News Archive
November 26th 2009
We've
been in the studio finishing the mix for the new CD. Everything's
sounding really good. Patrick Klein has made this mix go very
smoothly, and without issue. Thanks Pat!!
Rachel came back in and re-did just 1 vocal, and it was well
worth it. She used the kind of "attitude" that I really
know she has. We used a Telefunken M-16 tube mic for all her
vocals. Her performance was truly atmospheric.
Some of Randy's arsenal of basses were unleashed throughout
the session. Mostly the Fender '62 Jazz Bass, and Fodera Non-Reverse
Thunderbird custom. Kronos amp was used throughout the album.
The
drum sound is big, muscular, and precise the Phil Weiss way.
Like a fine timepiece.
Keyboard
parts were added by "The Doctor" Scott Treibitz. A
fine Hammond B-3, Roland Fantom, and Yamaha 7' grand piano done
very well in all the right places.
I
played my '81 Love Rock through a pair of Wizard 4x12's driven
by either a Wizard Modern Classic 100, or a Mike Morin P-100.
I used my Tele to double a few parts with my Tonemaster setup.
Eventide PitchFactor was the only effect I used. Telefunken
mics again. Thanks guys!!
That's
it. Back to the control room to finish up the album.
David
Lanik
August
27th 2009
Hi, Randy Pratt here.
It's
not often in life that you get an opportunity to go back and
correct mistakes. I've beaten myself up over the years for allowing
Sharks to break up in '94, leaving only a four song demo and
a couple of dozen one-camera video shoots as proof of how high
we'd flown. I'm sure that Rachel and David feel the same way.
This
summer provided a rare chance for us to re-write history...
with a happy ending! The end of August was when Rachel put her
killer vocals on the ten completed tracks for the first Sharks
cd!
Yeah,
it's the record we should have made 17 years ago, but you know
what? I think we're cooler now! At some point, you have to trust
fate.
David
had the task of producing thrust upon him and rose to the occasion
like a champion. With meticulous eye for detail and an egoless
sense of what was appropriate at every turn, he did a great
job for us.
Patrick
Klein (with assistance from Ariel Levine) and their world class
skill made the whole affair go smoothly.
We
still have to complete mixing and mastering, but it's with a
sigh of relief that I announce... "Mission accomplished!"
(no, really)
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