Black Market Revue and Handful of Lovin' in Ellensburg

RAW SPACE. A great looking and sounding venue. My friends in Black Market Revue were having an East side CD release party so I made it over to Ellensburg (90 miles) to check them out.

Handful of Lovin'. Fantastic band. This pic includes my friend Kevin Lane who sat in with Handful for a great jam song.

Tolex Soul PICS & VIDS

The band.


A clip of Tolex Soul playing the song "Tolex Soul" @ Trophies.


Christian and I @ the Sea Monster.

Tolex Soul in Renton @ Trophies... TONITE!!!! (10/16)

Come check out Tolex Soul @ Trophies in Renton tonight (10/16). 9-12......

Check out our blog for upcoming Tolex Soul performances and events.... www.tolexsoul.blogspot.com.

Christian Smith - guitar
David Miner - tenor sax www.davidminermusic.com
Ken Strong - bass
Vern Lawton - drums www.verndoggie.com

Altaeus Woodwind Quintet @ lbs

The Altaeus Woodwind Quintet was in at London Bridge yesterday tracking for their upcoming Christmas release.

Neve Tech Alan Garren

Alan Garren, Neve tech extraordinaire, swung by the bridge last week. He put the 2bus back into commission (it hasn't been used since it was installed at lbs in 1985!). He also showed me how to better care for the ol' Neve 8048.

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.