Billy Stokes and Barry Sparks have been in the studio working on the latest Billy Stokes record. Originally going to be a more blues album, Billy switched modes to a more heavier rock album as soon as I landed legendary bassist Barry Sparks (Yngwie, Dokken, Nugent, MSG, etc..) for the project. Along with me drumming,…
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Full Featured Documentary Made In House Released
Recently Jim just finished making a dual release project for Todd Whisler. CD on one side and DVD on the other. We took 154 hours of footage shot while making this album and made a two hour and fifteen minute documentary about it. Along with that, the DVD is jammed packed with all sorts of…
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Imaginary Love Ballads – Released as a Dual Package CD/DVD
Long time client Todd Whisler has recorded six albums and is currently working on another progressive disk with some of our top studio musicians. Titled Imaginary Love Ballads, the release includes Barry Sparks on bass, Richard Katz on keys, Jim Pavett on drums, Michael Ronstadt on cello, Todd on guitar and Doug Floyd on lead…
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Phil Free Releases ALL ONE EP with a little Team Work
Phil Free recently released a project that was two years in the making. He began with just three or four songs and worked with them until rough mixes were completed – then he began another batch. Twelve numbers were recorded and nine were selected and mixed for the release, “All One”. The remaining tracks will…
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Virtual Instruments Tell The Story of the Woman Behind Spiritual Leaders
Lystra and My-Key have spent almost two years working on an intriguing project – an album lyrically centered around renowned spiritual leaders through human history. Pulling from spirituality around the world, the musical style of each song reflects that leader’s home, blending it with the group’s gospel/R&B roots. The album makes extensive use of virtual…
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Creating Smooth Acoustic Jazz using multiple DAW’s in Different Countries
Ron Doering is a guitarist who works between bluegrass and jazz. His latest project is a jazz offering based around the nylon string guitar and vibraphone. “Vibraphone is one of those instruments I would love to own, and it’s a shame they’re so expensive. The sound is both stirring and mellow and is just a…
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