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Spring Festivals and shows are upon us...The Coachella,Musikmesse, NAB to name a few.We couldn't agree more with the media guru MichaelEisner who says content in new formats is King atVuGuru. We bring you a taste of SXSW fromstudioexpresso producer, Dave Carlock's blog and inviteyou to take a Journey of Light with the New WestSymphony on YouTube. Find out who's recording underThe Sun at Prairie Sun and/or connect to Robert SJrsessions where he uploads mixes faster than the fans candownload them at the Sony online store! We invite you tojoin the online mastering revolution, SIM or drop inHollywood's newest mastering facility led by veteranengineer Gavin Lurssen. Hear how Cliff Mastersonmakes music, Eddie Miller gives Lecture On Nothing,American composer Justin Freer honored with aperformance of his oeuvre, Broken Altar and Liberty Fallenat UCLA, watch SOD in Screamers and listen to Axis OfJustice... and much more from studioexpresso's musiccommunity...thanks for being our muse!

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Choice Of The Underdogs & DreamgirlsSolid State Logic: A Dominent Presence In The ProductionWorld

Dreamgirls: Music From the Motion Picturetopped the national album chart last month,becoming the first soundtrack from a moviemusical to claim the top spot since "Grease"



With eight nominations, two Academy Awards, and aplatinum-selling soundtrack, Dreamgirls, starring Beyoncé,Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx, is acertified smash. Everyone is talking about the music, andthere’s a good reason why: the entire soundtrack and scorewas recorded by producers (pictured left) Harvey Mason Jr.and Damon Thomas, aka the Underdogs (Whitney Houston,Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Chris Brown), on aSolid State Logic C200 Digital Production Console at theirLos Angeles-based studio, the Underlab. "When you try to do61 songs," Mason adds, "it's hard to wait until the very endto mix them, so we mixed them as we went. With the C200,we could get back to the exact last place we were when wepulled up a session. That was one of the benefits of havingthe console. Plus, the sound of it is amazing; it's perfect forwhat we like."

Recording Under The Prairie Sun

Recently Prairie Sun Recording welcomed back to Studio Amaster engineer Oz Fritz (pictured above) for the mix of artistWasis Diop's latest solo album project for the French ThinkZik! The project was brought to Oz and Prairie Sun by Malickof the Big Bang Gang management, promotion, andproduction team, who visited Prairie Sun for the mix. He, andOz, will soon be back in the coming months for the trackingand mixing of a new album for another Think Zik! artist; folk,blues, and soul singer Grace.Michelle Shocked, AFI, Paul McCartney, Arlo Guthrie, BillySheehan, Booker T. Jones, Carlos Santana, Nine Inch Nails,Randy Jackson (Journey), Rick Derringer, Craig Street,Steve Fontano, Marvin Etzioni and David Vaught have allvisited "the Farm." Located just fifty miles north of SanFrancisco, the 12-acre ranch in Sonoma's wine countryPrairie Sun Recording houses a state-of-the-art mix studio

musical to claim the top spot since "Grease"in 1978

In related SSL news Chart-topping producerTimbaland (Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott,Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg) has installed aSolid State AWS 900+ AnalogueWorkstation System in his private facility inVirginia Beach. Joining top producers andengineers and owners to includes Dr. Dre,Alicia Keys, Barry Gibb, Jimmy Jam & TerryLewis, Daddy Yankee and Will Smith andRafa Sardina.

Comcast SportsNet, a 24/7 regional sportsnetwork based in the Wachovia Center, hastaken delivery of a Solid State Logic C100Digital Broadcast Console. The C124, tobe housed in the recently reconstructed HDStudio control room to produce 5.1-channelaudio, is the network’s second C Seriesconsole, joining a C148 in ComcastSportsNet’s HD Live Event control room.

The most unique acoustic spaces at PrairieSun are the two live chambers that make upStudio C (pictured above). These includethe large, high-ceilinged Prairie Room,which can feature a decay time of up to 5seconds, and the inimitable Waits Room,which has been featured on countlessrecords (including two Grammy-winning TomWaits albums) both as a tracking space anda reverb chamber.Priarie Sun Recording Studios,Cotati, CA



with a massive 80-input SSL 4080E/G console and twoclassic Neve tracking rooms, Eugene Productions’ mastering,and available on-site lodging. Read more here..

Sony Internet Mastering (SIM) Goes Live!

Mastering is the final stage of creation, editing, and qualitycontrol for a selection of recorded sound. A groundbreakingnew service primed to revolutionize the independent musiccommunity is introduced by Sony BMG dubbed Sony InternetMastering or "SIM," now online! With the debut of this newservice, artists from anywhere in the world can have theirmusic (usually in 48 hours) "mastered" by accomplishedengineers at one of the top studio facilities in the world, for afraction of the normal cost, and all with a click of a mouse!Users can upload up to four songs per "project," which allowsfor a fast turnaround time and affordable price structure,starting at $99 per track. One additional stage of revisionsincluded in the price... Read more here..

What formats are accepted?uncompressed wav, .aiff, and .sd2. andeven , .mp3 files (least preferred).

“Overall, the finished product we receivedfrom the SIM service is way better than weanticipated...We are very pleased with thisservice and would recommend it to anyonelooking for a high quality industry standardsound for their recordings.” --D Marley,SWORDZ

Take an ExpressTour of SIM here Call 818-509-9057 for more info or studio tour

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Cliff Mastersoncomposer l arranger l orchestrator l music supervisor

A graduate of Royal Academy of Music, Cliff has numerouscredits as arranger, composer, songwriter and producer. Hehas worked with artists as diverse as Charlotte Church, RonanKeating and Oasis and has co-wrote and produced "Destiny"the theme song for the "Mission : Space" attraction at WaltDisney World's EPCOT Center. Cliff has also worked as aconductor and orchestrator with orchestras including the RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra, the London Studio Orchestra and theworld famous Nashville String Machine.

