NEWS
08.14.08
All is wonderful in the world of Cauliflower Audio... lots going on. I am finishing up a long term production project for tongue-in-cheek petroleum activist Kristen Baumlier's multi-media extravaganza. It's been a lot of fun working with her, and educational too. Feels good to take part in something for the greater good. We've done a lot of cool cool stuff with this, and I'm looking forward to seeing it all unfold.
Next up is mixing 2 more songs for Canton electro outfit Ludwyg's forthcoming EP. We've already finished one track and it pretty much rules. Very interesting textures, dark and dramatic. Super nice fellas too.
I also finished a remix this week that I am ridiculously excited about... I can't wait to show you guys, but can't divulge too much yet. I feel like it's some of my best production work yet. Got to put Logic Studio to work, and man, does that app rule my lifestyle. So much easier to work with than 7 and intuitive too! I didn't open Reason once, and I feel like a better man for it.
Finally, I will begin work on mastering the Missile Command full-length... sorry guys! It will be out soon and should be amazing. Those guys just played Convergence 14 in Florida. I feel like a proud papa!
Later this month I may be making a substantial upgrade to the studio... I'm still weighing all my options, but I am excited about the possibility of adding a bit of analog to the chain. We shall see how everything plays out, but I am pretty stoked.
Next month Shirin and I get married!!!! I am pretty friggin' jazzed to get started on this new phase of life with the wifey-to-be. I will be out of commission towards the end of the month (a much needed break from work and all this not-so-meaningful audio stuff).So, I hope to finish everything on my plate within the next couple weeks... until then... wish us luck!
Next up is mixing 2 more songs for Canton electro outfit Ludwyg's forthcoming EP. We've already finished one track and it pretty much rules. Very interesting textures, dark and dramatic. Super nice fellas too.
I also finished a remix this week that I am ridiculously excited about... I can't wait to show you guys, but can't divulge too much yet. I feel like it's some of my best production work yet. Got to put Logic Studio to work, and man, does that app rule my lifestyle. So much easier to work with than 7 and intuitive too! I didn't open Reason once, and I feel like a better man for it.
Finally, I will begin work on mastering the Missile Command full-length... sorry guys! It will be out soon and should be amazing. Those guys just played Convergence 14 in Florida. I feel like a proud papa!
Later this month I may be making a substantial upgrade to the studio... I'm still weighing all my options, but I am excited about the possibility of adding a bit of analog to the chain. We shall see how everything plays out, but I am pretty stoked.
Next month Shirin and I get married!!!! I am pretty friggin' jazzed to get started on this new phase of life with the wifey-to-be. I will be out of commission towards the end of the month (a much needed break from work and all this not-so-meaningful audio stuff).So, I hope to finish everything on my plate within the next couple weeks... until then... wish us luck!
28 Aug 2008 | by: adam |
07.12.08 June Cleaver
Last night was one of my rare "Nights to Go See Shows" nights. There were like 5 shows going on all over town, and my goal was to hit as many as possible. I got tuckered after 2. My lady also pointed out more grey hairs in my beard yesterday. Gettin' creaky. Anyhow, got to witness Johnny La Rock & Mushmouth at Bela Dubby. My first time seeing them, and they were seriously amazing. Such good energy and fun old-school rhymes. Deaf By Arms played too; they were good as well. I wasn't aware I knew them until they started playing... they were featured on a comp I worked on last year. Small world. Also got to see the ever-bitchin' Coffinberry (most of whom live in the same house I used to with Furnace St.) and a bit of Ghostman Sandman's set at the Cleveland Matinee. Equally good and PACKED! Saw a lot of old friends and played on the cast iron rocking chairs there before old-man-itis set in. I missed the big Beachland show and am bummed about that, as that was the initially-planned destination for the night. I'm dumb.
Anyhow, this month has been another busy one, mostly finishing projects that have already been in-house for awhile. I finished the mix consultation/mastering for frigiD's "Hello World" disc which turned out some really excellent minimalist electropop; as well as the Mercury Project's "Failure is Not an Option" ambient/instrumental full-length, featuring remixes by Click Click (!), Silicon Shadow (ex-UV), and yours truly. Both turned out great. Had a mixing session with Billy from Ludwyg to make some revisions to "Black and Blue," and made plans for mixing the rest of the EP. Working on some multimedia stuff, editing projects, and a couple remixes in the near future.
I've been working in this room for close to a year now, and I really feel like I'm getting to learn how to hear it, if that makes sense. I scored a pair of NHT Zero bookshelf speakers at the thrift store for $6 (!). I had never heard of the brand, but they looked like a quality build, and they were white! Turns out that NHT is a pretty well-respected outfit and some of their bigger models are actually quite suitable for mastering. These little puppies sound pretty nice (great imaging, tight low end) and I'm planning on integrating them as a alternate monitoring source soon.
