Nov
22
Written by:
masterblogger
11/22/2010 9:33 AM
“When tracking what was
to be the first song on
Beth Kinderman and the
Player Characters’ Apocalypse
Blues, the drummer
hit the crash on the
first beat so hard, it went
flying off the stand. I saved the ensuing laughter
and jokes, and then attached them to the real take,
so the album has a false start. Of course, the
keeper take was a few takes later, so this moment
of studio vérité on the album is, in fact, a forgery.”
—Dave Stagner, Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Let your contact cleaner
dry. We were excited to try
out this amp purchased
on eBay. The pots were
really bad, so we opened
it up and sprayed in
some contact cleaner. I
suggested we let it sit for a second, but others got
excited and it was turned on; it looked dry. A few
chords were played, and in a flash, the still-wet
contact cleaner caught fire. Quickly, the three of us
blew it out and extinguished the flame. Once the
smoke had cleared, one guy said without hesitation,
‘Wow, does that thing sound amazing!’ This is
one of the many proofs I have that ‘Things really do
sound their best right before they blow up!’”
—Anthony P. Kuzub
“My very first paid
recording session was
to record and master ten
Vietnamese songs in one
day as a grand opening
for our studio. It was
nuts! And I don't speak
a word of Vietnamese! Most stressful day I’ve
ever had!”
—Jonathan Barrett, Costa Mesa, California