Cliff is writing and developing a unique computer animatedmusical entitled, "Musicbox". Read more here...

Eddie Millerengineer l mixer l producer I musician

Lecture On Nothing



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Lecture On Nothing, his latest release (March 30, 2007) onthe Recombinations and Illegal Art labels, showcases Miller'swork and no headphones are required in order to hear thepotpourri of communication lost in translation from this master popsound designer. Expect abundance of clever samples, soundbites and spoken words in a refreshing breed of world musicthat combines jazz, Indian, African, classical and urban beatssprinkled in a blend of talking heads. The lyrics are funny,controversial, fun but always musical, even suitable for yournext Hollywood party that says tres chic. Don't be fooled byMiller, an expert audiophile who's careful not to cross theoverproduction line by maintaining an organic DJ-like feel.Eddie even touches on the sensitive subject of genocide whilehelping us sit back and relax in Couch Potato. We highlyrecommend this for your sanity in a world wherecommunication in a global media becomes Hundreds ofThousands of Facts or rather lecture on nothing! Eddie offershis brilliant observation on modern society and questions theofficial statements offered by today's politicians, businessleaders, religious figures and media merely by repeating them.Truth can be stranger than fiction. Take this magical mysterytour with Eddie Miller...You'll leave with a big smile. At onepoint he makes the listener groove to the toe tapping "Thisplanet is about to be recycled." And his parting words "I wantyou to doubt everything I say. Find out for yourselves" is trueto artist's philosophy.

"Is there anything really new to be done with music? I'm notsure. I'm not even sure at times if that is even an importantcause to take up," says Miller who offers collaborations withlongtime friends Andrew Scheps (CO-wrote the song "ChickenSludge" with Miller in 1998. "I went to college with Andrew, sowhen I got back in touch with him, I thought it would be fun totry to collaborate on something. I think he could vouch for thefact that I've been doing this kind of crazy collage stuff sincethe early 80's, when we were in school. He's awesome," saysMiller. Another friend who collaborates in the new release on"Country But", and "Fresh Makeup" is Jim Baumann.

Miller's work as percussionist appears on 2 Live Crew tonumerous engineering and mixing credits on hit albumsincluding Prince's all-out funk assault, Lovesexy and Batmansoundtrack, to the self-released crazy collages under LectureOn Nothing. A flight from Minneapolis down to Miami got Millerinto a recording scene with H-Town, Luke and J.T. Money andPoison Clan. Another move to sunny Los Angeles expandedhis horizons into more mainstream check list to include: WillieNelson, Travis Tritt and Brooks and Dunn sessions as well as'90s and new millennium radio rock pablum--Stone TemplePilots and Creed. He continues to mix, engineer and producefor other artists as well.

Justin Freercomposer l arranger l conductor l musician

Young American composer Justin Freer is rapidly establishinghimself as one of the West coast's most exciting youngvoices. He has written music for world-renowned trumpetersDoc Severinson (former Tonight Show band leader) and Jens

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Lindermann (former principal trumpet, Canadian Brass) andhas served as composer for several independent filmincluding: Jahim Jones' film, Generation Never, which wasscreened at both the Cannes and Los Angeles film festivals,and the orchestral score to the Aaron Bitzer film, Horse Trip.

Upcoming recording projects include an album of newAmerican music for wind ensemble, which Freer will sharewith mentor and composer Ian Krouse. Freer has also beenengaged to compose music for and help produce an album ofnew works to be recorded by the top horn players in LosAngeles, entitled The Los Angeles Horn Sound.

Freer's compositions Broken Altar and Liberty Fallen wereplayed by the UCLA Wind Ensemble and guests St. CloudState Unviersity Wind Ensemble at the Friday March 9 concertat UCLA's Schoenberg Hall. "National moments of sadnessand darkness often times result in the most serious yearningfor optimism and hope. It is precisely this absolute and eternalhope that I attempt to express in the final section of BrokenAltar," says Justin Freer.

Young BuckBuck The WorldInterscope March 27 Release

Young Buck looks the part and acts the part but the buckdoesn't stop there. A melodic rapper with catchy titles like GetBuck, the 25-year Young (born David Brown) may just be thevoice of a world under siege. References to Katrina......Wordslike money, bitch, Shit, F*** sparingly, Buck is trying to be thevoice of new hiphop. Even in the video shown in full rotationat the Interscope playback earlier this month the G-Unit'sSouthern (Tennessee) soldier kept referring to his track titlelist..."we have too many producers on this, hard to rememberall the shit," he says. "Buck the World is a representation ofthe way I feel and it matches the identity of the records that fitmy album and it's a promotion of my muthafuckin' self," heexplains. The first single, the Jazze Pha produced "I KnowYou Want Me." Other catchy tunes include "Hold On" with 50Cent and "You ain't Going Nowhere" both produced by Dr.Dre. There's also "Four Kings" produced by Jazze PHA andfeaturing Young Jeezy, T.I. And Pimp C and "I ain't FuckingWith You" with a Hi-Tek beat and verses from Snoop Doggand Trick Daddy. Eminem joins the project with a recordcalled "Murder, Murder." Also appearing on the LP are artistsTrey Songs, Lyfe, Bun B, Bad Boys 8Ball & MJG, the wholeG-Unit family and 615, Buck's group made up of artists Lil'Murder, D-Tay, and Hi-C and named after the Nashville areacode.

Freer's (top left) Broken Altar and Liberty Fallenplayed by the UCLA Wind Ensemble and guestsSt. Cloud State Unviersity Wind Ensemblepictured

"Freer's explorations in musicalsound evoke moments of highly-charged drama, alarming strife,serene reflection," says Ian Krouse.



