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RECORDING
MIXING
30 YEARS
EXPERIENCE
CUBASE 5
APOGEE
DYNAUDIO
ACOUSTICS
SCHOEPS
NEUMANN
EARTHWORKS
API
DEMETER
FOCUSRITE
SOUNDTRACKS &
ORCHESTRAL
RECORDING
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The Beatles were the start of music for me. My mom had
read about them and thought they sounded like fun. I had just
turned 10, and she let me stay up late on that famous Sunday night in February
1964 to watch Ed Sullivan.
After "Sgt. Pepper" came out, there was an article in
TIME magazine that described how the album was recorded.
When I finished reading it, I knew what I wanted to
do for a career. Several years later, my high school guidance
counselor told me I didn't have the aptitude to do this. I need
to find her and give her a "little guidance."
I spent the summer of 1976 as an intern at Track Recorders in
Silver Spring, Maryland. The next seven years I did live
audio engineering for bands and clubs. One year with Danny
Gatton, then three years touring with The Allstars from
Charlottesville, Virginia. While on the road, I got to work with
a lot of the blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker,
George Thorogood, J.B. Hutto, Robert Lockwood Jr., John Mayall,
Sunnyland Slim, Johnnie Shines, John Hammond, and many others.
I also got to work with Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton,
and Cheech and Chong. In 1981, I moved back to Washington DC,
and worked with several bands as regular clients (Switchblade, The
Slickee Boys, others) and also as house sound engineer at
several local music venues (Desperado's, The Psychedelly, The Bayou,
Adam's, The Wax Museum, 9:30 Club, Kilamanjaro, Friendship Station,
others,) mixing national and local acts.

At Cue Recording, Falls Church, VA
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In 1983, I started working at Startec Recording in
Washington DC. Within 2 years, I had worked my way up to Chief
Engineer. Then the building was sold, and the studio dissolved. I soon
found employment at Balance Studios (now called Avalon)
in Bethesda, Maryland, and worked there for about 6 months. In
November of 1987, I accepted a job offer from Omega Recording
in Rockville, Maryland, where I worked for 5 years, engineering
sessions and teaching at their Recording Engineering School. I also
helped develop some of their instructional courses. In March of 1993,
I joined the engineering staff at
Cue
Recording in Falls Church, Virginia and worked there for 8
years. In the summer of 2001, I started to work as an independent
audio engineer.

On Location: Living Room, Central Virginia
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Rhythm section in the family room
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I have recorded and mixed soundtracks for many film and television
projects that have aired on Discovery Channel, The
Learning Channel, History Channel, Nickelodeon, PBS, ABC, NBC, CBS,
FOX, SHOWTIME, HBO, and many others. I recorded and mixed
the music soundtracks for the "Little Bill" show on
Nickelodeon. I have also recorded and mixed many CD projects.
Among these are two albums by SAFFIRE - The Uppity Blues
Women! Both were released on Alligator Records. "Ain't
Gonna Hush" is a studio album project while
"Live & Uppity!" was recorded live at The Barns
at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia.
Now, with my own
moveable digital audio recording system,
my collection of
microphones and
outboard gear, I am
working at several Washington DC area recording studios. But over the last 5 years,
a new and interesting trend has developed. Over half my work has been in
private homes. These projects sometimes start in a studio, then we do overdubs
and mixing in some one's home. Other projects are done complete home recording projects,
started and finished in the home. People tend to feel more comfortable at home.
Pets and family are there, meals are home cooked, the commute is ideal, and it really
helps to lower the budget since you aren't paying for studio space rental.
I also have been doing some
classical recording churches in northern Virginia and Washington DC, and some
jazz recording at the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. I have
recorded live performances at Old Town Hall in Fairfax, Virginia,
The State Theater in Falls Church, Virginia, and Blues Alley in Washington DC.
Check out my credits to see who I have been working with
lately, along with a listing of other projects.
I recently did the live show mix at the
Strathmore Arts Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This state-of-the-art
performance center seats 2000 in the main hall, and the acoustics can be
varied to fit the needs of any particular artist or group. I must say it sounds
wonderful.
Member:
AES - Audio Engineering Society
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NARAS (Grammy Organization - Voting Member)
National Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences
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WAMA - Washington Area Music Association
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