These are just a few examples of records I’ve had the pleasure of working on in recent years.
Ruth
Release: Way Back Down, 9 Song LP
Date: May 2005
Tracks: Way Back Down, Stay With Me, The Thief
Notes: This is my band (which is now called, ‘The Wild Sea’). I played drums and synths on all of the tracks as well as did all of the programming.
Client: Cell
Release: Stop This, 4 Song EP
Date: November 2009
Tracks: Stop This, Back Down
Notes: I Produced, Engineered and Mixed the EP. Many of the sounds were dialed up by the artist (and needless to say, they rock like crazy).
Client: Common Thrill
Release: The Great Escape
Date: November 2008
Tracks: Hollywood Nights, Lullaby
Notes: These tracks were produced by the band’s singer, John Courduvelis, Anthony Resta and myself. Anthony and I engineered and I mixed them.
Client: a hero next door
Release: The 2008 EP
Date: August, 2008
Tracks: Here We Go, Right Here All Along
Notes: Produced by the band and I. I also engineered, mixed and mastered the EP.
Client: alchemilla
Release: untitled, 12 Song LP
Date: Due Fall, 2009
Tracks: Bleeder
Notes: Produced by the band and I. I also engineered, mixed and mastered this one. Song is scheduled to appear on RockBand2 in September, ‘09.
Client: Brian Bergeron
Release: We’ve Got To Find An Easier Way, 10 Song LP
Date: April, 2009
Tracks: Anna, Missing, The Restless Release
Notes: Produced by Will Dailey. I mixed and mastered the record.
Client: Matt Romero
Release: How The West Was Won, 4-song EP
Tracks: How The West Was Won, Can’t Handle Rejection
Notes: I produced this record with Matt. I also engineered, mixed and mastered the EP as well as did all of the programming, played some guitar and did some singing on it. Was a total blast to work on with Matt again.
Client: The Break Mission
Release: As Much Light As It Will Take
Date: January 2007
Tracks: Once, Sleep It Off
Notes: I played some of the strings and synths and Jeff Knowlton (the singer) performed some of them as well. Because the drummer lives in New York City, the band had the drums for ‘Sleep It Off’ were recorded there by someone else.
Client: Us Versus Them (Matt Romero)
Release: Self-Titled, 4 Song EP
Date: January 2006
Tracks: New Mourning, Instant Satisfaction
Notes: I played drums, some of the synths, strings and did some of the programming. Matt Romero who is the songwriter played LOTS of the synth stuff. Bobbi G. on fluegelhorn. Tom Polce again on bass, my brother Todd played guitar on New Mourning and Ruth Peterson sang background vocals on Instant Satifaction (both play in the band Ruth with me on drums).
Client: Joe Hardy
Release: Self-Titled, 14 Song LP
Date: April 2006
Track: Remembrance
Notes: This is a solo piano piece as are most on the CD. Some have Cello, but not many. We recorded this live all in one day at Qdivision in Somerville, MA. They are Joe’s compositions and he performed them. This is one of my favorite recordings.