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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns this time for 3 days, April 27, 28 and 29 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, Arcade Fire, Interpol, The Jesus and MaryChain, Manu Chao Radio Bembo Sound System, Air, Blonde Redhead, Peaches, Kaiser Chiefs,Black Keys, Hot Chip, Peeping Tom and many more. Yeah, you can still buy single-dayCOACHELLA tickets for FRIDAY, April 27th HERE!

2007 TEC Awards - the first night of the 123rd AES ConventionFriday, October 5, 2007The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio will present its fourth annual TECnology Hall of Fameinduction ceremony at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. For more information on submission procedures, visit 2007 TEC Awards

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Winner of two Grammys, mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen chose ATC (Acoustic Transducer Company) SCM150ASL's for hisnew Hollywood-based Lurssen Mastering facility.

Since its opening at the end of 2006, Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood has worked on an extensiveroster of projects, including work by T Bone Burnett, Grant Lee Phillips, Kimberley Locke, Joe Henry,Loudon Wainwright, Reliant K (live recording), John Doe, unreleased demos by Warren Zevon, BoDiddley and John Lee Hooker reissues, Peeping Tom and Tomahawk (Mike Patton, formerly of FaithNo More), Randy Newman, Sean Hayes, Draco Rosa, Hayley Sales, Bratz, "God of War II"soundtrack, Cartel, AM, Brandi Shearer, Mandi Perkins, Chris Pierce, Joe Purdy and Robert EarlLongley.

Lurssen holds the unique distinction of being the first mastering engineer to be honored by theRecording Academy with a Grammy in the Album of the Year category. "There are three masteringengineers in the facility and everybody is thrilled about the diversity of each engineer," saysLurssen, who worked at Doug Sax' Mastering Lab in Hollywood for 15 years before branching out onhis own. Lurssen Mastering also features mastering engineers Jonathan Belzley and GabrielWallach.

Winner of two Grammys, mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen's new facility is outfitted with three-wayactive ATC SCM150ASL Pro monitor speakers. "These were the best sounding speakers that Iresearched," says Lurssen. "In my opinion, you can put ATC speakers in any environment and theywill tell you the truth. If the pair of speakers that you're using guide you and tell you what to do onyour mastering console then you are in good shape."

Lurssen was particularly impressed that each custom amplifier module in the self-powered system isperfectly matched to each driver. "If you buy a speaker system without an amplifier you have to findan amplifier that matches the speaker system. Everybody has an opinion on that, so you could endup with this amp or that amp. The fact that these amplifiers are specifically made for the speakersthat they're driving is very attractive to me."

"What is also important to me," he continues, "is that Charlie Bolois, who is the Los Angelestechnician for ATC, is instantly available for anything that might come up. Mastering is a businessthat sells time, and if we have down time we're not making any income." Bolois' Vertigo RecordingCompany was also responsible for all of the equipment integration and installation at the studio.

Lurssen's mastering work has been featured on several Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominatedreleases, including "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" the soundtrack release that won Album of theYear in 2001 - the first year that the mastering engineer was also recognized. In 2003, Lurssenreceived his second Grammy in the Best Historical Album category for his mastering work on"Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues," the acclaimed box set companion to the PBS series. He alsomastered three of the five original songs nominated for Oscars in 2004, including two from "ColdMountain" and one from "A Mighty Wind" and one the following year for the movie "Transamerica."

ATC's drivers are manufactured in-house to exacting tolerances and are legendary for their manydesign innovations, such as the innovative SL magnet system and the company's renowned SoftDome mid-range driver, which achieves exceptionally broad and even dispersion to produce a flatresponse anywhere in the room. Situated in Aston Down in rural Gloucestershire, England, ATCwas established in London in 1974 by acoustics engineer and musician, Bill Woodman.

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Las Vegas Pro Audio (www.lasvegasproaudio.com) a division of TransAudio Group, is theexclusive U.S.source for ATC studio monitors(UK), Digital Audio Denmark AD/DA DXD/DSDconverters, Daking electronics, Enhanced Audio mic mounts, and Pauly Superscreen pop-filters.The goal of LasVegasProAudio.com is to provide unique equipment, useful information and longterm support.

TransAudio has quickly become the premier US importer/distributor for high-end audio with aproduct line to include A-Designs (USA) AEA ribbon microphones (USA), ADT Toolkit, AEA, ATCLoudspeakers (UK), Brauner microphones(Germany), Drawmer (UK), Geoffrey Daking & Co. (USA),Enhanced Audio (Ireland), George Massenburg Labs (GML) (USA), Heil Sound (USA); MercuryAudio (USA) Mission Audio (UK) Phoenix Audio (UK), PAULY Superscreens(Germany), SABRASOM(Brazil), Soundelux (USA), SoundField Microphones (UK), Z-Systems (USA) and WeissEngineering (Switzerland) and Z Systems (USA).

The Live-In-Studio Session Connector, Mixer and Engineer Robert Shahnazarian Jr. Rare Takes For Sony Connect Set Artists From Peter, Bjorn and John and Test Your Reflex

l-r : The band Peter, Bjorn and John with Robert and Gregg Orgorzelec from Sony Connect; Robert and Gregg with RCArecording artists Test Your Reflex.

