Cat Valley - Feral

Home recordings don’t always have to sound bad - at least not if you know what you’re doing! I had the absolute pleasure of producing, mixing, and mastering the EP by local Bellingham rock band Cat Valley, all from my old home studio at the Moore St house we all lived at in Bellingham WA (with the final mixing and mastering done at the new home studio setup across town). Stream the album below or purchase it from their bandcamp: https://catvalley.bandcamp.com/album/feral

Analog Brass - Songs From The Protest Route

Always happy to get a chance to use the tape machine to give a mastering project some nice saturation and that’s exactly what I got to do while mastering this album for Bellingham brass band Analog Brass - injecting some real analog tone into their mixes! Stream the album below or purchase the album from their bandcamp to support local mutual aid organizations: https://analogbrass.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-protest-route

The Stillvettas - Rebirth

Had a great time mixing this EP for Bellingham band, The Stillvettas. First EP fully mixed in the new space using some spicy new equipment. Listen for some tasty PCM 60 room verb on the drums, SPX 90 “Symphonic” bass, and that lovely Stam Audio SA4000 mk2 bus compression on the whole thing! Stream it below or support the band and buy the EP on their bandcamp: https://stillvettas.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth

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.

Vigilante Santos - Host to Shadows

Recorded, produced, and mixed this album by Seattle band Vigilante Santos. We tracked the album using Pro Tools at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA. Mixing was done at my home studio up here in Bellingham, WA. The album was then mastered by Chris Hanzsek at Hanzsek Audio. Purchase the album digitally here.

Lipstitch - Who's Left and Who's Leaving

Recorded, produced, and mixed this record by Bellingham power pop band Lipstitch. We tracked everything for this album either in the band’s garage or in my small home studio here in Bellingham, WA. Mixing was handled there as well and the album was mastered by Levi Steitz at Black Belt Mastering in Seattle. Purchase the album digitally from their bandcamp here, buy a copy on vinyl here or stream it on Spotify below.

Lucas Weisman - "Blue" EP

Mastered this album for Seattle based producer Lucas Weisman. We ran his mixes through my Fostex tape machine pre-mastering to give the master a bit more of a lo-fi vibe. Purchase the album from Bandcamp through the link below.

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.

Listen to Kotlovan II, Pt. 1 on Spotify. Kotlovan · Album · 2020 · 6 songs.

VLLY - S/T

Produced, engineered, and mixed this record for Seattle shoegaze band VLLY. Tracked to 2” tape at the Unknown in Anacortes and mixed down to 1/2” tape using the Neve mixing console at Jackpot! Studios in Portland, OR. Mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn, NY. Buy the album digitally or on 12” vinyl from their bandcamp 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.

No Guts - 4033

I produced, engineered, and mixed this record for Bellingham pop-punkers No Guts. We recorded the bulk of instruments at Jackpot! Recording Studios down in Portland, OR with some overdubbing done at Champion Street Sound Studios, my home studio up in Bellingham, WA and a friends barn out in Sumas, WA. Mixing was handled at my home studio and the album was mastered by Levi Steitz at Black Belt Mastering in Seattle. Buy the record digitally from them on Bandcamp below or stream it on any major streaming service.

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.

Hooves and Beak - Super Tough Lover (Single)

I engineered, produced and mixed this track for Bellingham chamber pop group Hooves and Beak. We recorded everything down at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA to utilize the acoustics of the old church building. Mixing was handled at my home studio in Bellingham and mastering was done by Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering in Seattle.

Mount Saturn - Kiss the Ring

Had the pleasure of recording, mixing, and mastering this EP for Bellingham doom rockers, Mount Saturn. This album was tracked at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA and the mixed and mastered at my home studio in Bellingham. Purchase the album digitally from their bandcamp below or stream it on any major streaming service.