Friday 5 August 2011

Groundhog Day

This time next month exactly I will be in France on the Michael Brauer masterclass. To say I am excited is an understatement. A big understatement. I am literally counting the days (28). But before that, its that time of year again when the Edinburgh Festival rolls into town. This year I will be doing sound for a new show The Kist at venue 7 on George Street. Last night was the first show and it went well. I will be doing the next 17 nights then a few in Aberdeen. New challenges and all that.


Sidelock were in the studio last month recording their new EP. It is all done and dusted, sounding great and released here. The guys worked very hard on this one and deserve some love for it. Give it a listen!


In other news, Craig Ross and myself are doing some work in our studio down at The Depot. I am calling this 'Operation: Get-that-carpet-to-f*ck'. It will be a slow burner over the coming months but in short the studio is being all re-floored, the old carpet we have all grown to love is being tossed and we are dropping all the ceilings. I will upload some photo's as we go along to the studio's facebook.


Techy Geek Corner.
I want to share a resource I found months ago that I am getting a lot of mileage out of. Meet Dave Pensado, an A-List mix engineer based in the states. He set up an online tv show called Pensados Place where he invites equally A-List engineers, mixers and producers on for chats and an insight into their work methods. For me the stand out shows have been Michael Brauer, Jack Joseph Puig, Bruce Swedien and Ron Fair. Check them out.