Once again you can sit in fly-on-the-wall Connect sessions with ground breaking artists recorded bymixer, engineer, musician and producer Robert SJr who makes these unique takes available on theSony online store. This month the sessions begin with rockers Anberlin (Stephen Christian - Vocals,Guitar; Deon Rexroat - Bass Joseph Milligan - Guitar; Nathan Young - Drums) Peter, Bjorn andJohn and RCA artist, Test Your Reflex. Peter, Bjorn and John (originally from Sweden) came to thestudio and played on 5 songs with instrumentation that includes 2 acoustic guitars, percussion plus asampler. "Good work for a day," says Robert. The session with Test Your Reflex showcases 3voices, 1 acoustic guitar, 1 electric guitar, keyboard, bass and drums. "Since I was not made awareof the full-band setup, we had to convert the adjoining lounge at studio 1 into a drum room an hourbefore the session. I live for this kind of excitement…Nevertheless, the boys were having such agood time making music that it allowed me to capture great performance gems," says Robert whowill be recording a video shoot featuring Tom Morello, signed to Epic Records later this week. "Thiswill be an acoustic set at Cole Rehearsal, where Rage Against The Machine recorded their albumEvil Empire. We set up today and record all day tomorrow. Boom, boom, boom," says Robert.

Robert Shahnazarian Jr. has mixed and engineered over 1001 songs for Live-In-The StudioSessions for Sony Connect Set artists to include: All American Rejects, Alien Ant Farm, The Killers,



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Kelly Clarkson, Super Furry Animals. Additionally, he A&Rs and has his own studio and label,Feudal -- http://feudalrecords.com/index.htm Most recently, Robert completed work for Connect Setartists The Decemberists and Mute Math and singer and songwriter Jeremy Enigk of emo-corepioneers Sunny Day Real Estate and The Fire Theft. Each week, new, cutting-edge artists recordwith mixer/engineer, Robert Shahnazarian Jr. These rare acoustic sessions are exclusively availableat CONNECT Music Store in US, UK and Canada. Connect is the world's largest online musicdownloads store with over 2 million songs to preview and own.

High Demand Sited For SSL's Large-Format Console DualityAudio Professionals Worldwide Recognize Solid State Logic Unparalleled Quality (NAB Booth#N2526)

Producer/engineer Aris Archontis with North America’s first Solid State Logic Duality console at his new, Chris Pelonis-designedprivate recording studio in Sherman Oaks; The Duality is housed in Sheffield’s large music studio, explains Sheffield Audio-VideoPresident Richard “Vance” Van Horn, and serves the facility’s commercial recording and training programs; Mono Music Studios,owned by legendary composer/producer Benny Andersson, has installed a Solid State Logic Duality 96 channel large formatproduction console; Pictured at the Duality is producer/engineer Rob Heany, who spent a month in Studio B mixing Canadianrecording artist Kevin Parent's first English language album.

Since the December 2006 installation of a 48-fader Solid State Logic Duality console, Studio B atMontreal's Studios Piccolo has been the scene of non stop activity. Already, several major artistshave booked and completed long-term projects in Studio B, as the Duality-equipped, surround-sound studio attracts attention from all over North America. Engineer Drew Mazurek, who hasrecorded or mixed artists including Linkin Park, Godhead and Jawbox, engineered the first Dualitysession at Sheffield is also impressed with the console. “It is all very well thought out—ingenious,actually,” says Mazurek

Since its introduction at the 121st Audio Engineering Society Convention in October 2006, SolidState Logic's Duality console has quickly earned the distinction of the fastest-selling large-formatconsole in the manufacturer's distinguished history. The groundbreaking Duality which has rung upmore than 30 sales to elite commercial and private studios around the world, combines theanalogue sonics of legendary SSL E, G & K Series consoles with extended Digital AudioWorkstation integration capabilities.

Duality owners include such top audio professionals as Miami-based Scott Storch (50 Cent, theRoots, DMX, Missy Elliot); Paris-based Mirwais Ahmadzai (Madonna); ABBA's Benny Andersson,owner of Mono Music in Stockholm; Alicia Keys, owner of New York-based studio the Oven; PeteTownshend, owner of the legendary London-based studio, Eel Pie; and producer/engineer ArisArchontis, owner of Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Archon.

Commercial recording studios that have recognized the unparalleled quality and value of Dualityinclude Studios Piccolo in Montreal, which has enjoyed a full schedule in its 5.1 mix room, Studio B,since the December 2006 installation; and Sheffield Audio Video Productions in Phoenix, Md., whereDuality serves the facility's commercial recording and training programs. Most recently, PatchwerkRecording Studios in Atlanta has purchased a Duality.

Other Duality installations around the globe include Osaka School of Music, TSM and SCA, all inJapan; Baltic Recording in Denmark; top London-based studio Sahara Sound; Songworks inSweden; and Cosmos Studios in Mexico.

"We've been an SSL company from the beginning and they've never let us down," says SheffieldAudio Video Productions President Richard "Vance" Van Horn. "Today's young engineers andstudents are much more in tune with digital audio workstations, and Duality integrates the DAW.John [Ariosa, Sheffield owner/CEO] and I knew that this was the one we had been waiting for. It justfits all the bills for what we do in our business."



Designed to closely integrate with the operator's workstation of choice, Duality offers a wealth ofcreative and sonic options. The console has a unique split channel path that enables channelprocessing to be placed in the input or monitor path of the workstation. In addition to aSuperAnalogue™ mic amp, each channel features a Variable Harmonic Drive™ input stagedesigned to add analogue character to sterile workstation outputs. A 2nd to 3rd harmonic drivecontrol provides a range of tones, from the warmth of 50's tubes to the 'edge' of 70's transistors.

There are both E and G series equalizers and peak sensing or RMS/over-easy compression tochoose from. Duality offers VCA style or moving fader automation and complete control over DAWparameters from the console channel rotaries. There are multiple stereo busses or multiple 5.1stems to make the best use of a full set of 5.1 pan/positioning controls on each channel.

