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[AcousticDreams]

Originally Posted by jim1960

I have a small connection to the song. Gloria Gaynor used a Lauten Atlantis for her vocals. She used that mic because my buddy, Jack, bought one after borrowing mine one time and loving what he was getting from it on a variety of sources. Gaynor did a few sessions there and recorded an album's worth of music. She loved the Atlantis so much that she bought one for herself.

Small connections are often what makes life both fun and exciting. Those little connections-achievements-things, do add up. Most certainly your wise words have made a difference on AGF.

You can add me to the list of people whom you influenced to buy the Atlantis as well. I already heard tons of great reviews from others, but your reference stating that it had nearly the sound of your Flea 47, put me over the top.

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by Knives&Guitars

Small connections are often what makes life both fun and exciting. Those little connections-achievements-things, do add up. Most certainly your wise words have made a difference on AGF.

You can add me to the list of people whom you influenced to buy the Atlantis as well. I already heard tons of great reviews from others, but your reference stating that it had nearly the sound of your Flea 47, put me over the top.

Appreciate the kind words. Thank you.

The studio, for anyone who's curious, is EKO Productions located in Deer Park, NY. Their client list has a little something for everyone, i think.

[DupleMeter]

Originally Posted by jim1960

I was back in the pro studio today. My buddy who works there came down with Covid so I filled in for him again. They got some exciting news there yesterday. A while back they had Gloria Gaynor (famous from the disco era) and they did the video, recording, and mixing for the song in the studio. They got a call yesterday letting them know the song is going to be up for a big award next year.

I have a small connection to the song. Gloria Gaynor used a Lauten Atlantis for her vocals. She used that mic because my buddy, Jack, bought one after borrowing mine one time and loving what he was getting from it on a variety of sources. Gaynor did a few sessions there and recorded an album's worth of music. She loved the Atlantis so much that she bought one for herself.

That's very cool. A good friend of mine did a few dates with Gloria last year (as bassist). I have to ask him if he did that recording date.

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by DupleMeter

That's very cool. A good friend of mine did a few dates with Gloria last year (as bassist). I have to ask him if he did that recording date.

That would be a very cool "small world" story if your friend did those sessions.

[Bob Womack]

Looks like fun!

Bob

[jim1960]

I subbed in at the studio a couple of times this past week. Both sessions were a lot of fun and the bands were really good. I'm not sure what the studio's minimum hours commitment is but all the sessions I've done so far have run three hours. I usually show up about a half hour before the band is on the clock and as they're warming up me and the guy working the board get the levels set for both the mix that is fed to the band on stage and what is being sent to Pro Tools. At the end, I transfer the Pro Tools session to a usb drive and that goes home with whatever band member is in charge. The studio also gives them the video but I don't know what formatting or device they use for that.

The group this past Wednesday was called A Step Ahead. They mostly did covers from the 70s and 80s. They two women singers were really good and the band was very tight. This was also the biggest production I've done there. The drum kit had 10 mics, there were two guitars, a bass, keyboard, sax, and three vocalists. The girl in the black leather really had a great growl when she needed it. She was the better of the three.


The band last night had two personas. They first came out as a cover band doing songs from the 70s through today. They they turned into a Led Zeppelin cover band. The singer had a very recognizable Ann Wilson vibe even if they didn't do any Heart songs. On the last song, the drummer was playing pretty hard and sent one of this cymbals and stands crashing into their blind bass player (yes, blind with a walking stick and all, but that dude played a great bass).

[Bob Womack]

Looks like a good time was had by all!

Bob

[DupleMeter]

Looks like a big production...and a lot of fun.

[jim1960]

It was a blast and my friend just came down with Covid (he needed that like a hole in the head) so I might be back in there soon.

[DupleMeter]

Originally Posted by jim1960

It was a blast and my friend just came down with Covid (he needed that like a hole in the head) so I might be back in there soon.

Well, he's lucky to have someone he can lean on. At least you can take that off his shoulders while he recovers.