This month I put Audiofile Engineering's Wave Editor to the test as my main mastering application. I can't say that it stood up to the challenge 100%, but it was definitely useable and I'm not giving up on it. Still had a couple crashes, and navigating the layers can be daunting (plus saving a plugin chain as a preset isn't possible, yet I'm told), but compared to the apps that are out there for Mac, it shows enough potential for me to stick it out. Excellent tech support, attractive interface, and a pencil-tool that actually works! I haven't used it to compile a CD yet, but the DDP export option looks pretty sexy. Will have to wait and see. Until next month...
Anyhow, this month has been another busy one, mostly finishing projects that have already been in-house for awhile. I finished the mix consultation/mastering for frigiD's "Hello World" disc which turned out some really excellent minimalist electropop; as well as the Mercury Project's "Failure is Not an Option" ambient/instrumental full-length, featuring remixes by Click Click (!), Silicon Shadow (ex-UV), and yours truly. Both turned out great. Had a mixing session with Billy from Ludwyg to make some revisions to "Black and Blue," and made plans for mixing the rest of the EP. Working on some multimedia stuff, editing projects, and a couple remixes in the near future.
I've been working in this room for close to a year now, and I really feel like I'm getting to learn how to hear it, if that makes sense. I scored a pair of NHT Zero bookshelf speakers at the thrift store for $6 (!). I had never heard of the brand, but they looked like a quality build, and they were white! Turns out that NHT is a pretty well-respected outfit and some of their bigger models are actually quite suitable for mastering. These little puppies sound pretty nice (great imaging, tight low end) and I'm planning on integrating them as a alternate monitoring source soon.
This month I put Audiofile Engineering's Wave Editor to the test as my main mastering application. I can't say that it stood up to the challenge 100%, but it was definitely useable and I'm not giving up on it. Still had a couple crashes, and navigating the layers can be daunting (plus saving a plugin chain as a preset isn't possible, yet I'm told), but compared to the apps that are out there for Mac, it shows enough potential for me to stick it out. Excellent tech support, attractive interface, and a pencil-tool that actually works! I haven't used it to compile a CD yet, but the DDP export option looks pretty sexy. Will have to wait and see. Until next month...
12 Jul 2008 | by: adam |
06.04.08 May I?
Another fine month in the world of Cauliflower Audio. May saw the beginnings of several large-scale projects cross the studio threshold, as well as a few shorties, and a handful of fun, just for the heck-of-it projects. The interesting thing is that while I've been really busy, it's been mostly with mixing/production work... no mastering. Weird.
However, I have been acting as a mix consultant for two upcoming mastering projects. One being for my pals in Missile Command... I am helping them out with suggestions for their forthcoming "Machines Should Think" disc. It's pretty cool to see these songs taking shape after hearing them in a live-only setting over the last few years. Later this Summer M.C. are playing Convergence (long-running goth festival; last year Skinny Puppy played), which is pretty impressive.
Also helping out with Chris Foldi's (ex-State of Being) solo project Frigid. I think we've got about 1 or 2 songs left to finalize before we put it to bed... really fun primitive synthpop which reminds me a bit of Suction Records stuff.
On the mix front, I completed an instrumental of "Black and Blue" for a forthcoming EP from Canton's Ludwyg. Looks like I'll get my hands on 4 songs in total. Pretty heavy-duty stuff-- very beat-heavy and complex post-industrial. Still waiting on vocals and live drums before moving onto phase two. I've also started production on a large-scale multimedia/art presentation... more on that soon.
Just today I finished a remix for Cleveland hip-hop luminaries Johnny Larock and Mushmouth. I gave their track "I'll Be Frank" a grimy, overdriven electro-funk workout. As usual, abuse of Reason (i.e. modulated feedback loops and digital distortion galore) figured heavily in this one. Ear-piercing glee! I also laid down a bass track for Philtre co-owner Textbeak's "The New Deal Representatives of Northern Disco" EP over the past couple days. Felt good to actually play a real instrument instead of a mouse for once!
A belated thank you to everyone who came out to my and Jon Sonnenberg's (Travelogue) DJ set at the B-Side last month. I can't tell you how much of a blast it was. Our roles were as such: he provided the tasty obscurities, and I handled the guilty pop-pleasures. We murdered Madonna, Skinny Puppy, Ulrich Schnauss, Martial Canterel, Silverchair, Dark Day, and Hot Butter to name a few. One of those "why isn't the recorder running?" moments. We're hoping to do another later this year.