Duality features an engineer-familiar hardware control surface and adds TFT display across allchannels to provide comprehensive visual feedback on signal levels, channel settings, systemconfiguration & routing to deliver highly efficient multi operator Total Recall™. Duality is the analogueconsole for the digital age, all for a price point that's roughly half of its equivalent K-Series sisterconsole.

Solid State Logic is the world's leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles andprovider of creative tools for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals. SSL's product rangeincludes the C100, C200 & C300 Digital Consoles, Duality, the large format analogue console withintegral DAW control, AWS 900+ Analogue Workstation System, the XLogic range of rackprocessors & I/O, the Duende DSP engine for workstation users and the Soundscape AudioWorkstation product line. For more information about our award-winning products, please visit:www.solid-state-logic.com.

Solid State Logic’s AWS 900+ Analogue Workstation System is also a hit among commercialrecording studios. West LA Music/Westlake Audio Are The New Dealer For AWS 900+

Expresso Cat Walk at SXSW..... Moments You Didn't See or Hear With Producer Dave Carlock



hristian Scott performing @ Bourbon Rocks in Austin, 3/17/07; Via Audio's Jessica Martins with LA producer/mixer Dave Carlock atBlind Pig in Austin, 3/17/07 photo by: Dave Carlock

March 13, 2007 Austin, TX --This was my first SXSW and it won't be my last. As aproducer/engineer/musician who loves live music, this was a bizarre and incredible experience.Where else in the US--or even the world--can you find a street like 6th Street--a long streetcomprised almost entirely of bars, pubs, clubs, and restaurants that feature live entertainment? Addin some tattoo parlors and hole in the wall pizza places and you have the stage set for a great time.And that's not even mentioning the surrounding streets which are also full of activity.

I decided early on to throw any heavy planning out the window and let the wind blow me around.This felt like the kind of place that a creative approach could yield good results. I met a lot of greatpeople in the most random places and in the most random ways, each time getting me more andmore excited about how "randomness works" at SXSW. I also ran into people I knew from NY daysthat I hadn't seen in a while--Shep Goodman, now A&R at Universal/Motown, my attorney friendWallace Collins, Matt Pinfield of Matt Pinfield(!), and Jon Leidersdorff formerly of a great NJ bandcalled Outcry. I played some keys on their record and helped them arrange some mini-tours back inMichigan.

I found I was continually drawn to Emo's multi-venues, Bourbon Rocks, Dirty Dog and Darwin's Pub.All great venues with great artists. My approach was to avoid the major draws. As much as I reallywanted to see the Stooges, for example, I decided that this trip was about finding diamonds in therough and seeing who I might be able to connect with creatively and personally.

A major complaint of the SXSW critics is to say that the festival has gotten too large and that themajority of the bands are signed now. I did think that that was a bit of a problem. However, it waseasy enough to avoid the long lines and familiar names and search out something else. And unlikeLA, popping into a random club usually didn't disappoint. Maybe it wasn't something I was interestedin, but I never found a band that I thought was awful. There was incredible spirit and drive fromeveryone I saw there.

Joe D'Ambrosio, Steve Greenwell & I stopped in at Christian Scott's show. He and his band wereindividually very good, but for my taste, seemed to have a little trouble really gelling till midwaythrough--but hey! This is live!

NY producer/engineer Steve Greenwell (Joss Stone), producer/engineer manager Joe D'Ambrosio and LA producer/mixer DaveCarlock (P!nk, Blink 182) spreading West Coast/East Coast harmony in Austin, 3/16/07; Jeff LaTour and Jonathan Temkin fromSelf Against City with LA producer/mixer Dave Carlock at the Drive Thru Records party in Austin, 3/15/07. photo by: Dave Carlock

Some of my random favorites:

Eli Reed and the Truloves (Thurs @ Bourbon Rocks)--a truly authentic 60's style R&B bandcomplete with horn section. Eli sounds like a wonderful tribute to Sam Cooke with new material ripefor licensing, if he can connect with the right music supervisor. I saw him with my friend Jen Wilson,



editor of the Music Network in Australia. Through my earplugs (necessity), you could hear the micbreaking up in the best tradition of James Brown records--I felt like I was there. I almost grabbedJen to dance, but wasn't sure if she was into the American 60's R&B thing. But the room was sohot, I'm sure if I'd made the jump, people would've rushed the dance floor. Officially list that amongmy small regrets in life! Next time the room feels so ready to blow, I'm there. The music felt just likeall those sweaty R&B B&W club photos you see from the era.

Self Against City (Thurs @ Emo's) I'm glad Stefanie Reines got me an invite to the Drive-Thrurecords party or I might have missed it--it was a great high energy show from a tight band. RichardReines' scouting abilities and Stefanie's great approval skills make the label a winner, I'm sureeveryone's heard Hello Goodbye by now! Watch for Self Against City's record to drop really soon.

Via Audio (Sat @ Blind Pig)--Jessica Martins drew me in personally--good trait for an artist. Theyhave a few songs that I think are good, based around her vocal. The rest are fun, quirky alt/poprock, but not as standout as my favorites. The band is comprised of multi-instrumentalists andsingers, but it was Jess's energy that tipped it for me--she was fun as hell to watch and veryintense. She goes to "a place" when she's on stage and I want to go there too. I could really feel herthing up there. You can tell from the photo we fuckin' rocked it...

