WORKIN-IT-OUT
Welcome to the Workin-It-Out page where one of my passions for music production comes to life. It is this project where I bring together musicians of all ages, genres, and capabilities to lay down a song that they have been given. I try very hard to get musicians that have not worked together, and in some cases don’t even know each other, to work out recording a song in one day. We will try to show you the process for the musicians, as well as the recording engineer, and give you a glimpse of how music is put together. Of course somewhere in the middle will be a full produced segment where you get to see the finished recording actually get recorded. I use full production multi-track audio of the musicians, as well as up to 6 cameras to get in close and personal with the artists.
Below are some episodes that we have already finished. Please enjoy this and let us know what you think.
Episode #1
This is our initial episode where we put this all together. I was not sure how it would come out but you tell me, I think it was a great episode.
Song: Octopus-E (Rock Candy Funk Party)
Artists:
- Joe Rogers – Guitar
- Mike Lambert – Guitar
- Don Launder – Bass
- John Gaudete – Keys
- Chris Meyer – Drums
- Feral Damek – Video
- Don Richardson – Sound Engineer
Episode #2
In this episode we switch gears a little and show you how to layer drums & percussion, in this case, to a track of music done somewhere else by Joseph Mintel. This is very typical of studio work where the artists doing the work are doing all this in isolation from where the underlying track was recorded.
This track was
Song: Para Ramiro by Joseph Mintel
Artists:
- Joseph Mintel – Songwriter/Musician
- Chris Meyer – Drums
- Don Richardson – Sound Engineer
Episode #3
(Performance Only)
In this episode we are recording a song with vocals. Previous episodes were all instrumentals but I decided to add in vocals in a live session.
This track was recorded using all of the parts of our studio and it proved to me that we can add in additional layers in a live session and still produce a great sounding video.
Song: Moon Dance by Van Morrison
Artists:
- Rodney Balis – Drums
- Mike Murray – Bass
- Chris York – Keys
- Kevin Avard – Vocals/Guitar
- George Weithman – Sax/Flute
- CHris Meyer – Video
- Don Richardson – Sound Engineer
Episode #4
In this episode we are recording a song with vocals and a horn section. This complicates things in the production of this episode but we will pull this off for you.
This track was recorded using all of the parts of our studio and it proved to me that we can add in additional layers, such as guitar and vocals, in a live session and still produce a great sounding video.
Song: Saturday In The Park by Chicago
Artists:
- Chris Meyer – Drums
- Gary Sheehan – Bass/Guitar
- Chris York – Keys
- George Weithman – Sax
- Nathan Shower – Trumpet
- Luke Deardorff – Trombone
- Michael Moore – Vocals
- Mike Lambert – Vocals
- Don Richardson – Sound Engineer/Video
Episode #5
(Performance Only)
In this episode we are recording a song with female vocals and some additional layering. This is more complicated because when you watch the video you may hear instruments that are not on seen on video.
This track was recorded using all of the parts of our studio and it proved to me that we can add in additional layers, such as guitar and vocals, in a live session and still produce a great sounding video.
Song: Magic Man by Heart
Artists:
- Chris Meyer – Drums
- Gary Sheehan – Bass
- John Gaudette – Keys
- Jason Edney – Guitar
- Megan Rose – Vocals
- Don Richardson – Sound Engineer/Video
The Performance
Time Lapse Of The Day
Episode #6
(Performance Only)
In this episode we are recording a slow blues song with a cast of new and returning members of the Workin-It-Out Band.
This track was recorded as a Live Take. In fact these guys did it in one take. This just shows me that I have to make things more complicated.
Song: Still In Love With You (By Thin Lizzy)
Artists:
- Axile Beighley – Drums
- Gary Sheehan – Guitar
- Joe Rogers – Guitar
- Mike Murray – Bass
- Mike Lambert – Vocals
- Don Richardson – Sound Engineer/Video