Tag: With Life In Mind
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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