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, …
Colin Wolfe: Producer-in-Residence
How many musicians have worked with both Dr. Dre and Michael Jackson? Madonna and Björk? George Clinton and Ben Folds? Colin Wolfe spans the musical spectrum as a player, writer, and producer. And he’s spending nearly a month as an Artist-In-Residence at UNCSA, culminating in a performance at Moogfest 2017. …
Manifold Recording goes Remote!
We are now offering a new dimension to the services we offer at Manifold Recording: remote recording!
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 …
HBO Film Scoring Session
What began as a busy January in 2017 has morphed into a high-profile February. Just as we were finishing up work on our first three sessions of the year, I received a call from Branford Marsalis asking about studio availability on short notice for a film scoring project. The calendar …
One for the Ages
When I was 12 years old, I discovered the music of Emerson Lake and Palmer, and with it, new powers of imagination, beauty, and creativity. ELP became both my refuge and my strength as I battled my way through the awkwardness, confusion, and loneliness of adolescence.
Mary Lattimore brings Moogfest to The Miraverse
Earlier this year Moogfest, which was born in Asheville, made its debut in Durham. The event was a world-wide sensation, bringing 10,000 people a day, for four days, into the funnest, funkiest, most fabulous venues in Durham to share and experience electronic music innovations and inventions. It created an estimated …
Covers and the Transformative Power of Art
Today it was announced that Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in literature. Last weekend, Taylor Mac performed A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, in which he sang his version of Dylan’s A Hard Rain A-Gonna Fall, a response to the Stonewall Riots and their place in American history and culture. Next …
Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy Tour 2016
Once upon a time, there existed a very special kind of music that cast a magic spell upon its listeners. Beyond sheer beauty and raw excitement, this music bestowed powers of creativity beyond imagination, revealing a transcendent possible beyond any conventional reality. I first encountered such music when I was 12 years …
Wayne Krantz returns to The Miraverse
Wayne Krantz first visited The Miraverse February 15th, 2015 after receiving the All Clear from Jimmy Herring and others. That night we recorded Wayne playing with long-time collaborator Keith Carlock on drums and Grammy-winning legend Anthony Jackson on bass. And we have the video to prove it: It was an …