No major happenings at CutSnake lately. Video work with John Bennett continues. In particular we’re working on a mini-documentary of Erik Satie to be completed before John goes o/s April 1. The last OG CD has been getting some positive … Continue reading
On Friday while recording some percussion with Chris I knocked over the mic stand holding my Karma K6 powered ribbon microphone. It didn’t seem to hit the floor very hard, but the angle was such as to knock the head … Continue reading
Thanks to John Bennett, I’ve taken an interest in Glenn Gould’s approach to recording. From 1966, The Prospects of Recording. … Continue reading
Dipping in and out of Louise Meintjes book Sound of Africa: making music Zulu in a South African studio. p. 144 July 1989 Alton Ngubane and his band are recording a cassette of Inkatha Freedom Party songs with instrumental backing. … Continue reading
I’ve fallen behind listening to the podcast from Sound Opinions. Yesterday, listening to their interview in August with Tony Visconti, I was struck by his description of recording T. Rex. He mentioned the importance of recording quickly, before the musicians … Continue reading
We spent a Sunday afternoon at the end of August recording the 50 minute set we were preparing for CoastFest. All first takes, except for Kambiri: I accidentally deleted the first version while shuffling template files around in SONAR, so we … Continue reading