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“Behind the curtain” of Made in Aurora with recording engineer Kyle Schmidt
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
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
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!
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
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
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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Reflecting on the trip to vinyl in the making of Made In Aurora Vol. 1
As a recording engineer, I wish I could say I have a vast collection of vinyl records at home including all the great and classic albums of the past as well as all the cool new stuff that’s been coming … Continue reading
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Dick Smith band returns to the studio for great music and good times
Back for another night of recording, the Dick Smith band comprised with the musical prowess of Bob Kuhn, Dave Nelson, Dave Ramont, Scott Stevenson, and Gerald Dowd. These guys are the definition of a fun, relaxed and productive recording session. … Continue reading
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Made In Aurora Mixing for Vinyl Complete
Last week was the tracking marathon. This week, after a couple days of rest for my ears. It’s been a mixing marathon. 9 songs in 4 days to meet our deadline to get the masters to the vinyl duplicator. I’ve … Continue reading
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Sure Thing Studios holds video shoot at Backthird with Jazz artist Donald Alford II
Today we had an exciting afternoon with a video production crew in the studio from Sure Thing Studios also locally based in Aurora. Thomas Egler and his wife Stephanie, the owners and operators of the production company, were here to … Continue reading
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