15 February 2010

Hello everyone,

How are y'all doing?? Yes, I know, it's been way too long between updates 'round here. It's been zany here at LCBW – and in my life in general – since I last put pen-to-paper (or, more like fingers to keyboard), but there's lots to tell.

The main, and most current, item of news is that I am moving the studio. However, it's not going all that far, only down the hall. Let me explain...

For those of you unaware, EARTHQUAKE STUDIOS had a recording studio in the '80s and '90s. It was a good facility, and by the end they were running 24-tracks on 1" tape. Once that part of their business ended, the live room and control room became private monthly rental rooms. In fact, back in Deçembre 1998, I just missed the opportunity to move my then basement-dwelling side business into that space. And only by days.

Fast-forward to 2010... by the end of January the folks renting the control had moved out. A window of opportunity existed to grab the old Earthquake recording space. I started thinking "at last, a control room... better isolation... more efficient ability to heat/cool the space." The clock was ticking.

I took my time and laid out all the groundwork. It was do-able. It would be financially risky, but do-able. So, on Monday the 8th, I told Tommy from Earthquake that it was a 'go'. I will begin to transform the control room this week – new locks, fresh paint, cheque the electrical, etc. By the 24th or so I will begin to move the recording gear in there. And then on the 28th the final move will occur, getting all the other gear into the live room.

As for what's been going on session-wise, I think this time it's easier to mention the finish products that have come out (or are aboot to come out) since the last update. The new CD from THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON, The LP Is Dead, was released on 16 Novembre via NO FUN RECORDS. THE VIVID TWISTED's 2nd full-length CD, Terror.Violence.Technology is due out at the end of this month. The new CD from 68 AD, entitled Fractured, was made available by the band for a brief time as a free download around Christmas. The physical CD release is slated very soon. BOUNDALIVE finished mixing their debut full-length, Espirit De Corps, in January. It then went up to WEST WEST SIDE MUSIC for mastering. The band is shooting for a late March release. The new METHADRONE CD, Better Living (Through Chemistry), that I mastered last May was released in Octobre via the Belgium-based CONSOULING SOUNDS label. NO-NAME JAMES AND BUTTERBALL has been hard at work totally re-mixing his latest CD, Groove Revolution Blues Evolution, over the past few months. We're ever-so-close to finishing up, hopefully this week – we'd like to get it finished before the move.

Other artists who've been working intermittently on projects include the following: TARA DILLON; ERIC MIRABEL; JARED WHITAKER; BRYAN NOLAN; RICH GOHEEN; MIKE BINO; DION FLYNN; CARYN FEDER; SERIOUS; JERSEY CAPITAL CRIMES; and GITTY DOUGH. There have also been a variety of archival projects for the following artists: FANTOM WARIOR; ALLEGIANCE; RAT RACE; JOHN MOSKAL; INSANIAC; and MARTY EIGEN.

In conclusion, this is an exciting time at LCBW. A great opportunity to expand the business has come along. And who wouldn't want their business to grow, to become bigger and better?? Once the move is completed I'll be back up to speed within a week, and I look forward to all the new projects coming down the pike. New photos will be up by the middle of March at the latest, so stay tuned...

Questions?? Comments?? As always, just drop me an e-mail at info@lcbw.com or call (908) 490-1444.

Cheers,

CJ Scioscia
LCBW Recording
e-mail: info@lcbw.com

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