SESSIONS AT GRAVITY STUDIOS
Nico Vega at Gravity Studios
Photo by Rebecca Joelson
G
RAVITY STUDIOS welcomed Nico
Vega into the studio as they
stopped in the middle of their tour
across the U.S. just to record the theme
song for the TV-series, Bonnie and Clyde.
Nancy Sinatra’s "Bang Bang," was dramatically twisted into Nico Vega’s alternative
rock version by the imagination of their
producer/engineer, Tim Edgar, and the
help of engineer, Mike Penny.
"Apocalypse" is the first single released
by Alex Duncan, a 19 year old budding
producer and songwriter. This electronic
pop song was produced by Tim Yamaya at
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Gravity. It originated as just acoustic guitar
and vocals that Alex had arranged at home
on Garageband, and then was re-conceptualized and produced through a collaboration with Tim and Alex.
The staff at Gravity is excited to be
using a new piece of equipment from
Chameleon Labs, the TS-1 MKII. This is a
small diaphragm tube condenser microphone that picks up transients extremely
well. Given the name Chameleon, this
microphone includes a power supply that
can change the tone of the microphone
from cool to warm and works flawlessly
with all sorts of instruments. It is excep-
tionally versatile and doesn’t have that lection of software and hardware that help
overly bright sonic qualities like most pen- him produce all styles of music.
Wesley Harding just recorded a promocil condenser microphones.
Last week Gravity welcomed Visible tional video at ESU STUDIOS in Chicago
Music College into its studios. Visible will for their upcoming show July 30th at Red
be opening up a campus in Lansing, IL and Line Tap. Details can be found at
esurecords.com
wanted to celebrate
AT
CHICAGO
with Doug McBride,
RECORDING COMPANY
Gravity’s owner, and
during the week of July 7th
Ken Steorts, president
July 13th, they're offering
of Visible College and
Studio 10 at a low, all-incluof
Madison
Lane
sive rate of $150 for a 2 hour
Records, Steorts also
block. (35% off standard
spoke to selected sturate) This rate includes two
dents that are planning
full hours of recording time
to attend the college
(multiple blocks of time can
this summer. Visible
be purchased) and nne CRC
Music College will be
engineer. CRC says it's "the
opening up a campus in
Lupe Carroll at CRC
ultimate experience of
Lansing, IL this month
and are celebrating by hosting a free working in a professional recording studio
Summer Concert Series at their new loca- where artists such as The Smashing
tion and will feature local and national Pumpkins, Michael Jackson, The Beach
touring artists, including students from the Boys and Lady Gaga have worked/"
Also at CRC, Engineer Jon Zacks has
school performing at the event.
UPTOWN RECORDING in Chicago been busy working with Common on
been busy finishing as many of their Dreezy's new track as well as an original
clients projects as possible prior to our composition by Matt Jones in Studio 4.
revamping of the studio. Check their for Lupe Carroll, who appears at the Main
more details regarding the transformation Street Music Festival in July, was getting
to the "most modern/vintage studio work done with CRC Engineer, Austin
Chicago has ever seen." Uptown Thompson!
Recording would also like to welcome
long time intern and now producer/engiHey Studiophiler: To get your studio or
neer Adam Bruns to the team. Adam start- band listed in "Studiophile," just email info
ed as an intern in 2008/2009 and came on who you're recording/who's recording
back after getting his degree from Ball with you to [email protected]
State. His knowledge of the studio spaces (note new email), subject line: Studiophile.
and equipment, as well as his passion for Please include your news in the body of the
electronic music and composition make email. Photo attachments only, please.
him a perfect fit. He has an extensive col- Deadline for August 2014 issue is July 15.