February may be the shortest month of the year, but one week in February has been chock-full of news related to Manifold Recording! Feb 8: Rolling Stone breaks the news that Sarah Shook and the Disarmers have a new album coming out: Years. Produced, recorded and mixed by Ian Schreier, …
The Nile Project: Artists in Residence
The Nile Project is a group of musicians from countries that are touched by the waters of the Nile River. The Nile Project’s mission is to raise awareness of issues that threaten the rich ecosystem and vital resources that the Nile River provides to millions of people in Africa. They do …
My Three Sons release at AbstractLogix.com
Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, AbstractLogix is now selling the latest release from the rock/funk fusion group My 3 Sons. Titled Who’s We?, the album was recorded and mixed at Manifold Recording this summer by Ian Schreier. Recorded live with minimal overdubs to capture the dynamics and tone of a high-energy My 3 …
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers — Sidelong
Sarah Shook came to Manifold Recording by way of an Intern from Italy, Mario Bianchi, but the story of Sidelong, Sarah’s first full-length album, has a longer history. And one that makes this album release that much sweeter. A recent feature in INDY Week tells the backstory of a Sarah’s journey, from …
Making a Record? Or Making a Demo?
Last night as I was driving home, I heard Bryan Adams interviewed on the CBC’s program q. In the course of that interview, he went into some details about his three-step process for making a record: Write the song Record the demo Make the record His 12 studio albums have been extremely successful, …
Kat Robichaud studio sessions
Last month Kat Robichaud and her band moved in to the studio to record an epic rock album, with Ian Schreier engineering and producing. The process actually began some time before that, but the studio came into play for some intensive rehearsals before tracking and mixing began. Here’s a shot …
Success Stories
I have been talking for some time about the virtues of kickstarter funding for music recording projects. The indie album Move by Matt Phillips and the Philharmonic could not have been made without kickstarter funding. But the more I learn about the world of music kickstarters, the more I see …
More than a coincidence: Frederic Chiu records at Manifold Recording
When an artist makes a recording at a studio, there is always a coincidence–two things happening at the same time and place. One is the interpretation and the performance of the artist, the other is the creative capture of that ephemeral performance so that it can be replicated and experienced …
I’ll have a Pink Martini, with NPR back
Yet another great story on NPR, Pink Martini: A Tale Of Two Songs. Brilliant! Listen all the way through for the twist!
Construction and Deconstruction
While I have been fairly diligent about maintaining my construction blog, I have neglected to blog about much else since January, which could mislead the reader into believing either that nothing else of interest is happening, or, worse, that nothing else has been interesting me, both of which are false. …
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