Renaissance Rock Orchestra live-streamed their "Christmas Rocks" show from Las Vegas, Nevada exactly two years ago, and I was asked to mix the final production of the concert. The line up includes Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force), Cian Cory (Starship featuring Mickey Thomas) and Lynn Sorensen (Bad Company).
This was an amazing show and a really awesome experience to be a part of!! If you haven't seen it, you can catch it at the link in the comments. 🙂🌲
Here is some more Christmas metal coming out of Cimamusic! This is "Never Felt Like Christmas (Until You)" by Joyride Aviator.
Recorded (vocals), mixed and mastered by Ricky Wascher at Cimamusic Mix & Mastering
OUT NOW!!! "Turn it Into Art," the long-anticipated EP from Lizzie, is available everywhere you stream your favorite music.
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ricky Wascher at Cimamusic Mix & Mastering
This is part two of my video series highlighting my process for recording drums. This video shows the mic preamps and outboard gear I use for getting a good drum sound.
Some engineers record drums with zero processing and others "commit" the sound by recording with EQ, compression and other processing. I choose to record with mild EQ and compression to get a polished drum sound. In anticipation of drum sessions, I know what I want my drums to sound like, so I am not afraid to start shaping them in advance.
I'm releasing a two part video series highlighting my drum production methods for Znora's upcoming debut album. This is generally how I record drums, but the amount of microphones can change based on the band and the genre.
Part 1 focuses on microphone placement, including close mics and room mics.
Modern music production methods make international collaboration possible...and fun! Spanish symphonic black metal band Erzsebét featured the amazing Zoe Federoff from Cradle of Filth on their song, "Domina Vestra." I recorded Zoe's vocals here at Cimamusic in Tucson, Arizona. The tracks were sent to Spain, where they were added to the song. The result? AWESOME!!!! Check it out at that place that streams videos. 😁
When I am recording and mixing rock and metal music, I feel getting a good, solid drum sound is incredibly important to the foundation and "punch" of the song.
(In order: Rob King and Alex Kling)
Laying down vocals for some new material from The Gallery.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ricky Wascher at Cimamusic Mix & Mastering
Mark your calendars!!!
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ricky Wascher at Cimamusic Mix & Mastering
This is an amazing collection of songs from Lizzie, a super talented, Tucson-based singer/songwriter. Pre-save now for the November 29th release!
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ricky Wascher at Cimamusic Mix & Mastering, Tucson, Arizona
Another day doing what I love to do!
Tracking some vocals at Cimamusic. Oh, and enjoying the artwork. 😁