The History of our Members - What did you record?

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The History of our Members

What song, album or band/artist did you record or were a part of that received any "popular status" as in, did it get any radio play, a grammy, juno etc.

Cheers!

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 4:25 pm

Gosh..do not know where to start.

First thing I had a hand in was the equalization of the kick drum of Kansas Left Overture. I know this is minor but carry on wayward son does have a memorable sounding kick drum back then and now.

Stepped into the FOH for Peter Frampton and Gary Wright tour. I simply hung out and got to bs with the FOH man and then he had to take a leak (I was there for sound check with my long assed hair and gotee) at age 17 and he let me have the helm. I knew the music back and forward and actually he was busy getting some play with the women so he took many many exits. I basically ran the show. We hit it off and had a damn good time. I did 4 more shows with him. Then got invited to do FOH with 38 special as an assistant and later it just came off that I was loving the gigs and would show up and finally got a gig with "a major tour company" and then I went on to proclaim my spot as a professional trombonist with Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, and Maynard Furguson. That takes us up to the time when the CD format was at birth and I was responsable for hundreds of transfers from analog to digital. Those were the days. We did have damn good speakers and the early CD did suffer from translation to glass (umatic woes) but it was fun.

I ran into so many major artists during this time curious about the format..I cannot remember them all (like I said we had fun) but Alan Parsons is one of the cats I vibed hardest around.

All the while I was designing loudspeaker systems for companies..especially crossover networks and tweeter design.

Basically...I worked with a lot of live blues and jazz freelance between gigs to keep my engineering chops up and my trombone chops up. In 1990 I did some freelance teaching and consulting and then went on to hook back up with a label in artist development..(cool gig) for 5 years and I got free reign of a lot of things and a nice company car (S500). I worked with a major producer doing advertisements (Willie Tee) and ran a huge facility in New Orleans as chief engineer and we had over 120 advertisements (major) and 43 Albums (minor and semi major) come from that.

Memorable sessions were the Treme Brass Band, Willie Tee doing his daughters album Raquel, also sound services (thanks Mark!) finished it up after we got the boot!(Studio owner had other plans) Rap groups like Lagit, Gregory D, Ruthless J, R&B "sho nuff" Gospel with the Late great Ramond Myles, hanging with James Alexander of the Barkays, working with serious producers such as Rawls, and another cat from Cameo that I forget his name off hand for a few days) cutting 16MM video and 8MM was fun. Burning a lot of SP beta tape and Dash 2920 was happening everyday.

I also was invited to engineer in many studios in New Orleans and I really can call new Orleans my home (if it was not so goddamned dangerous)

I went indie in 1996 and have not really looked back. I still involve myself with Warner bros Jazz Space and Bobs artists when I can.

So many groups now..it would bore you to tears.

I guess you would call me the repair man. I get most of my work fixing others messes.

I missed a lot of talent I have worked with in the past..to just list them all (even if I could remember them all) would require (from me) an in depth perspective of the involvement, of each.

It is just the business and it is never a dull moment.

I am really getting off on the independent talent that is posting tracks on RO.

See this:

Let me hear you and we shall see.

We have some killer people here and as far as the famous go...

No different than me or you..thay simply played the game and got the break. They all have something in common. Extraordinary talent.

I really do not feel it an advantage at all to work with someone of fame and fortune. They put their pants on and go to the crapper the same way I do. Some are just too cool and fun though.
We learn alot.

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:32 pm

Grin Groove by The G-Man was released independently in April, 2002. After a #5 in Europe, a #1 in Russia, and airplay on a dozen college radio stations, the album will be distributed by Delvian Records in February, 2003. A great story on me and my music is posted at:
http://indiespace.com/news/reviews/artist/2002/gmanmusic.html

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:42 pm

We, HARDNOX released our debut album this year called "Just Us" and are currently working on our second record which will be titled "Garage Sale" Our website is www.hardnoxproductions.com.

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:32 pm

Well, I'm sure this isn't considered big in the 'industry' but I was the producer and engineer of American Acoustic Country, the #1 syndicated bluegrass radio show in the world, for 3 years. Sure it's only a weekly 1-hour bluegrass show but we were on 260 stations across the US and in Europe. I also wrote and hosted 5 shows.