Earl Greyhound (Weds @ Mohawk)--I first heard of them from Gary Cambra, ex of the Tubes,whose new solo record I've been mixing. He sent me their myspace page two days after they werein LA. I was so excited about what I heard, I was pissed that I missed them! I noticed bassistKamara Thomas's fro & feathers across the room before I even knew they were in Austin. We metand she confirmed they were playing next, so I was ecstatic. It makes one realize, once again, theimportance of an artist's image. Here was an artist I'd seen only a few pictures of one night a monthearlier and--POW!--I recognize the back of her head in a crowd of people in a strange city--if onlywe could *all* look that distinctive! The band was really tight and powerful with a great stagepresence. On their myspace page, 'SOS' & 'All Better Now' are killer, heavy blues/pop tracks withtraces of Queen harmonies and Zeppelin riffing that really hooked me immediately. Unfortunately forme, though most of the the rest of the crowd probably didn't care, the venue's PA couldn't do theband justice. They could've benefitted from a regular sound guy to help recreate the sound of therecord live. It's so stunning sonically that it would make a difference. I'm definitely gonna catch themat the Troubadour on March 31st.

"So if you couldn't tell, I had a blast," says Carlock.

--Dave Carlock contributed to this report that's also posted on DC's Myspace (set to launch its ownnews service that will allow users to comment on and rate stories that they post on their personalpages). Whether he's playing instruments or engineering for rock artists that have won him Platinumrecords awards like Pink and Blink 182; doing Pro Tools engineering for classic rock royalty like EricClapton, Joe Cocker or Styx; producing or recording punk rockers like The Transplants, Rancid,Danny Diablo or Bad Religion; or working with some of adult contemporary music's most long lastingartists like Richard Marx, David Foster, and Dolly Parton; Dave is one of those rare individuals thatcan move from genre to genre because of his passion for universally memorable songs.

Soundfield's New Software Driven Surround Micropphone Hear The SPS200 At NAB 2007 -- Booth #9421MSRP: TBA

SoundField will debut the compact and lightweight the SPS200 A-Format microphone for stereo and5.1 surround recording at the NAB convention, booth #9421. Designed for computer-based field andstudio broadcast and recording applications, the SPS200 offers software plug-in A-Format to B-Format conversion, plus stereo and surround sound decoding and manipulation in place of anoutboard control unit.



The most affordable of the SoundField Technology product range, the relatively lightweight SPS200A-Format microphone uses the same established SoundField multi-capsule technology as the high-end models and offers many of the impressive features of the company's more expensivemicrophones. The SPS200 provides the ability to capture 5.1, 6.1, 7.1-channel audio andsimultaneous stereo with variable width and to continuously vary the effective polar pickup patternand orientation without moving the microphone.

The SPS200 comprises four low-noise, studio grade condenser capsules and weighs-in at less than8 ounces (220 grams). Offering standard 48V phantom power, compatibility with all equipment isensured through a provided short breakout cable that offers four line level outputs on balanced XLRconnectors.

The first SoundField microphone to not require an accompanying outboard control unit, the SPS200A-Format microphone relies on software for all format conversion, decoding and manipulation. TheSoundField Conversion Lounge plug-in handles A to B-Format conversion and the SoundFieldSurround Zone plug-in looks after all aspects associated with stereo and surround sound decodingand manipulation. The software is compatible with Digidesign Pro Tools|HD and all PC and MacDAW platforms that support VST Multichannel, including Nuendo, Cubase and Soundscape.

In addition to A-Format to B-Format conversion, the software supports many other features, forexample allowing for 360-degree rotation and ±45-degree tilt control. A Zoom function gives theeffect of zooming in or out from the sound source while End Fire re-orients the mic for end fire userather than the more standard side address. An Invert function maintains the correct three-dimensional perspective in both surround and stereo when the SPS200 is suspended upside downabove the sound source.

The software offers six modes for surround sound applications, including three 5.1 presets plus 6.1,7.1 and 8-channel presets, with variable control of the front and rear width and rear polar patterns.In stereo mode, the software offers adjustment of polar patterns, stereo width and a high-pass filteras well as a Mid/Side (M/S) encoder.

For more info on SoundField Microphones (UK) contact Brad Lunde athttp://www.transaudiogroup.com/ or Phone (702) 307-2700

TransAudio has quickly become the premier US importer/distributor for high-end audio with aproduct line to include A-Designs (USA) AEA ribbon microphones (USA), ADT Toolkit, AEA, ATCLoudspeakers (UK), Brauner microphones(Germany), Drawmer (UK), Geoffrey Daking & Co. (USA),Enhanced Audio (Ireland), George Massenburg Labs (GML) (USA), Heil Sound (USA); MercuryAudio (USA) Mission Audio (UK) Phoenix Audio (UK), PAULY Superscreens(Germany), SABRASOM(Brazil), Soundelux (USA), SoundField Microphones (UK), Z-Systems (USA) and WeissEngineering (Switzerland) and Z Systems (USA).

MASTERING ENGINEER ALERT: Ask DAD (Digital Audio Denmark) & Get a FREE SACD The first DXD recording of Mozart's violin concertos in Norway



TransAudio Group, the U.S. distributor of Digital Audio Denmark (DAD) precision AD and DAconverters, will offer complimentary SACDs of the world's first DXD recording to masteringengineers by simply calling Brad Lunde at TransAudio Group (702) 365-5155 and requesting acopy. This is a dual disc set with both the standard CD and SACD formats. With 24-bit, 352.8kHzrecording and dramatically improved impulse response, DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) is the firstdigital format to overcome the sonic failings of every protocol heretofore employed.

The system used for the disc represents the collaboration of DAD with Merging Technologies tocreate the eight-channel Sphynx-2 converter for Merging Technology's Pyramix DAW. Two-timeGrammy nominee Morten Lindberg and Hans Peter L'Orange used this high-end solution, along witha minimal array of DPA 130V microphones, to record violinist Marianne Thorsen and the TrondheimSoloists in Selbu Church, Norway. The musicians performed Mozart's violin concertos and wererecorded live.

