Category Archives: studio life

Yes! Have your bachelor party in a recording studio!

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Kyle

When I first got the call from the best man on Tuesday asking about renting the studio for a bachelor party I was a little confused, but after talking more with the BM, Ivan Bilskiy I realized what a brilliant … Continue reading →

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Back in the Studio with Father Peter Bowes

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Kyle

It was only months ago, feels like yesterday, I sat with Father Peter Bowes in the control room the day I handed him the final masters of the 18 song compilation album “Retrospective 2001-2009″ we completed just before Christmas and … Continue reading →

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Made In Aurora Vol 1. Nominated for Independent Music Awards!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Kyle

March 7, 2012 – Made In Aurora Vol. 1, recorded and produced at Backthird Audio in February of 2011, has been nominated for an Independent Music Award.We are extremely excited and proud that this grassroots local movement has gained worldwide … Continue reading →

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An acoustic show with hit songwriter Richard Marx for charity

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Kyle

This last Saturday I had the privilege of running sound at an exclusive event in St. Charles for the Living Well Cancer Resource Center an organization that provides programs supporting cancer patients and a place of comfort and community to anyone … Continue reading →

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“Behind the curtain” of Made in Aurora with recording engineer Kyle Schmidt

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Benjie

In preparation for Thursday’s “Making Made in Aurora” open house at Backthird Audio, I asked Kyle to give us his perspective on recording and mixing the second Made in Aurora volume. There’s a whole “man behind the curtain” perspective that … Continue reading →

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New Band looking for Singer, Records their demo in the studio

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Kyle

Friday night the studio was an all out rock session at Backthird audio. Matt Farbo came into the studio with his band redeeming a gift certificate bought for him by his girlfriend for a Christmas present. Hey, now that’s knowing … Continue reading →

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The Black Crowes, and one of the greatest songs ever

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Kyle

Yesterday I was just driving in my car listening to the ‘ol ipod on shuffle and a song came on that threw me back to high school memories of hitting repeat on the cd player and listening to the song … Continue reading →

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Girl Scouts don’t just make cookies!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Kyle

This morning we had a special studio tour come into Backthird. A troupe of girl scouts came in for a stop on their summer activities tour to learn a little bit about the inner workings of a recording studio as … Continue reading →

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Live Recording St. Luke Church Choir

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Kyle

Tuesday night my assistant Aaron and I got to do some recording a little different than what we’re used to at the studio. Normally the musicians come into the studio to record, but this time we took the studio to … Continue reading →

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Mixing with Punchfight

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Kyle

Today we got off to a great start with mixing the Punchfight EP. Jarrod Baldassrra and I spent some time in the studio getting a solid start for the direction and sound for the songs. They’re coming together nicely and … Continue reading →

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