Live Reels
LIVE RECORDING
These are a few examples of live recordings. They were done at The Trunk Space, with a good sized crowd present. I like to capture the live sound and vibe, and while I do some mixing post-production, I prefer not to edit or overdub, if possible. I've included some notes about each act.
Andrew Jackson Jihad
This is a two-man act, acoustic guitar and stand-up bass. They prefer not to sing through a PA, so the recording is just two mics placed close to the stage, and two more in the back of the room.
Matt Beem
Matt Beem is a soloist, here he was using the PA for vocals and acoustic guitar, so I took direct feeds of both, plus my close mics and room mics. These tracks will be used in his soon-to-be-released DVD, the video portion of which was handled by Tim Genenbacher, of Pickled Priest Productions.
Daryl Scairiot
Daryl Scairiot is a singer/guitarist, with a pianist, performing songs that are slightly dark, witty, and seemingly from another time and place. The piano is the Trunk Space's, slightly out of tune, but it fits well with the style of music here.
Check out his site: DarylScairiot.com
Sweet Bleeders
This is an example of a more traditional band, although there is no bassist, and there are keys in this track. There was a small amount of compression and reverb applied to a couple of things after the fact, but the live vibe is definitely still there.
Check out their site SweetBleeders.com
Fatigo
Another full band, this time with bass, and some accordian and trumpet thrown in for fun! The drum setup is the same as the Sweet Bleeders (they share a drummer), and there's an acoustic guitar amplified through a small PA system, which I mic'd.
Check out their site: Fatigo.com