My company, Recording Boot Camp, is producing three “retreats” in May of 2018 at a beautiful rustic resort in the mountains of West Virginia. Not unexpectedly there is a little bit of confusion about the retreats, so here is a little information about each. These retreats are NOT my 6-day Recording Boot Camp programs. They…
GWAR Lives. The Making of The Blood of Gods with photo gallery
I recently worked with the editors of Mix Magazine on an article about the making of the album I produced for the band GWAR, "The Blood of Gods". It is in the December issue of the magazine. As is typical in print media, it had to be edited down a lot, so I am am…
The (not) complicated way I recorded guitars for GWAR
Producing Gwar had been on my bucket list for a long time. This year I got the chance to produce, recording, mix and master their new album. My desire to work with Gwar was not because they are a iconic shock rock band, but because underneath all the costumes and shock value, they are fantastic musicians.…
Benny Greb & Ronan Chris Murphy Drum Sound Masterclass September 13
Benny Greb & Ronan Chris Murphy Drum Sound Masterclass September 13, 2017 in North Italy. American producer-engineer Ronan Chris Murphy has recorded or mixed Terry Bozzio (Zappa, Missing Persons), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, XTC, Mr. Mister), Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes), Ralph Humphrey (Zappa), Enrique Pla (Irakere), Lewis Pragasam (Asia Beat, Pete Teo), Bill Rieflin (REM, Ministry),…
What sample rates do the pros use?
When you are setting up a recording session in a DAW, one of the things you need to decide on is the sample rate you will be using. Oddly enough, sample rate is one of those things that is often misunderstood and sometimes controversial. Let me give you a quick primer in case you need…
The Problem with Women and Strats
After some cancellations, we still have space in next weeks’ 6-Day Recording Boot Camp if you want to jump in at the last minute. 6 days of training, including accommodations, for only $1,350. Get more info here. _________ Women and Strats are awesome. Without Fender Stratocasters we would not have the classic guitar tones of…
My car’s “scan” button (and LL Cool J) make me a better producer.
Except for a couple of news stations, I do not really use presets in my car stereo. The reason for this is that I love the “scan” button that moves through the dial playing little bits of each program until you hit the button again to make it stop on something. I do this for…
My Publicist is Mad at Me (2016 in review and big plans for 2017)
So I got a call from my publicist…. She was not happy with me! If you follow me on social media you may have noticed that I have been selling off a lot of studio stuff: studio racks, gear, instruments, acoustic treatments, etc…. So I get a call from my publicist with a stern warning:…
Recording in bad sounding spaces
I just finished another awesome 6-day Recording Boot Camp in Italy with students from Italy, Sweden and Austria. I am taking some time off this week to enjoy Italy. The last few days I have been exploring the Emilia-Romagna region seeing lots of amazing spaces in churches, castles and palazzi. Of course, because I am…
Recording Boot Camp in an Italian Villa September 2016
I am excited to announce our next Italian Villa Recording Boot Camp September 12-17, 2016 . This is a 6-day Recording Boot Camp held at the Villa Prosdocimi in North Italy outside of Venice, Italy. The course is presented in English and covers the same material as in the Recording Boot Camps held in Los Angeles,…