Local Legend Recording

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Bon voyage .protools . You’ve served me well but overstayed your welcome.  luna is my new muse. Still hybrid with my  16...
11/16/2023

Bon voyage .protools . You’ve served me well but overstayed your welcome. luna is my new muse. Still hybrid with my 1608, working together flawlessly.

Ever been blown away by a gate? Try  drum leveler and embrace being a total dork while you forget what high hat bleed is
10/10/2023

Ever been blown away by a gate? Try drum leveler and embrace being a total dork while you forget what high hat bleed is

I love analog reverb. So far, this  studio tall bird is blowing my mind. Sounds so good
08/30/2023

I love analog reverb. So far, this studio tall bird is blowing my mind. Sounds so good

Lobby/lounge lookin 👌🏻👌🏻
07/06/2023

Lobby/lounge lookin 👌🏻👌🏻

Squad up. Im with them
06/28/2023

Squad up. Im with them

This space echo plugin rules! Closest to feeling “real” especially if you dial back some treble and use the “old tape.” ...
05/03/2023

This space echo plugin rules! Closest to feeling “real” especially if you dial back some treble and use the “old tape.” Ducking is a nice feature. Great work

Support  and  . If you care at all about the recording process, and can afford it, donate. John is one if the good guys....
04/19/2023

Support and . If you care at all about the recording process, and can afford it, donate. John is one if the good guys. Generous with his time and advice to nobodies like me. He rules. And tiny telephone is one of the coolest and best studios in the world. Preserving that is worth it. Please seek out his gofundme on his page. Thank you

03/30/2023
New post up on my substack. Link in profile/comments. This one is a run down of everything I did for the new Humdingers ...
03/02/2023

New post up on my substack. Link in profile/comments. This one is a run down of everything I did for the new Humdingers tune. Mic choices, positions, tips and tricks, again with some audio examples.

Hope you dig it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PySWIloma0QIts the 1st so we have a new The Real Humdingers song! Its called The Worm So...
03/01/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PySWIloma0Q

Its the 1st so we have a new The Real Humdingers song! Its called The Worm Song. Dare I say that this kids song is a headphone listen? Should be some good minivan grooves too!

I'll be talking about the production on my substack tomorrow.

This is such a fun project and there are some fun textures on this mix. Theremin, Baritone guitar, some crumar synths, its a bit trippy but fun for the kids too.

If you have kids and enjoy the stuff, subscribe to the page, we are releasing songs every month.

Thanks

A song about helpful animals!Written by Kyle RascheProduced by J. KaufmanRecorded at Local Legend Recording in Grand Rapids, MichiganKyle Rasche: Acoustic Gu...

Hello again. I made a substack to expand on my recording posts. Link in below. Its cool because you can add audio exampl...
02/23/2023

Hello again. I made a substack to expand on my recording posts. Link in below. Its cool because you can add audio examples, and have a slightly longer form conversation. If you are interested in recording, or just want to see how some of the sausage is made, please subscribe, its free.

Joshkaufman.substack.com

The first post “its 2004, apparently” is just the low down on what im doin, and then I posted the first piece of content on speaker mics, with some fun audio examples!

Check it out.

A  performer for the studio. Power supply completely rebuilt by .arthur.37 - INCREDIBLE string and brass sound, very sim...
02/21/2023

A performer for the studio. Power supply completely rebuilt by .arthur.37 - INCREDIBLE string and brass sound, very simple to use and very inspiring

Picked up a cool   violin style bass. Sounds awesome!
02/21/2023

Picked up a cool violin style bass. Sounds awesome!

Harvest Moon is now out on Bandcamp. Itll be streaming elsewhere later. Link in profileThis is a song about sobriety.Abo...
02/15/2023

Harvest Moon is now out on Bandcamp. Itll be streaming elsewhere later. Link in profile

This is a song about sobriety.

About the recording:

Ive recorded this song 6 times. I liked the lyrics but the groove was never right. There are plodding, weird, even more synthed out versions of this tune.

The reality was I wasnt good enough at drums or bass to pull it off. Im still not great, but I feel good about the groove now, even if a better drummer or bassist would certainly bring this to a different level, this is most certainly me, which is something I guess, and important to the lyric for me.

Ill post about some fun things about the recording, probably be shouting into the void for a day or so, fyi.

OUT NOW - Hail Fellow Well MetHit the link in bio to listen. Follow  Hail Fellow Well Met is the first single from my up...
01/10/2023

OUT NOW - Hail Fellow Well Met
Hit the link in bio to listen. Follow

Hail Fellow Well Met is the first single from my upcoming LP due out in the fall.

Im proud of it and would appreciate if you share this post if possible. The song is partly about the music industry, its inability to foster and grow new talent, and the will to create anyway.

I preach a lot to artists that come into this studio to keep putting out music. This ecosystem only functions if its growing. But I wasn’t taking my own advice.

I believe in this community. There is a hunger for good, honest music locally in Grand Rapids and also with the group of people on this page right now. But we only can exist by lifting each other up.

For the studio, my hope is that I offer a excellent product while keeping budgets in tact. It means opening my doors, gear, and time to outside producers to use this space.

Personally, that means putting something out there of my own. Ive been inspired by every artist who has come through these doors. There are some insanely talented people here. We are lucky. The paralysis by analysis has stopped me from doing this for a decade, so I’m ripping off the bandaid.

I hope to continue to be part of this community and help it grow in any small way that I can.

Thank you

Josh

 etherwave theramin now available in the studio
11/09/2022

etherwave theramin now available in the studio

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Grand Rapids, MI
49506

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16162590152

Website

http://jkaufmanmusic.com/

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