August Burns Red “Little Drummer Boy”
Posted by Carson Slovak on Nov.23, 2010
Our pals in August Burns Red just posted their cover of the classic Christmas song “Little Drummer Boy.” The track was produced and recorded by me (Carson) here at Atrium and mixed by Magnus Líndberg of Cult of Luna. We had a blast putting this one together as it’s quite different from anything ABR has done in the past. Check it out HERE.
Tags: August Burns Red, Little Drummer Boy
Current Projects, Champ Battle of the Bands
Posted by Carson Slovak on Oct.29, 2010
Things are rolling along nicely as 2010 nears its end. We’ve had a handful of really cool and diverse bands come through over the last month or so. I did a full-length for the awesome dudes in Dream Device, who play a great mixture of 90′s-style alternative and modern radio rock. My great friend Adam Taylor also tracked his new folk/rock album at Atrium with his big brother (and current guitarist of The Gracious Few), Chad Taylor, producing.
I’m currently finishing up the final mix on an awesome band from the Philly area called Trophy Wife. We recorded the entire 12-song full-length in under four days, tracking live with minimal overdubs and getting almost everything in one take. Their music has a ton of depth and raw energy that I think we were able to capture by tracking everything together. Some other cool projects include Morgan’s Accident, Vision and Color, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Now The City, Von Brossman and Tokens of Home.
In other news, Atrium Audio is currently a main sponsor for the Championship Battle of the Bands, which is running until the end of the year at The Champ in Lemoyne, PA. The contest is organized by our close friends at CI Records. The winner will receive a prize package that includes free studio time at Atrium, among other cool shit. Our studio dropcard sampler is available at all of the dates. If you’re in the area, check out the Champ’s website for the schedule and come out to one of the shows.
Atrium producer Grant McFarland recently made a drum video at the studio with our pal Jandy from Never Settle Films. The video is Grant playing drums to his band This or the Apocalypse‘s song “Charmer” off their recent Good Fight Entertainment release Haunt What’s Left. Our pal Max from Carousel Kings also made a similar video for the song “League of Small Heroes” from their upcoming full-length, which Grant and I co-produced at Atrium. Check out both videos below and hit up the videos page for a few new clips of different artists recording at Atrium.
That’s it for now. Namaste. – c
Tags: Adam Taylor, Carousel Kings, Chad Taylor, CI Records, Dream Device, Morgan's Accident, Never Settle Film, Now The City, The Champ, The Gracious Few, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, This or the Apocalypse, Tokens of Home, Trophy Wife, Vision and Color, Von Brossman
August Burns Red, With Life In Mind
Posted by Carson Slovak on Jul.26, 2010
We’ve been super-busy the past few months and it looks like the next few will be the same. Garrett and I finished up co-producing / mixing With Life In Mind’s new album for CI Records. It came out great and the band did an incredible job with everything. This project was a fantastic learning experience for both Garrett and I, as we introduced each other to our own different methods and techniques. I think the record sounds sick! Head over to the band’s MySpace page to check out a new song from the album.
I just put the finishing touches on the mix for the new live CD / DVD “Home” for good buddies August Burns Red. We’re all really stoked on how this came out. It’s raw and full of energy but still tight and heavy, just like their live show. The DVD was filmed right here in Manheim, PA last month and features an hour-long performance to a sold out crowd of 1,250 people as well as a band documentary and other sweet stuff. The live performance is also being released as a CD via SolidState Records on September 28th. I am beyond stoked about this project as it was new territory for me in terms of mixing and I love how it came out.
Speaking of ABR, we just scheduled a few sessions next month to record a new song. It’s already shaping up to be amazing. Details forthcoming. Also, this is old news but head over to iTunes and pick up Texas In July’s new single “Uncivilized” which we recorded a few months back. Other cool projects coming up include: The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Now The City, Ace Augustine, Adam Taylor, Vision and Color, Coming Forth By Day, My Heart To Fear, Dream Device, One Day Broken and Years Since the Storm.
Tags: August Burns Red, Texas In July, With Life In Mind
With Life In Mind, Young Turks, TOTA
Posted by Carson Slovak on Jun.24, 2010
First things first: Atrium producer Grant McFarland’s band and close friends This Or The Apocalypse just released their sophomore full-length album via GoodFight Entertainment on Tuesday. The album was produced by Josh Wilbur (Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu) and Chris Adler (Lamb Of God). Additionally, a bonus track for overseas release was tracked and produced right here at Atrium and mixed by Josh Wilbur. TOTA has a long history with me and the studio. They played their first show ever with my band, Century (which some of them even ended up joining haha), I produced all of their past records and they’ve grown rapidly right alongside the studio. I’m super proud of these guys for creating such an incredible album and becoming the band they are today. Go out and purchase this album immediately as it’s by far the best release of 2011.
In other news, Garrett and I have been hard at work with the new full-length for CI Records’ With Life In Mind. We’ve been having a blast with these guys and it’s great to do a real project with Garrett. He’s been tracking vocals and editing drums in the B-Room while I meticulously tune and track guitars and bass. This album is obnoxiously heavy and well-written. Think Shai Hulud / Misery Signals guitar work with the most pissed-sounding vocals ever. We’re finishing up tracking by mid-next week and should have everything mixed and mastered by 4th of July weekend. Super-stoked for this to be completed.
Lastly, best friends Young Turks will be in the studio tracking their full-length over the next week as well. This will be a different kind of session for me as we’ll be tracking (mostly) live. The band wants to capture the raw energy of their music that precise editing and meticulous tracking isn’t suited for. I love to try new things and keep the process fresh, so this will be an awesome project for me as well. Stay tuned!
Tags: Chris Adler, CI Records, Josh Wilbur, This or the Apocalypse, With Life In Mind, Young Turks
Carousel Kings, An Early Ending
Posted by Carson Slovak on May.20, 2010
We’ve been busy with some cool projects for the past month. Grant and I teamed up on producing a new full length for Lancaster’s Carousel Kings for a few weeks. It was a really fun project to work on considering that the band gave us free reign to really dig into their songs, develop them and make them better. We set up a temporary b-room in our current iso room so Grant could focus solely on vocal production while I tracked guitar in the main room. We established a good work flow and got the project done right. Mixing will take place in the coming weeks.
We’re also really excited about another band from Harrisburg, PA called An Early Ending. We spent five days on two songs. All the guys in the band are super talented and made our jobs easy. Hopefully we’ll have new tracks from both bands posted soon.
Coming up in June I’ll be working on a new full length for CI Records’ With Life In Mind. Garrett will be making the commute from Maryland to team up on this session with me as well. Good times. – c
Tags: An Early Ending, Carousel Kings, CI Records, With Life In Mind
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