From Chandeliers To Musketeers

Just a few weeks ago, we began laying down tracks for the small jazz ensemble The Chandeliers.  The Chandeliers in the picture are: Brandon Campbell (saxophone), Paul Foster (bass), Erik Schroeder (drums), and Scott Borchert (piano).  Elizabeth Dowling's vocals were just recently recorded, and we're scheduling mixdowns and mastering right now.  But as a little sample treat, here's some music from them: a simple lift from the ORTF stereo room mics.  No "mixdown", no real tweaks, just real musicians in a real room, vibrating the air molecules.

And later that same day, we went out and recorded Erick Deshaun Dorris' vocal tracks for his upcoming EP (backing tracks for his project were already in the can - you see, EDD?  We toldja we were excited to get to work with you!).  Those (amazing) songs are nearing completion.  The musicians in this clip are: EDD (vocal, piano), Andra Kulans (violin), Greg Hirte (violin), Julia Berian (viola), Kelsee Vandervall (cello), and producer/arranger Mike Przygoda, who plays vibes and various other instruments.
We've also started and finished recording string duets for Lifeline Theatre's production of "The Three Musketeers".  A certain Mr Mike Przygoda wrote the music (performed and recorded a majority of it, also!).  Musicians: Justin Amolsch: Horn  Greg Hirte: Violin  Kelsee Vandervall: Cello.  More info about the show HERE.

HEAR's What We've Been Working On!

Plenty of stuff going on here, y'all just don't get to HEAR it until it's finished:

Mike Matrasko (late of Mike P's & The Cool Breeze) has been recording a full album with us, but his fans are too impatient for it...so we've helped him polish up his own acoustic demo tracks into a soon-to-be-released EP!

Gus Stagg has been laying down some demos for an upcoming full production Speed-Fi album - brace yourself for some cello, and banjo, and Theremin, and tuba...even GUS doesn't know what might end up on the album (of course, he gets final say)!

And from Rego fame, Rebecca Rego has begun her newest album project with us.   There's also a batch of related nearly-finished tracks "in the can"...here's hoping we all get to listen to them sometime soon (they'd make a nice lean-and-mean album, or an extremely beefy EP)!

Theatre Of The Mindless (brand-new Old Time Radio with an EDGE...think Firesign Theatre) has recorded two of their five Gunsmoke parodies ("Gunschmuck", anyone?) with us.  Currently in post-production!

And Erick Deshaun Dorris, who played Morris Day in Mike Przygoda's "Purple Rain LIVE" is chomping at the bit to begin recording with us - we're ALMOST ready for you, we're excited too!