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There is no depression in New Zealand – Chart

August 10, 2009

Christchurch music industry, audio production and recording studio support…. like a well fitted push up bra
We are extremely lucky in this country to have a music industry and government that supports our arts sector. There is regular funding available for musicians and artists whom which to apply for it and there is a WEALTH of [...]

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Wilco and Feist on Letterman

July 18, 2009

Just another quick post… and another Letterman clip. This time it’s Wilco with a lovely duet from Tweedy and Feist. The haters will probably say it’s boring and pedestrian but I love it.
The production and sound quality is unusually good too for a TV record. Enjoy!

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Recording, mastering, and post production from my bedroom?

July 3, 2009

Are recording and audio post production studios a big waste of time?
One thing that really bakes my noodle, yanks my chain or flicks my wick is what I call ‘old school studio mentality’. What I mean by this is in the past many studios used to pull the old call of ‘We’re the professionals’ or [...]

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A Special Farewell Tribute Song For Michael Jackson

June 26, 2009

When we heard about MJ’s death this morning we knew something had to be done. We quickly put down the incredibly important work we were doing and set to work trying to create something that would really bring honour to his quickly fading memory.
Guitars came out, tears were shed, sweat was sweated, ideas were bandied [...]

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Earnest Goes To RDU

June 12, 2009

Earnest? Did someone say earnest? Well that’s me, and I went RDU this morning to do a little live to air on Breakfast with Spanky. Because this is 2009 and it was on radio the whole thing got recorded and posted to the Breakfast with Spanky blog within minutes!
I played my song ‘All We Could [...]

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Good Old Fashioned Quality – Jayhawks Style.

June 11, 2009

It’s taken me far to long to post about this, but how bloody good were The Jayhawks?

I managed to get my hands on some free tickets to see Gary Louris and Mark Olson play down at Al’s Bar a couple of weeks back. I went down not really knowing what to expect. My favorite album [...]

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Old recording consoles and under-dogs

May 18, 2009

Recording consoles and under-dogs
The Sitting Room recording studios is very VERY pleased to announce a new member to it’s family.  I am unaware of anything like this in any recording studio facility in Christchurch (including our own… kidding) and would go as far to say that when we are finished with it it will be [...]

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Picking noses with Hennessy Love Machine

April 30, 2009

Follow my Nose – Hennessy Love Machine
The other weekend HLM arrived at The Sitting Room recording studios to lay down a demo for their latest single ‘Follow my Nose’. These guys are passionate, crazy, intense and a little ’special’. After a weekend of beer and cheese we nailed out a fairly gnarly and very catchy [...]

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"digidesign and ProTools, it's time to die" – Grim Reaper

April 27, 2009

Recording software: Music industry and studios take note!
Isnt it funny when certain items, software, guitars, shoes, clothes, anything really become what is known as ‘the industry standard’. I find this term and phenomenon totally bi-polar, it’s either perfectly warranted and the item is by far and away the leader of the pack, OR it’s almost [...]

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Old Crow Medicine Show vs The Eastern – pt 2

April 27, 2009

Wellington: – The Front Room, Thurs night
We spoke at the airport this morning about the guitar blow out and I took it upon myself to take Adam’s two guitars that BOTH seemed to be stuffed now and when we got to Wellington arrange for them to be seen to, and at ALL costs get them [...]

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