Two years ago, Lenny Maes and his cohorts had a fab time recording their comeback album “Zin” at tonekitchen.be. When the time came to pick a spot to record the follow-up album “Instant”, the decision was swift: tonekitchen it would be, again. Thanks for the continued trust, chaps, and congrats on the new album!
Stoomboot is well on his way to becoming a regular here at tonekitchen.be. Zwarte Doos is his third full album offering and our third collaboration to date (hence the title of this post; it’s a Dutch proverb – google it ). Besides recording, mixing and mastering the album, I also added a bunch of Hammond […]
Rebirth::Collective is a Belgian jazz band, founded by trombone player Dree Peremans in 2010. The group is a nonet, six horns and rhythm section (piano/upright bass/drums), and functions as a small bigband, with compositions and arrangements written mainly by its leader. I had the honour and the pleasure of mixing their latest album, “Witchcraft”, in the […]
The title of this post breaches the “English only” tradition I had going on this site, only because it’s a nice play of words in Dutch on the title of the album “Zin”. Zin marks the comeback after an eight year hiatus for Lenny en the Wespen. We recorded it during a gorgeously hot Indian […]
I had recorded and mixed The Monotrol Kid‘s previous album “My Talk My Song” at breakneck speed, under haphazard conditions. This time around we decided to venture out a bit more, both in time and in resources. The result could be described as a warm, lyrical, engaging album. But you be the judge: the album […]
Having ventured into the exotic realms of Bossa Nova with their previous offering, MandolinMan decided a return to the roots was in order. However, as the name of the album “Unfolding The Roots” suggests, they are extending the quintessential sonic palette of said “roots” to a broader, more adventurous soundscape. I had the pleasure of […]
Pro audio distributor Amptec recently invited me to give a day-long masterclass in Music Mixing with Pro Tools. Over the years, my workflow has changed from using large analog consoles to alternating between a hybrid and a fully in-the-box setup. Explaining the ins and outs of my current methods and exchanging ideas with fellow sound […]
Nick Drummond has been a performing songwriter for over 10 years, selling out multi-night runs at historic venues such as Seattle, WA’s Triple Door and Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley with legendary Pacific Northwest rock-band-with-jazz-instrumentation The Senate (hailed by A Prairie Home Companion’s Garrison Keillor for their “Brilliant Dionysian music.”) Drummond is also known for his work with former […]
Released about a month ago (indeed I should get around to updating this place more often..): “Storm”, the new album by Stoomboot. I had a great time mixing and mastering Stoomboot’s debut album a couple of years ago, so I was thrilled to be asked to record, mix and master his latest effort. This was […]
Upon its release a couple of months ago, this album got a fair share of exposure and some great critical acclaim (check out the Discography section!). Here’s hoping this feature will yield some extra attention for this little gem, since I honestly feel it’s worth your while. What started off as a spare time […]
