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[billigrecording]

Last week I had the fantastic opportunity to help out Musicol’s head engineer Kieth with a recording session. During this recording session I had the opportunity to help change out some microphones, one of these microphones was the guitar mic that was causing some distortion on the tracks. Once that was changed out Kieth took the time to help teach me the new soundboard at the studio. The new soundboard is a Sony MXP 3000 which is running smoothly and a good console to use. One of the newer techniques that I learned at this session was an iteration the Glyn John’s technique. For this technique we used two ribbon microphones as overheads. Once this was done we drove the gain on the console to get a saturated sound on the drum tracks. Thankfully, we were able to get the full effect of this on the track because of the lack of cymbals on the kit. I found my first session back at Musicol to be a great learning experience for me as an audio engineer. 

[bradenillig-blog]

Last week I started my internship at Musicol Vinyl Pressing & Recording studios in Columbus, OH. During my first week here I had the pleasure of working with the House Engineer, Keith Hanlon, on a recording session. We were recording a local Rock band ad they are planning on releasing their third album now. For this album they have kept closer to a Black Keys style of sound because of this they wanted to get a more vintage garage rock recording. To sustain this sound Keith had a great idea of using the Glyn John’s technique for recording drums. For this technique he used to overhead microphones, one above the snare and the other behind the low tom. However, when doing this we made the choice of using ribbon microphones, since there were no cymbals, to drive harder on the mixing console. By doing this we were able to achieve a crisp and saturated drum sound on the tracks which gave the band the vintage sound they were looking for. Thanks to Keith I was able to learn a lot through this session and also gain some valuable experience. 

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Eric Friedl/Goner Records Update

Photo by Don Perry

Alongside Zac Ives, Eric Friedl is the co-owner of Goner Records. He also plays in The Oblivians and True Sons of Thunder.

           Located in Memphis, Tennessee, