Keb’ Mo’, assisted by his engineer John Schirmer entered into Bias Studios in Sprinfield, Va last week to produce a Keb’ Mo’ and Gary Nicholson written track for David Brombergs upcoming record.
It was one of those days that I will remember forever and that I will look back on as I recollect the years gone by and think to myself “Boy was I glad to be a part of that session.”
As always a heart felt thanks goes out to Bias for being so accommodating, and to David for being so open minded. Also I would like to thank David’s engineer Mark for letting me do what I do for Keb’ and allowing me to play such a big role in the life of this track.
What a fun session and what a great end to a pretty fantastic summer.
Twelve Tone Music has recently taken on a new client in country music legend Lee Roy Parnell. Lee Roy a Nashville resident has been wanting to update his studio to Pro Tools HD for sometime now and has reached out to John Schirmer and Twelve Tone Music to help make the transition as seemless as possible. John and Lee Roy have spent a number of hours talking business and even a few more hours talking life and love, it seems like these two souls share more then just a love of music and technology.
Twelve Tone Music and John are extremely privileged to have the opportunity to work with such an incredible artist and human being. We are looking forward to building a relationship both professionally and personally that we hope will last for quite some time. Please keep checking back for more details.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 Posted in News
There is something to be said about Nashville and it’s music community, and Nashville as a community as a whole. Since I have been here a large majority of Nashville has been under water, the only way you would know it though is by the sheer amount of fund raisers and telethons that go on in this city day after day. These folks here in Nashville have learned how to use there musical prowess to get things accomplished. It is an unbelievable thing to witness. Lucky for me being in the position that I am in, I not only get to witness it but I get to add my part to the recovery of Nashville. And boy am I proud of what I have done, what we have done and what we yet have accomplished.
For instance check this one out: Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum Lead GAC’s Flood Relief Effort. We did this event last week and it was great fun. It also raised another 2.5 million dollars.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Posted in News
I landed in Nashville on Friday April 30th, one day before the biggest storm in 500 years hit the Nashville area.
By the end of my first full day in Nashville, rain had gathered up to six to ten inches in the surrounding rivers and streams and was beginning to push flood levels to there maximum limit. By the end of my second day, Sunday May 2nd another 6 to 8 inches of rain had fallen, maxing out the two day total rain fall to 18-24 inches. The rivers and streams were way past there normal flood stage and the Army Corp of Engineers had to release some pressure on damns upstream to avoid a total catastrophe, much worse then the one we had. This decision caused major flooding to the area not unlike the flooding of New Orleans.
Mine and Keb’ Mo’s homes were spared from any damage, however the equipment that we use for touring was not so lucky. On Thursday April 29th a truck that journeyed from Los Angeles to Nashville delivered all of our touring gear to a storage facility named Soundcheck. Soundcheck houses all of the touring equipment and personal instrument collections of the industries heavy hitters. Soundchecks central location in the United States makes it a viable option for touring storage. Soundchecks location to the Cumberland river also made it a prime location for massive flooding.
Two days after our arrival to Nashville, on May 2nd, I received an e-mail from Soundcheck stating the the facility was 12 feet underwater and that instructions will follow. Nine days latter the waters had finally receded from the Soundcheck facility and I would have the chance to retrieve our gear. When I arrived at Sondcheck on Tuesday the 11th of May, what I saw was total devastation. We had lost everything, as well did so many other musicians. It had to be one of the most difficult days of my long career in the music business, one not soon to be forgotten.
Here is a link to check out some of the pictures of Soundcheck while it was underwater. Scroll down to see the pictures. Also you can follow the whole story at this link: Soundchecknashville.com
As of yesterday, April 13th, I began mixing my second record for Keb’ Mo’. This one is a full length studio record and the first studio release for Yolabell International.
Keb’ and I have been working on this record for a better part of a year and are excited to finally be at the mixing stage. We look to have all mixes completed by the end of next week. We will then take the record with us to Nashville and have it mastered in the great Music City.
Keb’ is looking to release this record in the summer and then hit the road this winter. It’s going to be an exciting couple of months and I can’t wait to start mixing the shows this winter. Both this record and the following tour are going to be a new page for Keb’ Mo’ and we can not wait to see the fruits of our labors take shape.
Keb’ Mo’, assisted by his engineer John Schirmer entered into Bias Studios in Sprinfield, Va last week to produce a Keb’ Mo’ and Gary Nicholson written track for David Brombergs upcoming record.
