Audio Production

Karma con Carné

Right. So, people have been asking a lot of questions about the title to Andy Joseph’s follow-up album, Karma con Carné. Set to be released in October, Karma con Carné picks up where Songs from Society’s Underbelly left off – life in transition. Featuring 13 original songs, Karma con Carné will be epic – and […]

About Songs from Society’s Underbelly

This past Thursday the 24th, I released my first full length studio album titled Songs from Society’s Underbelly. Songs from Society’s Underbelly covers several genres including, Bluegrass, Hip Hop, Folk, and Eastern Indian Classical music. It was recorded and mixed at The Pad home studio using Ableton Live, and it was mastered in Logic. It […]

Sun Rise on creativity and business.

There is always work to be done in this musical world, new approaches to be learned that aid in overcoming age-old problems. New on my plate is busking – playing out on the streets. This has been a completely positive experience, learning how to hustle and make money with my art by putting it to […]

Tu B.I.G.

Today’s update is brought to you by José Myerchin, Producer and Engineer. He is kind enough to write about his experience producing Tu B.I.G., a funky hip-hop ballad about two tragic and unsolved murders. ~The toughest thing about producing for someone else who comes to you with a project is keeping in mind their vision, […]

Annabel…

… is the leading track on Songs from Society’s Underbelly. It is instrumentally simple, featuring only a doubled guitar part and a lead vocal. This song is interesting because of the breakdown, and the long delays and reverbs that fill out the simple rhythm. The vocals are first being sent through a short reverb followed […]

The Motions

This song is unique on the album because it features the Sitar and Tambura. Creating an ambient bed with space for a heavily syncopated bass line was the largest challenge of this song. Affecting return tracks is one way to easily maintain balanced levels when it comes to ambiance. Thanks everyone for reading, any feed […]

Rotten

I’ve been working intently on a track called Rotten since Friday. Rotten is about living a life in which outside appearances are kept up, while inner workings fail. This track features rhythms produced by Luke Young, AKA the Coldest. I am honored by his contribution and eager to share with you. Here is a snapshot […]

Songs from Society’s Underbelly…

…is the title of my upcoming release. Due by the end of the month, Songs from Society’s Underbelly (#SFSU) is a collection of songs written in the depths of my drug use and low self-esteem. I am also writing a series of poems that weave a story throughout the album, included with a physical copy […]

It’s Time

For the past two days I have been tracking and mixing a song called It’s Time. This is an older song (that I never play out in public) written as a present for my ex-girl friend. Here is what it looks like in Ableton’s session view: Each vocal take brought me a step closer to […]

The creation of a song

For the past week and a half, I have been writing a song: I do that now and then. I took a different approach to writing this song then I have with previous songs, and I am happy with the intellectual property I have assembled. ~Tracking~ Using Logic Pro 9 and my Yamaha PSR-K1 MIDI […]