studio!

Fox and the Law - Sleep With the Lights On EP

Recorded in their basement in December (all 3 songs in one day) w/ some overdubs done at the Muffin.
Mixed in a speedy fashion, also here at the Muffin.

An article about the release: http://www.ssgmusic.com/download-fox-and-the-law-sleep-with-the-lights-on/

TRACKING!!! It worked out great w/ all 4 FATL guys plus Ryan Granger (5 total) playing live together. We had amps upstairs and headphones all around.

And Simon rockin' out during the tracking sesh.

So many cables when you have a DIY tracking space and recording studio.

Granger's setup.

Guy Keltner's setup.

Cables galore.

Overdubbing some guitars at CMS.

Peter on my washburn semi-hollow w/ flat-wound strings.

When overdubbing, its good to bring toys.

FATL listening back to some mixes at CMS.

Not Amy - Maybe and CD Release Video

Footage from the CD release show at the Seasons in Yakima. 500+ people showed up and had a great time. The song playing is 'Maybe' off of Not Amy's Walking Shoes EP.
Tracked at LBS
Mixed at CMS.