A couple months ago, I got the opportunity to begin working on a project with Penn Weickhardt. Penn is a local Tucson singer/songwriter with an eloquent voice that complements the heartfelt music and lyrics he writes. Penn’s longtime friend and producer Scott Dailey resides in New Jersey and has been flying out to Tucson every…
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Tales of the Road
Tales of the Road is a life journey though different countries and relationships along the way. Since some of the songs took place in foreign countries, Lori wanted to infuse the ethnic flavor of each country musically into the song. I was able to accomplish this with violin, keyboards and percussion played in a traditional…
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Gabriel Ayala and Cloud Microphones
Roger of Cloud Microphones came to Allusion Studios to help record Gabriel Ayala using Cloud Mics for some promotional videos of their products. These ribbon mics were used in many different situations with Gabriel performing while cameras were moving around him. Roger is unveiling some new mic designs which include Cloudifters. From what I have…
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Upgrades Upgrades Upgrades
Allusion Studios has always been on top of the game when it comes to equipment and technology. This month we have been blessed with the opportunity to really fine tune the cream of the crop items. We have upgraded all our mic stands and cables (as seen above), added Mojave Tube mics, Audix SCX 25's…
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John Young: The Amazing Voice
Every once in a while an artist comes along that has major talent. John Young is one of those artist. When I first started working with John he showed me some of his earlier work and told me his story. His story included being a vocalist for Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Jim Nabors, Florence Henderson,…
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Charya Robinson: Runner up of Lucky Break
Charyah Robinson made it to the finals of Lucky Break, a CBS TV Talent Show that I was a featured judge on. After the show was over, Charyah came into the studio to update is vocal demo. Charyah has a powerful voice, so I spent time helping Charyah with dynamics instead of using technology to…
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