Do you have an idea for a spooky, not-taken name I could use for my studio? There's a "Haunted Studio," "Ghost Studio," "Haint Blue Studio," and "Specter Sound Studio." So. I don't want to do anything too closer to that. But I love spooky ghosts.
Did you know I have another band? Hurly Burly and the Volcanic Fallout! A group of weirdos from high-school reunited to record the first album at the Ellijay Makerspace. It's the kind of music you can play with toy robots too.
Mostly comprosed of songs we played ten+ years ago, we do have a new(er) track called "Put On a Show" and it's still one of my favorite pieces I've written in awhile.
I’m traveling a lot lately (my dog gets to come with me to most places!). But I also have a lot of audio projects going on (which is absolutely delightful!), and I can’t bring a whole studio with me. So. I need to get better with headphones again. I use to be more confident mixing with headphones than I am now. Just gotta learn whatever set I’m going to bring again.
Also! Do you want to work with me? I'm an accomplished engineer. I cut my teeth in the all-ages scene in Metro-Atlanta before honing my craft with legendary engineers and session musicians in Muscle Shoals.
I've moved to the Georgia mountains, and I'm doing weird things with weird people. Part of that is setting up my best mix-room yet. Any travel mix I do goes through its paces in my personal studio at the Ellijay Makerspace.
I'm also doing overdubs for guitar, vocals, and bass at the moment!
Anyway. Check out some of my work at the link below. I can mix, master, record some overdubs, produce, or just geek out about audio gear with you!
Good morning, afternoon, night, whatever works for you! It's #BandcampFriday and it's time for me to start a way-too-long thread about #music I produce and music I enjoy!
First up, we have my own album from last year, 51 Miles from Nowhere. This album involves some of the best musicians I've ever worked with. It's filled with raw energy, moody lyrics, and fuzzy guitar.
If you buy the LP, it comes with a copy of the Guidebook to Nowhere (a zine I made set within the fictional Deathrayverse filled with cryptids, an evil corporation, and general creepy vibes).
51 Miles from Nowhere is one of my favorite pieces I've ever released, and I hope you listen to it. My favorite reviews are "I'm not sure I like it" and "It's interesting." (there are also positive reviews, these are just my favorite).
On to friends, bands I respect, and bands I like to listen to!
First up we have SMALL, (ok, we are in the process of getting them an LP out, but it's not out yet). They're pervy, sludgy punk from Atlanta. I love the energy they have on stage, and I'm really glad we had them out here in Ellijay. I love Coyote in particular, which is great! It was a single!
This album, Decathexis, is something I listen to often, and something I love.
Young Robot is fronted by a former bandmate of mine, Michael Carter. It's proggy, it's technical, it's super catchy and poppy. I love it. They only have a couple tracks on Bandcamp, and both are phenomenal.
I'm linking No Name as it's my go-to when I'm listening to them, and it loops through my playlists quite a bit.
De3ra is an absolute trip, even if I think they put the 3 in the wrong place (pronounced Debra). The bluesy music is catchy and groovy. It's got a good beat, and you can dance to it.
We had them live for one of our shows, and one of their singers (they trade off), has this wild, low voice I can't quite understand. They're really phenomenal.
Grace and Tony don't have my favorite albums of mine on bandcamp, but this is still good! It's 2010's Americana at its finest, and we all know how much Americana there was in then 2010's. They never rose to success like Tony's brother of the Civil Wars did, but I absolutely prefer Grace and Tony's music.
The Darts are on my friend's label, and I seriously love their classic garage-rock vibes. It's punk adjacent, it's psychedelic adjacent, and it's all dirty and fun. I'll be honest, I've not listened to this latest release I'm linking yet. It just came out recently. I'm going to pick up a copy, and you should, too!
Red Mouth is one of my favorite artists, and a huge influence for me. His blues-inspired, "Shaman Rock" as he calls it is filled with creepy lyrics, odd stories, and, in the case of the album I'm linking, toilets.
I love his story songs. He worked on this album for like ten years or something, and I waited FOREVER to get a copy.
Rabbit Foot Venture is my brother! We made this album on a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder in an old brothel turned record store/practice space and in a basement theatre. Delta blues meets modern stories. Indian Mounds is my favorite track, and I might have to cover it sometime.
I listened to this album so much. Random Conflict's "Tradition Is the Enemy" is punk as fuck, and Bill Conflict is one of my favorite people.
We're back to politically charged, thrash punk, and I'm here for it. Bill loves his guitar and his cats more than anything else, and that energy shows through. The cats don't show up in the album, unfortunately.
OH YEAH! One last #BandcampFriday plug. @ajroach42 and I put together a Public Domain project for this year! It released on Public Domain Day, and features music that entered in the Public Domain this year or earlier. I did some fresh recordings for it, featuring a medley I made of several songs, and Andrew curated a wonderful selection of original recordings. Highly recommend. It's been one of our most popular musical ventures this year.