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Wheaton singer-songwriter Talia Holze covering “Hallelujah” in the recording studio
Talia Holze not only has a star’s name, but also the memorable voice to make that name big… and she’s only a junior in high school. With a songwriting style reminiscent of Adele that can be heard in her original … Continue reading
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Singer Songwriter Danielle Steinwart records September 11th tribute
Before some recording sessions there is a little bit of uncertainty on my end as an engineer when you’ve never recorded with a musician, songwriter or artist before. Sometimes I dread the artist coming in is going to be greatly … Continue reading
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Piano teacher Judy Huang of Music Matters in Batavia records original pieces at the studio
For the second time in two weeks I’ve had a new client into the studio to record some impressive piano compositions. Judy Huang is a piano teacher at Music Matters in Batavia IL teaching all ages and skill levels and … Continue reading
Posted in classical, in the studio, piano, songwriter
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Steven Strong returns to the Backthird to record some of his new tricks on the piano
Saturday our long time friend and customer Steven Strong returned to the studio to record the latest pieces of music he’s been working on over the summer. Thirteen years old now and off to be a freshman in high school, … Continue reading
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Kris Wheatley returns to the studio to record her third cd on the piano
For the third time within a year our good friend Kris Wheatley stopped in the studio yesterday for a 4 hour recording session to lay down 16 songs on the piano. With her jazzy and improv playing style Kris always … Continue reading
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Recording with Andrea Dawn and a gear heads’ dream session
This weekend we had what us engineers and musicians/gear heads call a dream session. (hmm maybe it’s having dreams like these that could explain my lack of girlfriends during college???) Anyway, We spent 20 hours in the studio on Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in bands, in the studio, indie, piano, rock (modern)
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Peggy Smith at age 87 dazzles us in the studio
On Friday, I was reminded to start taking my vitamins, do memory exercises and stay fit, well get in better shape anyway, when 87 years young Peggy Smith came into the studio to record a number of tunes on the … Continue reading
Posted in classical, in the studio, piano
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Cuter than Justin Bieber, kids sing Birthday Cheer jingle in the studio
On Saturday we had a couple of our favorite songwriters and composers Linda Golasky and Gail Quillman, along with quite possibly the cutest singers we’ve had in the studio. Nolan, Colin and Christian. They recorded a birthday jingle called “Birthday … Continue reading
Posted in in the studio, piano, songwriter, video
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The Christmas gift of recording… Isn’t it what everyone wants from Santa?
Yesterday we had 15 year old Emma Parravano and her mom Tonya from Naperville in the studio with her favorite aunt from Michigan accompanying her on the piano Carlyn Gross. We recorded some fun songs ranging from contemporary Christian to … Continue reading
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Andrea Dawn Recording new album “Under the Peach Trees”at Backthird
It was a day of experimentation, creativity, and best of all the beginning of a long awaited album project titled “Under the Peach Trees” with local Aurora artist and dear friends Andrea Dawn, her husband and producer Zach Goforth and drummer … Continue reading
Posted in bands, in the studio, indie, piano, rock (modern), songwriter
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