At the moment, Digital Audio Denmark is the only company whose AD and DA multi-channelconverters are capable of delivering DXD. Their DAD AX24 is a user configurable system that isfield upgradeable from 24/48 to 24/192 to full blown DXD, all within the same chassis. Not only hasDAD built a completely modular system to address any sample rate, they have reached anextraordinary level of audio performance, winning shootouts the world over.

"The recording quality is, I believe, quite the best there is in the world today," said a reviewer of theMozart DXD recording on www.SA-CD.net. "The DAD DXD Mozart disc is truly awe inspiring," notedBrad Lunde, president of TransAudio Group. "It gives the listener an excellent idea of just howdifferent sounding the DXD format is. This Mozart CD sounds extraordinary and it immediatelyhighlights what Digital Audio Denmark's technology can do. Only a limited number are available, sowe are hoping the right people call fast."

TransAudio Group is now offering Digital Audio Denmark converter systems for sale on their LasVegas Pro Audio website and selected US pro dealers as they get the product out to the US marketfor the first time. www.lasvegasproaudio.com is also the exclusive US source for ATC studiomonitor(UK), Geoffrey Daking & Co. (USA), Enhanced Audio mic mounts and PAULYSuperscreens(Germany) pop-filters. The goal of Las Vegas Pro Audio is to provide an outlet forproduct too high end for traditional dealer networks.

Hear Paul McCartney!Introducing The New Concord/Starbucks Label

The world's largest specialty coffee retailer has become a content developer. They announcedearlier this month partnering with Concord Music Group to launch the Los Angeles-based HearMusic label. And their 1st signing is a Beatle! The former Beatle made an appearance via a videofeed from London at the company's annual meeting.The former Beatle, Paul McCartney made anappearance via a video feed from London at the company's annual meeting two weeks ago.

Starbucks Corp. chairman Howard Schultz waves buh-bye to singer Paul McCartney. (AP Photo)

With over 7000 coffeehouses all over the world (5,668 in US) and large demographic and presence,it's easy to see how. Starbucks Records is expected sign, record and produce its own artists rather



than licensing songs from other labels and will seek to secure distribution for its releases in otherretail outlets (currently only distributing music though its retail coffee shops). With enough licensingdeals in place with major and independent record labels, the company also plans to build its owndigital-music store a la Apple’s iTunes. More recently Hear Music Introduced Artist's Choice™ withinterviews of favorite artists like the Rolling Stones and the music that matters to them. Hear Musichas been used as a brand on other releases developed for sale in Starbucks stores. The coffeegiant also has a branded page on Apple Inc.'s iTunes digital music store, and a handful of hybridmusic-and-coffee stores that allow customers to burn tracks to CDs. Concord, which controls severalother labels, helped Starbucks sell the Grammy-winning "Genius Loves Company," an album of RayCharles duets.

Citi® and AAdvantage® offers 3+3+3=1Traveling Through Life Concert Series With Prince, Christina and Dave

With a theme of "3 Cities, 3 Concerts, 3 Journeys, 1 Card," Citi and American Airlines are onceagain bringing the "Traveling Through Life" concert series to its Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmemberswith each artist taking fans on a unique and personal musical experience unlike any other in liveentertainment. The distinct "Traveling Through Life" series is a mix of high caliber artists performinghand picked songs in intimate venues, interspersed with storytelling and delivering an unparalleledfan experience. This year’s slate includes Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds at the Citi® Performing Arts Center’sWang Theatre in Boston on April 20th, Christina Aguilera at San Diego’s Civic Theatre on May 21stand Prince performing at The Orpheum in San Francisco in late May. Tickets for all three shows goon sale at Noon EST on March 20th exclusively for all Citi® / AAdvantage® credit cardmembers atwww.privatepass.citi.com.

The Capitol Pinch...The label giant is feeling the pinch after another year of declining CD sales."Unless you're the Beatles, you're pretty much off Capitol now," says Gregg Donovan, manager ofAussie band, Airborne who signed a seven-figure deal with the company in 2005 on the basis of araw demo and an electrifying live show. They had recently completed their debut album, Runnin'Wild, in Los Angeles. Airbourne's members were initially worried about being left without a US labelor the rights to their album. But after intense negotiations, the band has left the partnership owningtheir album, without any debt. Mr Donovan believes the label has dropped 75 per cent of its roster,and even superstars such as Moby are not safe. Capitol roster includes: The Vines, Mercy Arms,End of Fashion, Dandy Warhols, Ima Robot, and Melissa Auf Der Maur. "Unless you sold half amillion copies of your last record for Capitol, you're probably gone," one source said at Australinenews magazine, The Age.

Wyman ShootsMorrison Hotel Gallery through April 15 7517 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood (323) 874-2068,

He has opened a restaurant, become an avid archeologist of Roman sites in England (recentlyunearthed a rare Roman coin and even rarer brooch near his country house), written half a dozen



books (on topics as varied as blues music and the aforementioned archeology), is raising threepreteen daughters and does concert tours and benefit shows with his own rock-blues-jazz-orientedband. He also played bass in the Rolling Stones, from the group's founding in 1962 until hevoluntarily exited in 1993. You can hear Bill's sound on hits as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction,""Brown Sugar" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash," but his low-key manner put him in the background of themore colorful Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. "My life's very, very full," says Wyman, who turned 70in October, speaking from his home in Suffolk. "So not much time to do photography," Bill says whostopped flying years ago and did not attend the gallery reception for his photo exhibit in Hollywoodlast Saturday. Wyman's passion for photography started when an uncle returning from World War IIhanded down a Brownie box camera and he had plenty of opportunity to click. It's hard to come upwith a more photogenic cast than Jagger, Richards, Brian Jones, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts, notto mention such friends as John Lennon, Elton John and the Who. Those and more, captured inoffhand moments both on stage and off, will fill the walls of the Morrison Hotel Gallery in Hollywoodfor an exhibit titled "Wyman Shoots," running through April 15.

