Colin Lay

I was very saddened to hear that Colin Lay passed away. Colin was my, and many of my friends’ and peers’, recording instructor at Grant MacEwan College. I can’t overstate how much I learned from him in just one year. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the physics and the art of recording, a thorough . . . → Read More: Colin Lay

Mastering Session at Abbey Road Studios

Once again I knew I was going to be in London so I brought an album to the magnificent Abbey Road Studios to have mastered. Last summer we did Peter Belec’s ‘Melodic Miner’ disc with senior mastering engineer Peter Mew (David Bowie, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, etc., etc.) and this time it was . . . → Read More: Mastering Session at Abbey Road Studios

Michael Amirault in session

Producers Brad Smith and Fred Brenton (a/k/a The Fredditor) were in session this weekend with awesome young artist Michael Amirault. They’re working on an EP called The Most Blessed Man.