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T. Edwin Doss is a singer/songwriter
originally from Alabama who moved to the Washington DC area in the 70's. With literally
hundreds of original songs to chose from, we finally whittled it down to 14. Here is a
clip from "Everybody Believes That But Me."
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Paul Bell (guitar,) Johnny Castle (bass,) and Pete Ragusa (drums) from The Nighthawks
were the band for "T's" studio sessions, along with Grammy
winner Jon Carroll on piano. With John Jensen on trombone, here is
part of "Ain't It Amazin'. "
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We also had Amy Nazarov and Caryn Fox from Dead Men's Hollow join
Jon Carroll to provide background vocals on half of the songs. Jon's vocal arrangements
are beautiful, and there aren't many people who are more fun to work with in the studio.
Patty Reese sang harmony parts on two songs as well.
"T's" vocals were mostly recorded at his home on Lake Anna near Fredericksburg, Va.
We mixed half the CD there and half in my office. Here is a clip from the title song,
"Out On Rocky's Run."
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Winner of
Two Wammie Awards!
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Carey Creed is a singer/songwriter
with a dedicated following in the Washington DC region. She has very deep emotional
conncections with the songs she performs, whether they are her own compositions or songs
by other artists. The CD was produced by Carey and Jody Marshall, and almost all of
it was recorded at Carey's home. This is an excerpt of "Before I Go," written by
Steve Seskin and Doug Gill.
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Carey won TWO Wammie Awards for her hard work on this CD: Best Folk Contemporary Vocalist
and Best Folk Contemporary Recording. Congratulations!!! Glad to have been a part of it.
Carey has lots of help here with harmony vocals provided by Grace Griffith and Jody Marshall,
doing "Blue Boat Home" by Peter Mayer.
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Winner of
Two Wammie Awards!
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Dead Men's Hollow has released
their third CD of "Acoustic Americana," all recorded in their home in Clifton, Va.,
and mixed at my office. The Washington Post described them as "...one of
our area's most talented traditional acts." Here is a bit of " Ain't Got The Blues."
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These folks won two Wammie Awards, for "Best Bluegrass Duo/Group" and
"Best Bluegrass Recording" for this CD. They feel very honored to be recognized
for their efforts, and I am proud to have been a part of it. We are already discussing the next
project. Here is a clip of "William And Annie."
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Winner of Three
Wammie Awards!
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We recorded most of Dead Men's
Hollow debut CD, "Forever True," at their home in Centreville, Virginia, and mixed it
there as well. This collection of "Acoustic Americana" songs about drinkin', lovin'
and killin', won the band 3 WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Association) awards including
"Best Bluegrass Duo/Group," "Best Bluegrass Recording," and "Best Debut
Recording" and has received a lot of radio airplay. Thanks for the
nice
comments, folks!
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For over 35 years, The Nighthawks
have been traveling the world and playing their brand of roots rock and blues, and they still pack
concert halls and clubs wherever they appear. "American Landscape" is their first studio
recording with their newest members, Paul Bell on guitar and Johnny Castle on bass. I've known
these folks since 1976 and always enjoy working with them Here is a chunk of "Big Boy."
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We did virtually all the recording at Cue Recording in Falls Church, Va, and then
mixed it in my office. If you live in the DC area and see these guys are playing at
The State Theater in Falls Church, come out to see a great show. Odds are I will
be doing the live mix for them. Here is one of their originals, "Jana Lea."
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Branson is one of the Washington DC area's more prolific singer/songwriters, this being
his fourth CD project. We decided that we wanted a more polished sound on this latest
project, so we went into Cue Recording
with Jon Carroll (piano,) and Pete Ragusa (drums,) Johnny Castle (bass,) and
Paul Bell (guitar) from The Nighthawks for all the rhythm tracking. Here is part
of "Gravity" which is Branson previously recorded on one of his earlier solo acoustic CDs.
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We recorded Branson's guitar and vocal parts at his home, and also had many other musicians
come by his house to do their parts as well. All mixing was done in my office. Here is a clip
of "In Your Arms" with Gary Gregg on saxaphone.
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Thomas Pandolfi is an internationally
acclaimed concert pianist. We recently worked on two CDs concurrently, using the beautiful
Falcone piano at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia. No artificial ambience
was used for these recordings since the sound of the church was so lush and wonderful.
"Strike Up The Band " is a track from a collection of Gershwin pieces we recorded
there. The other CD is a collection of compositions by famous Polish composers. Thomas
regularly performs with orchestras throughout Europe.
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The Olney Big Band focuses on the "Swing
Band" music of the 1930's and 40's. Under the direction of "Rip" Rice (who also
plays tenor sax,) the OBB plays regularly around the Washington DC area, and performed at the
Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in July 2008. The band members range in age from teens to
several members in their 80's. We recorded the entire CD in one afternoon in a volunteer fire station
ballroom - no alarms sounded the entire time!
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Jody Marshall and I worked on her debut solo recording,
"Cottage in the Glen," which was released on the
Maggie's Music label (MM232). This enchanting album includes
original and traditional music performed on hammered dulcimer
and piano, with a host of talented guest artists joining in. It received several WAMA nominations including
"Debut Recording of the Year." Neal Walters of
Dulcimer Players News wrote in the Spring 2005 issue,
"This is superb recording...." Here is
a clip of the medley "Three Sisters/Little Martha."
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Susan Allen performed at Blues Alley
in Washington DC, backed by drums, bass, piano, guitar, oboe and 11 string players.
The resulting CD, "Susan Allen Sings At Blues Alley," was recorded and
mixed entirely in Nuendo. You can hear glasses clink together in this clip.
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We did all the Rude Buddha recording and mixing at a home in
the "horse and farm country" west of Leesburg, Virginia,
and this is a clip from "Underdog."
Home cooked meals are great while you work. Thanks for the chile
and gumbo! All done on my mobile system.
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Another piece from the "soon to be released" 2nd Rude Buddha CD.
More recording and mixing in "horse and farm country!"
Here is part of "Runaway." More at
www.rudebuddha.com Again, all recording and mixing done on location.
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This duet for violin and piano, written by Weiniawski, was
recorded in Saint Luke Church in McLean, Virginia. A beautiful,
large space with wonderful acoustics and ambience. All recording was done
on location at the church, then we mixed it in my office.
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The Rub is a metropolitan Washingtond DC band, and "118"
is a song on their first CD. We recorded everything at Cue Recording
in Falls Church, and then edited and mixed all the songs at their
home using my mobile system.
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Here are some of the projects that I have done, along with a listing
of clients that I have worked with. I would like to thank the
artists and producers for allowing me to post examples of their works
that I have had the privilege to record.
