More than a dozen pallets of greyblock are now positioned on the site to be placed on the footings and create the basin into which the concrete slab will be poured. You can tell how far up the grayblock needs to go: the wood framing on the far side of …
Remembering a Dream: Queen’s Night at the Opera
Brian May re-visits Rockfield Studios and helps piece together the history behind Bohemian Rhapsody. What a great bit of history, and what a great motivation to do everything we can at Manifold Recording to capture everything that technology allows: HD (or better) video, high-rate 24-bit audio, the works. Enjoy![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56LZZk7BfD0&rel=1]
Sound familiar? A recording experience opens in Nashville
While looking at how Parlor Productions are put together, I came across a link for a creative workshop for event planners: The event involves Hit Songwriters from Nashville who gather together in small groups with the attendees, and write a short song or jingle about the company. Then the separate …
Philly Through My Ear
The things I learn by talking with just a few people who know a lot! I just learned about Philly Through My Ear, a creative, collaborative effort to bring together great jazz musicians, honor them, pay them, record what is still <em>great</em> music, and then give them a lottery ticket …
Audio Clips of Rough Mixes
How cool is this? A bunch of recording engineers sharing their works in progress so that they can learn and improve their craft. (And maybe show off a little, too.) This is one example of an organic version of what I hope to do when permission to share is granted. …
I am ABBA and so can you!
Amy sent me a link to this latest ABBA shrine, a 70,000 sq ft museum, stage and recording studio ready to inform and entertain ABBA’s greatest fans. Not that the band didn’t do a great job releasing the definitive concert/tour DVD in 2004. Platinum-level tickets cost only €190 (and given …