A Epic Musical Year!

by | Dec 30, 2015 | Audio Engineering | 0 comments

This has been my busiest year in audio engineering since the 2008 recession hit, and I have had a ton of fun and inspirational experiences recording in my studio and mixing concerts!

The new location for Bluejay Productions, perched on a mountain side in the forest with an incredible view of the Rogue Valley and Cascades, is the perfect muse for musical creativity, rehearsals, good ideas and good times.

I started 2015 recording with The Legendary Goodtimes and we produce an album of well-crafted songs that harken back to an earlier era of Rock and Roll where groove and soul were king. The studio work continued with Jive Coulis’ Acousticoulis release, voice-over recordings with Diana Versluis, commercial production with Paul Barth, songwriting and music production with Greg Tressel, Gary Mallaber (Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison), and Jeff Pevar (Jazz is Dead, Crosby, Stills and Nash, CPR).

Live performances at some of the best venues I’ve ever played were a fantastic experience for me as the keyboardist for Craig Chaquico, gigging at the Hard Rock Lake Tahoe and the Sweetwater in San Raphael, and I joined the rock band 221Fly, put together a new country band called Blowin’ Smoke for my friend Beth Henderson, and continued playing locally with the Brian Swan Band.

I do most of my live sound work with Garon Lee Sound (GLS), a professional concert sound company in the southern Oregon region.

Song Immersion

I love mixing other people's music! Audio engineering, we call it in the industry, but that sounds so technical and sterile. I like the term "mixing", perhaps because I used to work as a bartender and I see similarities between the two. The act of blending sounds and...

A Epic Musical Year!

This has been my busiest year in audio engineering since the 2008 recession hit, and I have had a ton of fun and inspirational experiences recording in my studio and mixing concerts! The new location for Bluejay Productions, perched on a mountain side in the forest...

Waiting For The Show

Sitting here waiting for the show to start, I'm thinking about all the shows I mixed this year. Amphitheaters, festival stages, county fairs, clubs, graduation ceremonies, private parties, and then there is the Applegate River Lodge. This place is an island. A green...

Hearts and Vines and Good Times

Quarterflash. Now there's a blast from the past! The Pacific Northwest band that was an 80's sensation with hits like "Harden My Heart" and "Find Another Fool" performed on October 4th at a benefit concert to raise money and awareness for Hearts & Vines, a Southern...

Mixing Belushi 

Actor, comedian, and musician Jim Belushi is a powerhouse of fun, and his band, the Sacred Hearts, is a high voltage, versatile band that knows how to party! I had the great pleasure of mixing their set, working as A1 for Garon Lee Sound, at Edenvale Winery in...

Reel To Reel: Recording The Legendary Goodtimes

To capture the quintessential retro rock sound, The Legendary Goodtimes sessions began with 4 reels of tape, a Sony APR 5000 reel tape recorder, a Midas Venice console and a Crest CPL1288 dual compressor. It seemed a worthy, economical approach for a band that wanted...

The Votes Are In!

Pleased to have place third in The Rogue Valley Messenger's Best Recording Engineer/Studio category. Thank you to our supporters! It is a pleasure to work in Southern Oregon. Congrats to my colleagues at Oregon Sound Recording and...

How Well Do You Know Your Microphones?

This is a fun quiz. I've worked with most of these mics and most are studio staples. The one that tripped me up was the Coles, an incredible mic I've used once in a session with Nadine Loren. How Well Do You Know Your...