An investment firm run by former Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive MichaelEisner has launched a studio that will produce and distribute videos for the Internet, portable mediadevices and cell phones, as Hollywood strives to reach tech-savvy viewers online. The studio,Vuguru, has signed for its first project, "Prom Queen," a scripted 80-episode mystery consisting of90-second installments described as "a blend of love, gossip, and betrayal" during the final twoweeks of high school. Tornante will be producing "Prom Queen" with independent production teamBig Fantastic. The deal was brokered by United Talent Agency's online division."Prom Queen"debuts on April 2 and will be available at Vuguru's site PromQueen.tv, online magazine Ellegirl.comand YouTube. It will also be available on Veoh Networks, CO-financed by Eisner's investmentcompany Tornante Co. "The entire concept here is content is king," Eisner said in a phoneinterview. "What will drive traffic is interest in the subject matter." Eisner, who helped define modernfilmmaking and merchandising during a 21-year reign at Disney, now aims to do the same online.The studio's next project will feature videos that are five minutes in length and it is working onanother project with seven-minute videos.

Epic Records pres Charlie Walk has named Andy Gershon the label's Exec. VP. In his newrole, Gershon will play an essential role in expanding and diversifying EPIC's roster, covering allgenres of music. And as EPIC continues to evolve from a traditional record label into a brand-building music company, Gershon will help lead in building a new, creative economic model for themusic company." Gershon's career began in artist management, working with bands such as Loveand Rockets, The Cocteau Twins and The Sundays. In 1996, he formed Outpost Recordings, a jointventure with Geffen, and signed Days of the New, The Crystal Method and Veruca Salt.

If These Halls Could Talk: A Historical Tour Through San FranciscoRecording Studios

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Read on leading Bay Area artists, producers, engineers, and studio owners take readers on aguided tour through some of San Francisco's top recording studios, venturing behind the scenes ofsome of popular music's hottest albums. Readers will learn about the recording techniques, themagic, and often unusual experiences that went into a wide range of recordings, including works byJefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Santana, the Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock, Journey, HueyLewis and the News, Chris Isaak, Faith No More, Green Day, and many more.

A Light of Hope For Cancer Patients With Jazz vocalist James Torme And Sponsor Conroy Flowers

This past Valentnes Day, A Light of Hope Foundation (ALOHF) Co-Founders Richard Fricke andJodi White proudly announce a very special donation from Conroy's as A Light of Hope joins withCity of Hope to give away hundreds of teddy bears and flowers to the revered national medicalcenter's patients. "We are especially honored to have James Torme with us today (representing hisfather, jazz legend, Mel Torme?) to greet the patients as James' grandparents, Bill and Betty Torme,have been longtime supporters of the City of Hope and actually performed for our patients manyyears ago," says Britta Bucholz, Senior Director of Music and Entertainment Industries, at City ofHope. Fricke notes, "pleasurable surroundings in and around the treatment area have been provento be linked to chemicals which are naturally released in the brain. These chemicals can reducestress and assist in accelerated recovery. The same result has been scientifically proven withspecific music, of which numerous studies have drawn similar conclusions." For more informationabout A Light of Hope Foundation (ALOHF), making a tax-deductible donation, becoming a sponsorof future events or volunteer opportunities, you may log onto www.alightofhope.org or call310.228.3644.

Todd Agnew Records Fourth Album at ArdentGrammy®-winner John Hampton at Producer's Helm



Pictured at Ardent Studios in Memphis are (L-R) engineer Curry Weber, producer John Hampton, drummer Kim Trammel (seated),Todd Agnew, and bassist Dave Smith.

Popular Christian rocker Todd Agnew is recording his fourth album at Memphis' Ardent Studios withproducer John Hampton, who won a Grammy last year for his work at Ardent with The WhiteStripes. Agnew remarked that his new album, entitled "Better Questions," is his most venturesomeproduction so far, and cites studio owner John Fry, producer John Hampton, engineer Curry Weberand assistant engineer Adam Hil as indispensable in achieving his goal. "The theme for this albumis that I have better questions than I do answers," says Agnew, "and that that's okay. It's okay not toknow everything - the questions themselves are important." The album features some of Memphis'finest players: Steve Selvidge (guitars), Kim Trammel (drums), Dave Smith (bass), Jack Holder(guitars) and Jonathan Chu (strings). The record is slated for release July 17th on Ardent Records,with an accompanying DVD.

According to producer Jeff Gross the Britney Spears breakdown song he produced last week writtenby Vinnie Favale (frequent Howard Stern guest and VP of CBS east coast) is getting lot of views onYouTube (when we checked it was up to 14,246 )! It made it onto the front page at www.IFILM.comand even made it to howardstern.com "I know the lyrics are cheese so don't give me a hard timeabout that but people are digging the song. Gross got an email from Howard himself - "wow, nicejob..that girl is good as well...," says Stern.

The G Word - Watch Screamers trailer at myspace

Director Carla Garapedian with SOD's Serj Tankian; SOD performance from the film, Screamers

Using System Of A Down's music as the backdrop to historical footage and current accounts fromgenocide survivors, "Screamers" presents some of the great questions of our time: Can we stopgenocide? Do we really mean 'never again'? And how can we take action to prevent atrocities ofthis magnitude from happening in the future?

SOD's Serj Tankian cofounded Axis of Justice with Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitaristTom Morello, to mobilize musicians and music fans around progressive issues.

"The philosophical and moral code of these engineers must be to create the finest possibledocumentation of the session--whatever the hell it is."--Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide



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