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12/20/07

So much to announce!

I've been apart of some great things at NPR Music. Josh Ritter, Chuck Prophet, Ma Xiaohui plays the Erhu, VHS or Beta, Raul Midon, and Cyrus Chestnut to name a few!

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Matt Rippetoe's Boink was released over the summer on the Bossa Beats label. This album was recorded in Rockville, MD at the Bossa Beats studio and mastered by Air Show Mastering in Colorado.

Read the Jazz Times review.

Buy the album on CD Baby and iTunes.

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Currently working on Dan Robert's album, another Bossa Beats release. Overdubs, overdubs, overdubs... overdubs?

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Felicia Carter's Feather is due out soon. Hear samples on her MySpace page. Mastered by A.T. Michael MacDonald at Algorhythms Mastering.

 

 

5/24/07

"A Four-Mile Commute on Two Wheels" aired on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday on May 21. This story about bicycle commuting in the big city proved to be a challenging recording. After much planning and experimenting, the host and producer were rigged with "helmet mics", and Rob's bike with a stereo pair. The result is an immersive, on-the-bike experience!

Take a listen on NPR's website.

 

 

5/13/07

From the Junior League website:

Pre-order "Oh Dear" ....
Folks- The record is now officially completed. Please feel free to pre-order your very own orignal copy of Junior League's first LP entitled "Oh Dear" by emailing league.junior@gmail.com and including your name, address, and number you'd like to order.

The record was recorded at NPR's Studio 4A by the talented Rob Byers, then mixed by Johnny Vince Evans and finally mastered by Boulder, Colorado's Dave Glasser of Airshow Mastering. The cover art is the work of Atlanta's newest architect Richard Aeck (www.acanthusarts.org), and the photograph included is the work of Kady Dunlap (www.kadydunlap.com).

Last but not least, this fine website is brought to you by the letter B, which stands for our favorite graphic artist, Mr. Brandon Schmittling. Cheers!

Junior League

 

4/25/07

The Junior League album is done and has been mixed by Johnny Vince Evans and mastered by Dave Glasser of Airshow Mastering in Denver, Colorado. Look for the release soon!

 

4/22/07

Guitarist Josh Walker's album is mixed and will soon be mastered.

 

3/17/2007

Lissy Rosemont is working with her band Junior League on their first album. We're through day two of a five day session.

 

2/7/2007

Matt Grason's CD Lost and Found is now available on CD Baby and iTunes. It is also on Napster, Rhapsody, Buy Music, and many other internet services.

 

2/2/07

The Dan Roberts Trio's Yoshimisongs is now available on CD Baby and iTunes. We recorded this in 2005 in Baltimore. This seems like ages ago!

Felicia Carter is in the middle of her project and it sounds gorgeous. She is truly an original voice.

 

1/20/07

Matt Grason visited again with YU for some overdubs on Motel, the title track of Matt's most recent project Lost and Found (see below).

Guitarist Josh Walker has solidified dates and we will spend two days in February recording his next full-length.

 

1/1/07

Matt Grason's Motel

Vocal tracking and album mixing by Rob Byers.

Welcome to Motel
Motel is the intersection of DC hip-hop with original NYC jazz. It's not typical hip-hop; it's MCs with positive messages performing as jazz musicians. And it's not "straight ahead" jazz: it's fusion and heavy funk played by killin', killin' cats.

CD release party
Thursday, Jan 25th, 8:00PM at DC9
1940 9th Street NW, 20001
(202) 483-5000
$5 at the door
with the Cornell West Theory