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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.

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

08/30/2023

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

07/06/2023

Lobby/lounge lookin 👌🏻👌🏻

06/28/2023

Squad up. Im with them

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

02/21/2023

Picked up a cool violin style bass. Sounds awesome!

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.

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

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://locallegendrecording.com/, http://jkaufmanmusic.com/

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“Second Fiddle” Practice my scales early morn till the night Shoes built for comfort taking breaths so I might Blend with the chorus Support the composition Defer to my right on form and decision But I guess I got tired, of playing second fiddle to you So I take to the street with my wares at my side Bound with a purpose thats supposed to suffice And I play with my heart A new found position The people gather round, humming minuano 6/8 then I wake up to playing second fiddle again I dont ask much But breaking my heart just isnt enough To make a dent On a culture of death so its time to repent And sit in the mess, playing second fiddle Till the end Theres no solutions just some tradeoffs ive found And giving up means a lot more to me now But theres nothing to do, no savior coming So buckle your shoes, you better start running Cause the fortunes for you, just stay close and bunch in So ill watch it burn through while playing second fiddle for you.

“Make it Universal” Strike the match and light the page The moral of the story and the day to day. “We’re all one” Ive heard before On a coffee cup from the corner store Make it universal Hit them in the heart The one they bought and used and sold for parts You wont connect with what they see A feral wasp amongst the worker bees But just look at the grand design The honey comb that theyll produce in time Make it universal Hit them in the heart The one they bought and used and sold for parts They wear the flags and colors or war Then write about some petty romance they werent fighting for Cause its all fodder for the game Bring in a bigger voice just for the name Make it universal Hit them in the heart The one they bought and used and sold for parts Disposable relationships Empty worn cliches Trade the joy for capital Then socialize the pain Make it universal Hit them in the heart The one they bought and used and sold for parts Use the culture as a bludgeon The struggle as a blade And make it universal any way.

“Lazy Susan” Lazy susan Inching closer back to me Next round comin Fine dining or microwaved tea You take what your given Thats what youll be You claim that the next time round wont be replete of the options I crave and the days that we made wont be turned into weeks You’ll flip on the light, artificially bright Just line up to the right Its a fools errand Put the record on repeat Validation A dead eyed culture’s public notary Tip to tail Rosin to bow If you dont have the friction your decision lacks the note Its a long haired whisper and it doesnt make a sound But from a distance it looks like youve got it figured out And its a long way out Lazy susan spinnin round And I gotta get out

“Solace in the softer sounds” You wear your heart on your sleeve like a bandolier And every admission like the proof that its clear that your searching Yea your searching But there’s a fine line between reverence and parody You’ve been walking beside screaming at the people that you see And you claim your a mystic but got no time for reverie I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that your waters only run so deep But before the time that I recognize I don’t wanna come back down There’s solace in the softer sounds You go to Scripture to find what you already doubt Pouring over the verses, obfuscating about how your searching Sure, your ‘searching’ Cause there’s a fine line between telling truth and sophistry You’ve been walking the line hoping that the people fail to see Plus your hocking a line, gotta monetize the certainty Looking perfect in pink singing your heart out bout cartography But before the time that I recognize I don’t wanna come back down There’s solace in the softer sounds

The first single from my new record is coming out Tuesday. Its called “hail fellow well met” Ill be setting up @jkaufmanmusic to handle the music posting duties soon, so follow that if you are interested. For now Ill also be posting here. Im using the name J Kaufman for all producing/engineering and songwriting going forward to avoid confusion with the two other Josh Kaufmans in the music industry.