| General | Mudshark Studios is a labor of love that specializes in recording up-and-coming bands from the Vancouver/Portland area.
I (Steve Starr) record Emo, Punk, Hardcore, Stoner Rock, Alt Country & Acoustic... as well as stuff that's hard to classify.
This is an archetypical Home Studio utilizing a Digital Audio Workstation with M-Audio Delta 1010 & Delta 66 A/D Converters, outboard tube and solid state preamps, and N-Track Studio software. I can record 12 channels simultaneously and up to about 50 tracks. Most projects have between 15 and 35 tracks. There's a selection of about 30 microphones including large
diaphragm condensers, small diaphragm condensers, stage dynamics, and drum mics.
I'm fortunate to have a large room with high ceilings and good acoustics. I record most projects in a typical overdub
process where the drums are laid down first and then the guitars, keyboards, and vocals are tracked individually. I also have
three isolation rooms where we can put guitar amps. This allows for single session recording where we lay down drums, guitars,
and bass simultaneously. For projects that have frequent tempo changes, improvisations, or where we want to capture a live
feel, this style of recording works best.
I don't claim to be an arranger or producer but I do have an occasional producer type opinion. Some bands want my input
and some don't. If I make a suggestion and you give me a dirty look, I'll shut-up. | | Music | I've recorded projects for The Harbor Island Mutiny, Brian Free, Day of Lions, The Subterranean Jack, The Ramshackles, Voyd, Revenge of Me, Bones of Giants, Experimental Earth, Shanghai Shanghai, Hauler, Drake Equation, Iris, So Much For Monday, Rapid Fire Process, His Star Rising, Hellephant, Ohmega, Aaron Edge, Matt Ramey, Josh Bragg, and Buzz Lindstrom. Check out a few of the songs on the player above. As for music I listen to; Newer Stuff: Death Cab for Cutie, Helmet, The Robustos, Cheryl Crow, Karate, The Shins, Belle & Sebastian, Dillinger Escape Plan, The Derek Trucks Band, The Mars Volta, Isis, The Perfect Circle, Coldplay, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Deftones, The Promise Ring, Pink, The Clash, Crosstide, The Format, Nate Ouderkirk, Refused, Shawn Colvin, Francis Dunnery, Morcheeba.
Geezer Stuff: Little Feat, David Crosby, Animal Logic, James Gang, Savoy Brown, Jeff Beck, Roxy Music, k.d. lang, John Hiatt, Jimmy Ray Vaughn, Steely Dan, Donald Fagan, Koko Taylor, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Robert Cray, Grateful Dead, Lee Rittenour, The Allman Brothers, Traffic, Johnny Copeland, Sting, Weather Report, John Lee Hooker, Frank Zappa, Foghat, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Santana, China Crisis, Janis Siegal, Rick Derringer, Johnny Winter, Lyle Lovett, Talking Heads, Los Lobos, 'til Tuesday, Aimee Mann. | | Movies | We went to see DIG at the Cinema 21 on opening night. Great movie. About the Brian Jonestown Massacre and Dandy Warhols. BJM is disfunctional rock and roll at its best. The Dandies are just a cool band.
Anyway, at least two of the Dandy Warhols were there at the show with their entourage. We are so hip..... | | Books | Just finished Fiasco about the Iraq war. It's nearly inconceivable that we could screw something up this badly. I could only read a chapter at a time because it would make me so mad I couldn't stand it. |
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