On September 6th, I attended IMSTA FEST in Toronto. Its a trade show for music software nerds. Ryerson was the host. The main speaker was Young Guru. Young Guru is an engineer, DJ and professor. He engineered 10 of Jay-Z’s albums. He was supposed to speak for an hour. He went for about an hour … Continue reading
A few posts back (and more than 6 months ago), I wrote a post about recording an opera singer (Alison Muir) and a woman who, by her charm, gave us an hour of recording without the sound of a jackhammer messing with the tracks. Her name is Sarah Hicks. She recorded a few pieces with … Continue reading
Its been about a year since I recorded Rebecca Lin. She was in Canada for a year from Taiwan. I did a remote at her place. She recorded a couple of songs. This was one of them. I don’t understand Mandarin, but I do recognize Rebecca’s amazing voice! Enjoy the cover!! Chyi Chin – 外面的世界 … Continue reading
A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to record Alison Muir (mezzo-soprano from Toronto) at Grace-On-The-Hill Anglican Church in Forest Hill. We began early in the morning to ensure we could capture her repertoire in good timing. I set up my equipment, Alison got comfortable, her accompanist on standby. They begin the first piece, … Continue reading
At long last, an original from Jordyn Wilson! She does a great job at singing covers. And her own work? Listen to a snippet and decide for yourself! Continue reading
Old versus the new. There are very old hymns that have been forsaken due to their simplistic meter, predicable melody, etc. On April 6th, I had the opportunity to do sound and record a group called Sound Of Grace. They sang some new church songs, but killed this classic. Enjoy!! Continue reading
Not too many bands are able to reinvent themselves and have their fanbase stay with them. Imagine the outcry that would happen if Mumford and Sons released a dance record. Remember Jewel and her song ‘Intuition’? The folk singer with ‘Bling Bling’ written in lights as she stands in a one piece beside a car? … Continue reading
