Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks “The More I Sleep The Less I Dream”
Artist: We Were Promised Jetpacks
Album: The More I Sleep The Less I Dream
Label: Self-Released (North America), Big Scary Monsters (Uk/Europe)
Produced by: Jonathan Low
Engineered by: Jonathan Low
Studios: Miner Street Recordings (Philadelphia, PA) and Long Pond (Hudson Valley, NY)
Mastered by: Ryan Schwabe
Equipment Notes: Quested V2108, ATC SCM45, Avid Pro Tools
Photo by Eleanor Petry
Water Slice “Water Slice”
Artist: Water Slice
Album: Water Slice
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Chris Lynch, Adam Rasmussen
Engineered by: Chris Lynch, Adam Rasmussen
Mix Engineer: Ingmar Carlson at The Gift Shop (Los Angeles, CA)
Studio: Frog Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
Mastered by: Dale Becker at Becker Mastering (Los Angeles, CA)
Equipment Notes: Tascam M-50, Vintech X73 pre, Yamaha NS-10, Avid Pro Tools
Photo by Michael Tyrone Delaney
Same Girls “Young Minded”
Artist: Same Girls
Album: Young Minded
Label: Text Me Records
Produced by: Same Girls
Engineered by: Justin Kay
Studios: Different Fur Studios (San Francisco, CA)
Mastered by: Patrick Brown at Different Fur Studios (San Francisco, CA)
Equipment Notes: SSL 4000 E/G, Tascam 388, Barefoot Sound MicroMain 27 monitors, Yamaha NS-10, Westlake Reference Monitors, Avid Pro Tools
Photo by Amy Lombard
Gimmic “The Good Nut”
Artist: Gimmic
Album: The Good Nut
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Gimmic, Toby Scott
Engineered by: Toby Scott
Studio: Cabin 6 (Whitefish, MT)
Equipment Notes: Yamaha NS-10Ms, Royer mics, Avid Pro Tools
K-Man & The 45s “K-Man & The 45s”
Artist: K-Man & The 45s
Album: K-Man & The 45s
Label: Stomp Records
Produced by: Alex Giguere, K-Man & The 45s
Engineered by: Alex Giguere
Studio: The Gigi Inn (Montreal, Quebec)
Mastered by: Ryan Morey Mastering
Equipment Notes: Midas Venice 320, Mackie HR824, Yamaha NS-10, Steinberg Cubase Pro
Smoota “Pheromones”
Artist: Smoota
Album: Pheromones
Label: Body To Body Records
Produced by: Smoota
Engineered by: Smoota
Mix Engineer: Scotty Hard
Studio: White Fur Underground (Brooklyn, NY)
Mastered by: Kevin Blackler at Blackler Mastering (Brooklyn, NY)
Equipment Notes: Apogee Duet, Equator Audio D5, Apple Logic Pro
Vess “Shadows”
Artist: Vess
Album: Shadows
Label: Snug Records
Produced by: Michael Finster of MHTC Music
Engineered by: Eddie Snuggs
Mix Engineer: Michael Finster
Studio: Snug Records Studio (Faith, NC)
Mastered by: Mercury Mastering (Oceanside, CA)
Equipment Notes: Tannoy PBM 6.5 II with sub, Avid Pro Tools 8
Ram “August 1791”
Artist: Ram
Album: August 1791
Label: Willibelle
Produced by: Andrew Weiss
Engineered by: Andrew Weiss
Studios: Home Studios (Port Au Prince, Haiti; Hopewell, NJ)
Mastered by: Greg Calbiat Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Equipment Notes: Universal Audio UA4-710D mic pre’s, Genelec monitors, Yamaha NS-10s, Avid Pro Tools
Tauk “Shapeshifter II: Outbreak”
Artist: Tauk
Album: Shapeshifter II: Outbreak
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Robert Carranza
Engineered by: Robert Carranza
Studios: The Living Room (Oyster Bay, NY)
Mastered by: Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, NJ)
Equipment Notes: SSL AWS console, ATC SCM25 Pro monitors, Avid Pro Tools 12
Cults “The Motels”
Artist: Cults
Album: The Motels
Label: Sounds Delicious
Produced by: Cults
Engineered by: Brian Oblivion
Studios: Thunderdome Studios (Piermont, NY)
Mastered by: Shane Stoneback at Palisades Studios
Equipment Notes: Universal Audio Apollo, Neumann KH 80 monitors, Apple Logic Pro
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