08.05.04 MOM, I'M HOME!

...And I brought my Pro Tools rig!

Spending a couple of weeks in Poughkeepsie recording a CD with my parents. Mom sings and Dad accompanies on his Yamaha electronic keyboard. Their album includes some great jazz standards and a couple of broadway show tunes. A nice change of pace in many ways! (What's for dinner tonight, Mom?)

06.01.2004 MIXING AT CHUNG KING

Mixed PROVAN yesterday at Chung King Studios in the Gold Room on their SSL9000. Great room for mixing! The whole band was in attendance, and everyone had a chance to address their tones and mix concerns. Mixes came out sounding amazing! Special thanks to Suzanne Mates of Chung King's production staff for the booking, and for setting us up with assistant engineer Jessy. The session went really well, we accomplished all of our mix objectives, and I'm looking forward to attending the mastering at West West Side Mastering with Alan Douches in July.

04.20.2004 BACK IN NEW YORK

Working on PROVAN over-dubs and pre-mixing. Planning on being ready for the final mix in May, and looking for a suitable room to mix in. An old friend of mine, Suzanne Mates now manages Chung King Recording Studio in Manhattan so we may be able to get it on for mixing there.

03.31.2004 PROVAN BASIC RECORDING

Just completed basic recording session with New York's premier smart eclectic pop band PROVAN at Leopard Recording Studio in Stone Ridge NY.  Despite me getting the flu we had a fantastic 6 day tracking marathon and even took time out to hike The Rail Trail a bit. We all camped out a leopard for the week, which really allowed us to immerse ourselves in the project. At Leopard we completed most of the basic tracking for the upcoming Provan album. The day after our session I was on a flight back to El Paso to pack up my things, pick up my dog Chaquita and say good-bye to MINISTRY. Piled into my little red wagon and headed up to Dallas for another brief visit with friends. Stopped by Nomad Recording Studio where owner Gary Long is still cranking out great recordings. From there I drove down to Ft. Myers, Florida and recorded a little vanity CD for my parents with my new iBook and M-Box rig. 

03.10.2004 MINISTRY MASTERING

After months of Ministry mahem Al Jourgensen and I have completed the new MINISTRY CD "Houses Of The Mole'" with just hours to spare before flying out to Los Angeles to master at Precision Mastering with Tom Baker. After Tom gave it the final spit-shine we took it over to The Roxy to play it for all our friends in attendance.  Pamela DeBarre made a personal visit for a private listening...a truely historic rock n roll experience I must say!!! From LA: a 7:00 AM flight the next morning to New York to begin recording with PROVAN.

11.07.2003 SONIC RANCH

 SONIC RANCH IS AWESOME! What a fantastic facility. Amazing collection of gear, from instruments and amps to mic's and outboard gear...I feel like a kid in a candy store. I spent almost 3 days just plugging stuff in and getting incredible sounds. The 40 channel SSL4000 console is sweeeeeeet! I've been in the studio with MINISTRY for about a week now. We're working one-song-at-a-time and have just completed the first one, "NO-W". It's fast and furious.

09.03.2003 ROAD TRIP!!!

I have been invited to come down to El Paso, Texas, where MINISTRY is in pre-production for their next bout of recording projects. I may be in the driver's seat for basic tracking (as well as for the long haul driving down there from NY) starting in November (if I'm not abducted by aliens from Roswell on the way there). This is a great opportunity. If all goes well I might get to work on  Al Jourgensen's other projects along with my good friend, guitarist Mike Scaccia who has set up the introduction (thanks Mike!!!). Holla at me if you are in NY and wanna see me before I ride off into the sunset once again!