Peace Sand Rest – Behind the Scenes

Hey everyone! Been a bit since my last post here as I’ve been focusing on the label, Okzygen Records. We’ve just had our second release with Peace Sand Rest’s debut album, including a fantastic release party/show at The Gordon Best here in Peterborough! Gonna be releasing the photos and videos from that show once everything’s been edited, but today I wanna discuss the recording process a bit. Drums Kick: D112 + Sub Mic on front,…

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Studio Upgrades – November 2016

This is one of my favourite times of year, where everyone puts their prices down to the floor, and the studio can get the best upgrades for the lowest price! This last month there have been three new pieces of hardware come into Okzygen, all in the pursuit of the perfect recordings. First off is the largest piece, the ART Digital MPA II. This unit completes the main recording setup here, adding two preamps to…

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Rob McFadden – 12 String Taylor Acoustic

This may not be something new exactly, but it’s something I haven’t posted about yet. We did this recording a few months back with a very bright sounding 12 string Taylor acoustic. The strings were on their backwards (at least to Rob and I), which we think helped it have this very mystical, airy sound. The song is pretty much improvised at the time, and the recording, mix, edit and syncing were all done in…

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Velvet Bison – Mammoths

Oh do I have something sweet for you guys today. Over a couple days in July and August, I had some special guests in the studio laying down a couple tracks. The band in question: Velvet Bison, a three piece stoner rock band from good old Peterborough. And these guys, were absolutely fantastic. With a rather esoteric yet tastefully built drumkit, Danny came in and rocked out the two songs we tracked using nothing to…

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