12.09.08

December is here already…

Posted in Uncategorized at 8:47 pm by Administrator

..and the New Year is almost upon us. In the words of The Hold Steady….stay positive.

10.10.08

Shontelle Drops…

Posted in What's New at 3:14 pm by Administrator

..in November but she’s already blowing up with “T Shirt”. She’s a super talented singer/songwriter and great to work with in the studio.img_2451.jpg

09.09.08

Keith Reid CD…..

Posted in Songs, What's New at 7:54 pm by Administrator

…is out! This is the first solo outing by Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid and features collaborations with a wide variety of singers and songwriters. I have a few songs and productions on the CD and the whole compilation is really strong. You can get all the info here: http://www.procolharum.com/kr_album1.htm.

07.09.08

Logic And Protools

Posted in Tech Talk at 3:23 pm by Administrator

As a composer and engineer, I spend my time shuttling between Logic 8 and ProTools. Although is is possible to do full midi and audio arrangements in both programs, I find that (still) Logic Is better fon the midi and arrangement side while ProTools is best for live instrumentation and vocals, as well as audio editing and mixing.

The Logic intruments that come with the program are quite good but I still count on some third party plug ins such as Albino, Stylus and the RMIV. I also use some freeware/shareware plugs such as the W1 Limiter,Blockfish, and Olga. Once the arrangement is ready, I bounce the tracks over to ProTools and do the audio overdubs. My Logic system is in sync with ProTools through midi clock so that I can add “live” midi overdubs while ProTools is running.

I’ve discovered quite a few shortcuts for this process…feel free to email me if you have any questions about how to do this painlessly (and quickly!).

07.07.08

Blog is Live…some song info

Posted in What's New at 9:37 pm by Administrator

I’m going to randomly post songs on here…”Pete Best Moment” is something I did in Logic 8..took about two hours from start to finish. Pete was the original drummer for The Beatles before getting the boot on the eve of their recording career. “A Simple Act Of Faith” is sung by the amazing Lee Genesis. “Sickly Wonderful” was co-written (and sung) by the lovely and talented Katie Tarpy. “Brakes Off” is an instrumental that I did with my production/songwriting partner Keith Brown as “T.S.L.”.