Tolex Soul @ the Sea Monster

Tolex Soul is playing the Sea Monster tomorrow night @ 9PM.

Spanish for 100

Worked with producer and engineer Gary Reynolds on a couple of tracks for Spanish for 100s upcoming CD. You can hear past releases @ http://www.spanishfor100.com/musicandlyrics.php. "October" off the album Jezebel was recorded at Electrokitty with Gary not too long ago.

Black Market Review

I've been working with a great soul meets jazz band Black Market Review. We did a monster 14hr session @ LBS, tracked 5 songs to tape (GP9 @ +9 on the a827!) and edited and mixed in 2 days at my new space (mix room) in Fremont. Currently I'm working on a few mixing changes, and we'll have this baby off to duplication.

Mel Lyons

Next up was some tracking with Mel Lyons for an upcoming benefit album (CD Release on Sept 18th!). Pictured below is Mitch on drums in the big room @ LBS:

Vibrant Society

First up was 2 days of tracking for Vibrant Society's upcoming release with producer, engineer Geoff Ott.

Busy

I've been really busy lately on a number of cool projects. The next few posts will be some of the things I've worked on from the last couple of weeks. Good times all around!

Tolex Soul's New Blog

Check it OUT: http://www.tolexsoul.blogspot.com/

Tracking Drums @ LBS

Here is a video of tracking drums at London Bridge Studio:

Tolex Soul @ TosT

My new group Tolex Soul is playing at Tost on Aug 3rd with Far Corner. Please come check us out. Also visit http://tolexsoul.blogspot.com/ to check out some of our music.

The lineup:
Christian Smith - Guitar
David Miner - Sax
Ken Strong - Bass
Vern Lawton - Drums

Jim Knapp mixing @ lbs

Finished mixing Jim Knapp Orchestra today! Its been over a year, but I think the final product is awesome. I'll keep you posted on when, where, why, how you can get... possibly... a vinyl copy. Here is a pic Jim and I after we finished up.

Saxophone Mic Setup

Working on a new saxophone micing setup.... Check it out.

Article about the Cody Beebe CD Release

A great article about he Cody Beebe and the Crooks CD release party: http://www.melophobe.com/concert-reviews/cody-beebe-and-the-crooks-andrew-vait-t-simmons-nectar-lounge-seattle-wa/.... ENJOY! I've also been told the best to buy a physical copy of the album is on their website: http://codybeebeandthecrooks.bigcartel.com/.

Cody Beebe CD Release

I had a great time last night at the CD release party. The Nectar Lounge in Freemont was SOLD OUT! and sold out is packed!

Please go and buy Cody Beebe and the Crook's new album "Friends of the Old Mill" on amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Mill-Cody-Beebe-Crooks/dp/B003TLMS02/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1277701284&sr=8-4. I recieved a small production credit as well as played some saxophone and flute. It was a very fun project.

I borrowed this photo from fantastic photographer Jeff McKeown. Please look him up if you're interested in some great band photography.

Zappa Played Zappa

Thanks Dweezil for such a fantastic show. I would love to be in your band.

Saxophone Quartet

The Jasper James Chen project ended with a performance at Jasper's wedding reception. He was married in Hawaii several weeks ago and had a family reception at the China Harbor Restaurant in Seattle on Westlake this past week. I had a lot of fun working on the arrangements of his classical works, both as an arranger and as a saxophone player.

SCA & SIFF

The Seattle Composer's Alliance and the Seattle International Film Festival paired up to present a panel of music and film experts to discuss the pairing of film and music.

More News on the Angel Band Project

Another great article mentioning London Bridge and the Angel Band Project: http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_15980/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=wXgiMHSb

Angel Band Project

The last couple of days I have been pro tools operator for the Angel Band Project recording session @ london bridge studio. Engineer Chris Shepard from Chicago was fantastic to work with, and the whole session was smooth. Please visit the Angel Band Project blog and donate: http://angelbandproject.wordpress.com/.

Q13 fox here in Seattle covered the story which you should be able to view below.
 

Mixing Tess Henley @ Electrokitty

I'm currently working with r&b/pop/soul singer Tess Henley mixing two songs for an upcoming release. Please visit her myspace page and give her support: http://www.myspace.com/tesshenley. Bellow is a picture of some of the signal flow I was using. I'll let you know when the song are released and where you can find them.

Robert Lang Studios

I visited Robert Lang Studios for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Jonathan Plum was getting some drums sounds with house engineer and drummer Nathan Yaccino. Steven and I both figured we should sport our London Bridge Studio t-shirts. Here is a pic of us in front of the ssl-4000g.