Portsmouth, NH
Here’s a problem with a blog-type website: I get so busy making music with all the wonderful people who come through my studio doors that I have no time to chronicle it all. I promise I’ll catch up soon with more formal postings with pics and clips, but here’s a brief look at what’s been … Read more
Check out the bottom right photo in the Nashville Musician’s Union monthly newsletter:
It started with an urgent call from mandolinist/dobroist Eli Orland- his band Mt Philo’s fall break recording session at a studio in CT had fallen through at the last minute, and might I be able to accommodate them in a couple of days for a long-anticipated weekend of recording. Eli had found me through a … Read more
Mix Magazine is THE music recording trade journal, and it’s quite an honor to be featured in June 2011’s edition as one of the year’s 20 hottest new studios. Hollywood, New York, LA, Nashville, Rome, Norway and….Portsmouth!
The Live Room: It’s an absolute pleasure to make music in the acoustically pristine live room, with the relaxing view of the Mill Pond preserved. The clarity of the sound makes you just want to keep playing and singing. The Control Room: High ceilings, long room length and custom designed sound diffusion panels create an … Read more
It took just a couple of weeks from the first tracking session to a St. Paddy’s Day release date to complete the first Oran Mor CD. Dave Hallowell (vocals, bouzouki, guitar and fiddle) and Pete Hale (vocals, guitar, bouzouki) are regular performers at Portsmouth’s hopping Irish Pub, Ri-Ra. This disc really captures their distinctive, stringy … Read more