Took another couple trips down to Jackpot! Studios down in Portland, OR to mix this wonderful record with Peter from Forest Ray. This album hit me in a different way than a lot of his older material that we’ve collaborated on. It’s more sentimental, more heartfelt, and more reflective than his older albums and I think it goes a long way in showcasing his growing maturity as a songwriter and as a musician. This is a delightful album for lovers of classic rock, country, psych rock, and music theory. All mixing was done from 2” 24-track tape down to 1/4” 2-track through Jackpot’s Neve summing console with me and Peter riding the faders all the way. Pure analog spontaneity.
Forest Ray - Wait Any Longer
I mixed and mastered this Single off an upcoming album for Seattle psych-rock band Forest Ray. As with nearly all of their music, this song was tracked and mixed completely analog from 2” 24-track tape down to 1/4” 2-track. We mixed this album at Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, OR over the course of 6 long days.
Forest Ray - Hard to Quit (Banjira)
Partially engineered, mixed, and mastered this song for Seattle-based psych-pop-rock band Forest Ray. Had a real fun time on this one tracking in their basement studio and mixing at Jackpot! in Portland; all completely analog. Had to figure out how to use varispeed on the tape machine to tune the banjira from 432Hz to standard 440Hz tuning!
The Sheen - Holocene Rolodex
Recorded, mixed, and mastered this album for Bellingham psych noise band The Sheen. Tracked live at Champion Street Sound Studios with the assistance of some of my students. Mixed and mastered back here at the home studio.
Forest Ray - Black Pine
I engineered, co-produced, and mixed this full-length album for Seattle psych-rock band Forest Ray. We recorded this album down at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA to 16-track 2” tape. A fully analog mixdown to 1/2” 2-track tape was down was done at Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, OR using their Neve mixing console and Otari tape decks. Album was then mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn. Purchase the album digitally or on 12” vinyl here.
Kotlovan - Kotlovan II, Pt. 1
Mixed this EP for Everett based progressive rock band Kotlovan at my home studio in Bellingham, WA. The album was recorded by the band and Don Farwell in various spaces around the Seattle area and mastered by the legendary Mell Dettmer. You can purchase the album digitally here or stream it on Spotify below.
Forest Ray - Wedgewood Tapes
I produced, engineered, and mixed this record for Seattle psych-rock outfit Forest Ray. This session was recorded in the band’s basement studio to an Otari MX5050 8-track 1/2” tape machine and an old Sony mixer. Mixing was then done fully analog at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA to 1/4” 2-track tape and then mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn, NY.
Forest Ray - Faded Reflection
I recorded, produced, and mixed this record 100% analog style with Seattle psych rockers Forest Ray. We tracked everything to 1/2” 8-track and 2” 24-track tape at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA and then mixed down to 1/4” 2-track. The album was then mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn, NY. Buy the album digitally or on 12” vinyl here or stream it on Spotify below.
Forest Ray - What Goes Down (Single)
Recorded, produced, and mixed this record from Seattle’s Forest Ray. All recorded to 2” 24-track tape and mixed down to 1/4” 2-track at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA. Fully analog mastering by Paul Gold @ Salt Mastering in Brooklyn.
Ibex - Parthenogenesis
Mastered this album.
Kuvoza - Dream Pool
Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered this album. Tracking done at The Unknown in Anacortes. Mixing and additional tracking done at my home studio.