However, I have been acting as a mix consultant for two upcoming mastering projects. One being for my pals in Missile Command... I am helping them out with suggestions for their forthcoming "Machines Should Think" disc. It's pretty cool to see these songs taking shape after hearing them in a live-only setting over the last few years. Later this Summer M.C. are playing Convergence (long-running goth festival; last year Skinny Puppy played), which is pretty impressive.
Also helping out with Chris Foldi's (ex-State of Being) solo project Frigid. I think we've got about 1 or 2 songs left to finalize before we put it to bed... really fun primitive synthpop which reminds me a bit of Suction Records stuff.
On the mix front, I completed an instrumental of "Black and Blue" for a forthcoming EP from Canton's Ludwyg. Looks like I'll get my hands on 4 songs in total. Pretty heavy-duty stuff-- very beat-heavy and complex post-industrial. Still waiting on vocals and live drums before moving onto phase two. I've also started production on a large-scale multimedia/art presentation... more on that soon.
Just today I finished a remix for Cleveland hip-hop luminaries Johnny Larock and Mushmouth. I gave their track "I'll Be Frank" a grimy, overdriven electro-funk workout. As usual, abuse of Reason (i.e. modulated feedback loops and digital distortion galore) figured heavily in this one. Ear-piercing glee! I also laid down a bass track for Philtre co-owner Textbeak's "The New Deal Representatives of Northern Disco" EP over the past couple days. Felt good to actually play a real instrument instead of a mouse for once!
A belated thank you to everyone who came out to my and Jon Sonnenberg's (Travelogue) DJ set at the B-Side last month. I can't tell you how much of a blast it was. Our roles were as such: he provided the tasty obscurities, and I handled the guilty pop-pleasures. We murdered Madonna, Skinny Puppy, Ulrich Schnauss, Martial Canterel, Silverchair, Dark Day, and Hot Butter to name a few. One of those "why isn't the recorder running?" moments. We're hoping to do another later this year.
04 Jun 2008 | by: adam |
DJ set
06 May 2008 | by: adam |
5.6.08
I feel like it's been ages since I last committed, ummm, fingers to keys with letters on them? Sure... sounds about right. Mr. Boose has been ridiculously busy with work and life and everything else that worms its way in. I took a trip last month to California, which was ridiculously fun. Two of my friends got married and invited what seems like everyone I know in Ohio to attend. Spent most of the 5 days there in a drunken haze on the beach or in a hot-tub with too many people. Best vacation ever.
Despite the week off, last month was another busy one for the studio. I assembled a CD for NYC-based synth-popster MY LIFE WITH YOU, mastered an EP for Cleveland punks PUNCHING MOSES (featured on the Spitfire Compilation I worked on last year), edited music/did the voice-over for an ice-skating showcase, started work on a new mastering project for Cleveland-based jazz group CHANTILLY LACE, and began the initial mix-consultation phases for a full-length from FRIGID, the new electropop solo-outing from STATE OF BEING's Chris Foldi. I'm also in the middle of mix-consultations for my pals in MISSILE COMMAND, who will be releasing their debut CD later this year. And yes, there's a song on the record with little old me singing.
AND, I've been preparing for my debut DJ set with Jon from Travelogue. For those of you in the Cleveland area on May 14th, we will be spinning from 10 PM to 1 AM at the B-Side Liquor Lounge in Cleveland Heights (downstairs from the Grog Shop). Not content to just load up iTunes and hit the space bar, we've been spending a lot of time sampling, beat-munging (ewww), and preparing our poor little analogue synths for an all-out electro-assault. Come on out and say hello. Best of all, it's free!!!! That's all I got for now.
Despite the week off, last month was another busy one for the studio. I assembled a CD for NYC-based synth-popster MY LIFE WITH YOU, mastered an EP for Cleveland punks PUNCHING MOSES (featured on the Spitfire Compilation I worked on last year), edited music/did the voice-over for an ice-skating showcase, started work on a new mastering project for Cleveland-based jazz group CHANTILLY LACE, and began the initial mix-consultation phases for a full-length from FRIGID, the new electropop solo-outing from STATE OF BEING's Chris Foldi. I'm also in the middle of mix-consultations for my pals in MISSILE COMMAND, who will be releasing their debut CD later this year. And yes, there's a song on the record with little old me singing.
AND, I've been preparing for my debut DJ set with Jon from Travelogue. For those of you in the Cleveland area on May 14th, we will be spinning from 10 PM to 1 AM at the B-Side Liquor Lounge in Cleveland Heights (downstairs from the Grog Shop). Not content to just load up iTunes and hit the space bar, we've been spending a lot of time sampling, beat-munging (ewww), and preparing our poor little analogue synths for an all-out electro-assault. Come on out and say hello. Best of all, it's free!!!! That's all I got for now.
06 May 2008 | by: adam |
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