Had the pleasure of collaborating with my friends in Seattle-based band Chico Detour on their first release. Mixed mostly fully analog at Champion Street Sound Studios with a couple songs ending up getting remixed digitally at my home studio later on. Mastered in my home studio as well.
The Sheen - Psychic Bog
Recorded and mixed this album with Bellingham freaky noise-psych rockers The Sheen. Recorded mostly live with minimal overdubbing at the Salish Sea Studio at Fairhaven College. Mixed at my home studio. Mastered by Joshua Stevenson. Available on cassette if you like it!
Whiskey Class - I Get It
I recorded, produced, and mixed this epic record by Seattle/Juneau rock band Whiskey Class. This one of my favorite records I’ve had the pleasure of working on and I’m really proud of how we all came together and made this one happen. Most of the tracking was done at the Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA with some additional tracking done at my home studio, the band’s houses, and a studio up in Juneau. This record was a big departure in sound for the group - which was formerly just Liz and Patrick - morphing into a full-on rock band when they introduced Alex on guitar. I was truly humbled by the trust this group put in me to make this transition smoothly and to execute the epic vision of this album. There’s a lot of layers on this record and these were pretty intense mixes to put together, but I think the end result is quite impressive - and best of all I have three new friends in my life. Put on some decent headphones and dive in!
Kotlovan - Mementos
Had the pleasure of mixing this incredibly dense, layered, and lovely album for Everett artist Kotlovan. This album has such a wide variety of sounds and is unorthodox in all the best ways. Had a fun time implenting my own special version of the “Brauerize” technique with this one - tons of crazy FX and parallel buses and absolutely massive sessions.
Forest Ray - Windfucker (Jebivjetar)
Took another couple trips down to Jackpot! Studios down in Portland, OR to mix this wonderful record with Peter from Forest Ray. This album hit me in a different way than a lot of his older material that we’ve collaborated on. It’s more sentimental, more heartfelt, and more reflective than his older albums and I think it goes a long way in showcasing his growing maturity as a songwriter and as a musician. This is a delightful album for lovers of classic rock, country, psych rock, and music theory. All mixing was done from 2” 24-track tape down to 1/4” 2-track through Jackpot’s Neve summing console with me and Peter riding the faders all the way. Pure analog spontaneity.
Forest Ray - Hard to Quit (Banjira)
Partially engineered, mixed, and mastered this song for Seattle-based psych-pop-rock band Forest Ray. Had a real fun time on this one tracking in their basement studio and mixing at Jackpot! in Portland; all completely analog. Had to figure out how to use varispeed on the tape machine to tune the banjira from 432Hz to standard 440Hz tuning!
Forest Ray - Black Pine
I engineered, co-produced, and mixed this full-length album for Seattle psych-rock band Forest Ray. We recorded this album down at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA to 16-track 2” tape. A fully analog mixdown to 1/2” 2-track tape was down was done at Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, OR using their Neve mixing console and Otari tape decks. Album was then mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn. Purchase the album digitally or on 12” vinyl here.
Kotlovan - Kotlovan II, Pt. 1
Mixed this EP for Everett based progressive rock band Kotlovan at my home studio in Bellingham, WA. The album was recorded by the band and Don Farwell in various spaces around the Seattle area and mastered by the legendary Mell Dettmer. You can purchase the album digitally here or stream it on Spotify below.
Forest Ray - Wedgewood Tapes
I produced, engineered, and mixed this record for Seattle psych-rock outfit Forest Ray. This session was recorded in the band’s basement studio to an Otari MX5050 8-track 1/2” tape machine and an old Sony mixer. Mixing was then done fully analog at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA to 1/4” 2-track tape and then mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn, NY.
Forest Ray - Faded Reflection
I recorded, produced, and mixed this record 100% analog style with Seattle psych rockers Forest Ray. We tracked everything to 1/2” 8-track and 2” 24-track tape at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA and then mixed down to 1/4” 2-track. The album was then mastered directly to vinyl by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering in Brooklyn, NY. Buy the album digitally or on 12” vinyl here or stream it on Spotify below.
Forest Ray - What Goes Down (Single)
Recorded, produced, and mixed this record from Seattle’s Forest Ray. All recorded to 2” 24-track tape and mixed down to 1/4” 2-track at The Unknown Recording Studio in Anacortes, WA. Fully analog mastering by Paul Gold @ Salt Mastering in Brooklyn.
Ibex - Parthenogenesis
Mastered this album.