… and we’re off!

So our friend JT Spangler called me a few weeks ago with a proposition: what if we were to experiment with doing some highly alternative, unusual R&B/soul? The concept was that it would be a marriage of his songwriting and my production, and we’d see where it went.

The good news is that JT was here last week, and it went somewhere REALLY COOL. I just wrapped the mix on the first proof-of-concept song — which is called “Don’t Wanna Love You Anymore” — and it’s awesome. Deep and groovy and dark and super cool. We found ourselves looking to Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” record for some points of inspiration, and it looks like we’ll be going to that well more for the rest of the project, if that’s any indication. FUN.

It looks like we’ll be doing at least an EP of this stuff. I can’t post any of it just yet, but I’m super excited for you to hear it. It’s going to be a very cool record. More soon!

This seems to be the month when everyone releases the stuff I did for them! Northe just released their debut EP, Oh Darla, which I mixed and mastered. It’s super engaging and well worth a listen; I think these guys are going to have some cool growth over the next year.

You can buy the EP here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oh-darla-ep/id531861739

… and you can stream it on my mastering page.

Today is the release date for the new EP by Hana Malhas. I mixed this!

You can hear the EP here: http://hanamalhas.bandcamp.com/

And you can buy it there or on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hana-malhas-overthinkers-ep/id525934901

Seriously beautiful voice, seriously deep songs, dark overall tone. Highly recommended!

I just finished tracking the new EP for San Francisco Latin/indie/surf band Dot Punto. What a great experience! We rented Bright Street Recorders for a day for basics, then finished up back at my home studio for the next three days. We got excellent sounds and inspired performances. Three songs. I’ll start mixing this next week. Can’t wait to share it with everyone!