Here is an advance Screening / Listening Party for the Borrowed Time album, In A New Land. Welcome to the Listening Party! This is a Private Party - Invitation Only - but feel free to bring a guest, if you're willing to vouch for them.This album was recorded in 1985,... read more →
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I was asked to record this show alongside a film crew at Holocene, so the audio mix could be digitally synced with their video. [originally posted in 2008] Colt VistaPortland, OregonHolocene29 June 20084-channel / stereo audience recording16/44.1 analog > digital transfer from master This was a good opportunity to try... read more →
Aug
26
Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., Horde Of Two is my new favorite band that is *not* from Portland, although their ties with the PDX music scene run deeper than most would probably be aware of. [originally posted in 2009] Horde Of Twolive at HOMEland GalleryPortland, OR26 June 2009 One of the tracks on bassist Wendy... read more →
Aug
26
In 2009, I had the good fortune to catch up with one of my long-time favorites, Mecca Normal, in the same town I had first seen and met them eighteen years earlier. The town was Olympia, WA; where in 1991, at the International Pop Underground convention, I had the opportunity... read more →
Aug
26
One of my personal highlights of the 2009 PDX Jazz Festival was an ambitious collaborative project between Blue Cranes and Paxselin Quartet, not only sharing the same bill, but performing together as Chamber Of Commerce. [originally posted in 2009] Blue Cranes /Chamber Of Commercelive at PCPAin conjunction with the 2009... read more →
Aug
25
On Thursday, June 4, 2009, PDX Pop Now! threw a CD release party at Holocene, to celebrate the release of their fifth annual compilation CD, PDX Pop Now! 2009. (originally posted in 2009) PDX Pop Now!CD Release PartyPortland, ORHolocene4 June 2009 A diverse night of entertainment, this event featured live... read more →
Aug
25
The Baseball Project is what some might call a "super-group" whose members are some of the most durable players of the 80s & 90s alternative / indie / underground rock scene. (originally posted in 2009) The Baseball ProjectPortland, OregonPortland Center For The Performing Arts"Music on Main Street" Outdoor SeriesWednesday, August... read more →
Aug
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This is a short demo clip I made several years ago, that I thought would be fun to share, and which might help folks understand more about the making of a lathe-cut record in general.
May
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When artists approach me about making a small run of lathe-cut records for them, the first question nearly everyone asks is: how much does it cost? I don’t have a fixed price list for all the different types of lathecut records I make, due to the nature of how specialized... read more →
May
02
Here's a fun little project I recently had the pleasure of working on for some old pals in Minneapolis. Four different half-speed mastered singles, in four different colors. These tracks were originally recorded in 2001, involving three different producers, and had never seen the light of day - until now.... read more →
