Oct 21
It’s been a while, and we’ve all been very busy with new releases, new professional audio/video services, and some shows opening for some pretty cool well-known bands. Here’s what’s new: DISFUNCTION released a new single CD with 2 songs: “The Creeping Horror” and “Last Request of 21”. These were recorded with Gus at Maverick Studios, …
Oct 20
Approximately 8 or 9 years ago, when I was still primarily recording via 4-track cassette recorder (as I did for 10 years before going digital about 5 years ago), I recorded several songs I had written on acoustic guitar with heavily-effected drum loops and vocal effects, plus a clean electric bass. I wanted to have …
Oct 19
DISFUNCTION (horrorpunks in 21) has released its 2-song single on CD, featuring new song “The Creeping Horror” and a new version of “Last Request of 21” (formerly “Last Request of 2012”). These were both recorded with Gus at Maverick Studios (using ProTools), and we plan to do another, larger batch of recordings with him at …
Jun 25
DISFUNCTION recently had a show in Orlando with Baltimore’s DEAD END LANE. It was a fun show, and we should have some video from that show fairly soon. They also released their new album in conjunction with their tour, which I have embedded for streaming below. It’s pretty good! (I had nothing to do with …
May 17
I mentioned recording engineer, recording artist, and songwriter Steve Albini in a recent post when describing the approach Gus takes to record engineering. Steve Albini is definitely an interesting character in the indie/rock music world. He is well known for fronting the band Big Black and his later bands, for “recording” Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ album …
Mar 11
George Martin, Producer of Beatles records, has died. He participated in playing parts on the records, and he not only influenced music and rock&roll, but also what the role of a “Record Producer” would become in later years… https://reverb.com/news/george-martin-the-producer-who-took-a-calculated-risk-on-the-beatles
Nov 30
Here is a brief excerpt of DISFUNCTION’s show opening for DOYLE of Misfits fame – While it was hectic for us because there were technical difficulties throughout the set with the on-stage sound and bass amplification, it was still a really good show in hindsight. And it was awesome to share the stage with DOYLE …
Jan 01
Media Blitz Records was essentially set up as a record label for bands I record/produce, for my own recordings and collaborations, and for my friends’ projects. It is basically a platform for presenting and distributing these recordings. The actual recording process is a big part of the idea – You see, Media Blitz records this …
