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Maximum Fem Maggots!
The Notorious Fem Maggots occupied a rehearsal space a few weeks back, and took CKUT and TVM along for the ride. As always, I was there keeping the sounds (at least reasonably) under control. The band operates as a collective hive mind, rejecting all forms of hierarchy and making all decision both aesthetic and managerial […]
Capturing Corinna Rose
I recently had the pleasure of working on a brief performance shoot with talented songstress Corinna Rose as part of a project for the Believer Magazine. One of the conditions of the shoot was that my mics remain out of sight, at least from the two camera folk’s perspective. I used an extremely simple setup: […]
More Debt! Part 2 – Drums and Bass
Cutting a full length album in a weekend isn’t an easy task, but both myself and Montréal rock band Debt were up for the challenge. This is Part 2 of a series on the experience. If you missed it, check out Part 1 right here! Deadly Drums Getting set up on the first day, we […]
More Debt! Part 1 – Getting Started
Debt is a loud rock band from Montréal. So says their bandcamp page, and I’m doing my best to make sure that is EXACTLY what they sound like! I spent the last several days holed up in a gorgeous Mile End jamspace with the band and a plethora of instruments and amplifiers. We had our […]
Archery Guild Attack!
Archery Guild are a local 8 or 9 piece baroque indie rock band. 3 Guitars, Trumpet, Cello, Violin, Bass, Drums and two vocalists make up the largest ensemble I’ve ever recorded in a multitrack, live-off-the-floor setting. While setting up in the band’s beautiful St. Henri loft, it was obvious that the session would provide its […]
Slight shoot
On Friday April 5th, myself and the intrepid Camera-folk of TVM headed up to Van Horne in Montréal to do a video shoot with local Synthy Kraut-Rockers Slight. It was organized as part of the ongoing CKUT FM/TVM collaboration that I am the principle engineer for. We got set up in their magical rehearsal space, […]