Rob Parton Big Band Mixing and Mastering

Finishing up the mixing and now mastering of the latest Rob Parton Big Band album, "Christmas Time is Here".

Many years of recording and many players later, Rob has put together a holiday record with great players and fantastic arrangements. Lots of amazing players on this side including Byron Stripling, Tom Garling, Carey Deadman, Mark Colby and Mike Smith (and many many more!).

Filming for Nia Quintet EPK

Spent time with Scott Anderson of Nia Quintet today roaming around Chicago and shooting video for the Nia EPK announcing the newest record featuring Scott Anderson's compositions. A chilly day in Chicago but time well spent!

Album Cover Design for M13

I've been lucky to be a member of Aaron McEvers M13 ensemble for some time now. It was a pleasure to master the upcoming release One Human, Too Human. As well as performing in the group and mastering the record, Aaron asked with help designing the album artwork. He already had chosen an artist to depict the cover art, so I ran with the image and choose a complimenting color scheme to design a very different looking big band album.

This upcoming release will be available on the blujazz label. Check out the M13 website here.

Mastering another tune for Gatsby

I was asked to master a second tune for the band Gatsby by good friend and engineer Colin Lorne. Haunting melodies, driving bass lines and nice use of delays on the vocals make for a very nice track. Can't wait to hear more from this group. Check out their Facebook page.