Kn1

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:39 pm

hey there,...well my band BROOMFILLER has released our full length album called "Watching the girls go bi" in July 2002.

the song that we've had most radio success is our first single called "Decide Inside".

if you want to hear it, and some of our other tunes from the new album, please feel free to check them out here:

http://www.mp3.com/broomfiller

let me know what you all think ok?

thanks,

richard c/o BROOMFILLER

later...

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:16 pm

Scritti Politti - "Cupid and Psyche 85" Member, Co-Producer, progamming.

Matthew Sweet - "Girlfriend", "In Reverse" - Produced and Played Drums.

Information Society - "INFORMATION SOCIETY", "Hack" - Produced, Engineered and programming.

Lou Reed - "New York" - Produced, Engineered and played drums.

Lloy Cole - "X", Don't Get weird on me - Produced, Played drums and programmed.

VAST - "V.A.S.T." - Produced, Engineered, Played drums and Programmed.

Vitamin C - Produced, Engineered and programmed two cuts on first disk.

Taxi Ride - "Garage Mahal" (WB-Australia)Produced, Engineered and programming.

Also programming and or editing - KORN "Untouchables", Kraftwerk "Electric Cafe", Ice Cube "War and Peace" 1 & 2, Mindless Self Indulgence "Tight".

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:50 pm

I had the fortune to be noticed after a small spot on TV as the person to make some props for a Crowded House video"Private Universe" and made some artistic instruments that didn't actually work but some of them kinda did so Neil suggested we make some someday that actually did.I got hold of him later and made some stuff which featured on a track on an album with his brother Tim"the Finn Brothers"but I've never heard it.We argued over cash payments and the thing ended acrimoniously.

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:46 am

just pottering away in my loungeroom, working on my debut lp (soon to be joined by mike stavrou ro record backing tracks)

here's a record/postcard for my wife, while she was away in france (entered at #8 in the mp3.com.au rock chart + local airplay)

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=7859

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:42 am

Up Here in the 'Gospel" Capital, Detroit, MI

I Recorded 80% of the album "Commissioned - Times and Seasons"

Mixed the song on Wow Gospel 2002 "Home" by Deitrik Haddon. Went Gold - Cool 1st One

Smaller scale -

Mixed the album Tears to Cheers - Dunamis Outreach Ministries. They managed to get quite a bit of airplay on CCM and Gospel stations in 2001. Not sure of total sales.

Currently working on a project under my own indie label. I expect big things from this.

Bryan Giles
Sound Engineer
Recording Truck Owner
??? Producer ??? U B the judge.

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 2:25 am

And yet somehow Bigtree didn't answer this question himself...

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 3:03 am

Quote:

Originally posted by Fred Maher:
Scritti Politti - "Cupid and Psyche 85" Member, Co-Producer, progamming.

I'd forgotten about you guys. I used to like that Wood Beez track... That's going back a bit for me..

Merry Christmas :c:

Rimmer

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 3:52 am

Hi, Im just finding my feet in the world of fame and fortune. I ain't really done that much that would be known.

Last year I worked very closley with James Eller (ex bass player for, The the / Julian cope / The pretenders) on an album called "Roaming" by Liz horsman. Liz Is married to Mike spencer (ex , definition of sound / Producer of "Spinning around" by Kylie Minogue.Mike also over saw the production in it's final stages from his studio in the roundhouse.

The Album is availiable from http://www.theredclub.com

Thats all really!

Check out Bill roberts ! I love history like that !

If you would like to hear my noises>http://www.mp3.com/kristiansharpe

<img src="http://www.recordingstudios.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/baby_suck_on_pacifier_md_wht.gi" alt=" - " /> Kristian's web site !

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 4:57 am

What did I record? more than 750 bands Very Happy

Some fame got a band named "The Gathering", I did their debut "Always" with an old Fostex B16 and a couple of MD421's. Surprised

Also recorded the first album of a band by the name of "Voyage", they are famous now, having a platinum album and the band's name now is "Within Temptation".

Peace, Han

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 7:51 am

I was an engineer in the late '70's & early '80s in a few New York City studios. None of the albums I worked won any awards, but I worked with a wide variety of talented musicians, artists & bands.

I did engineering work on Aretha Franklin's "La Diva" album (produced by Van McCoy just before he died). I worked with KISS on "The Elder". And I did various work on albums for Stephen Bishop, The Go Go's, The Brecker Brothers, Billy Squier and Stuff. I also had the pleasure of working briefly with Roy Thomas Baker who produced a little known album by a guy named Tilly Michaels.

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