News Archive

01.19.10

Winter is here and exciting things are happening in Rancho Park. Local Natives new record, Gorilla Manor, (produced by Raymond) will come out on Frenchkiss records and are playing Coachella this year! Holy shit! The new Andrew Deadman record is out, as well as a new record from The Idaho Falls. The Idaho Falls are having a record release on Jan 21st at Spaceland. You should come. RRG alumni Red Cortez will also be there that night, and will be recording a 7" for Jax Art records at RRG this month. There is a new Apple 2.66 GHz computer and ProTools system in the studio, making it even easier and faster to make hot songs that will make you super fucking famous. Bands that Raymond produced in 09' that received KCRW airplay; Correatown, Local Natives, Monolators, Salt Petal.

10.07.09

Fall is here and there has been a huge influx of gear over the summer, lucky you! Raymond is currently producing a new Parson Redheads full-length, mostly to tape, and working with The Fling at the Boat and at RRG. New gear includes a 1970's Martin D-18, a Silvertone 1443 Bass with flat wounds on loan from Jen Finch of L7, a Silvertone 1448 Electric Guitar with amp-case, a 1960s Rogers Champagne Sparkle Drum kit (20, 16, 10), a Ludwig Marching bass drum converted to a kick, and a Chandler TG-1 Abby Road Limiter (copy of the compressors on the Beatles Mixing baord).

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Summer is here and the studio is humming. Local Natives just finished their new record, and it will come out in November on a great label. Marvelous Toy is starting a new record, and I am their new bassist! Look for us in an echo park bar near you. Groupee.com did a busy weekend of live recordings at the studio, the highlight of which being Great Northern. The Parson Redheads will be making a new record with Raymond at the helm in Sept, expect some harmonized guitar solos! New gear includes a Neve 1084 mic preamp and eq by Brent Averill Enterprises, and a Quad Eight Pacifica mic preamp clone from A-Designs, and an SM-7 for those dark rock vocals.

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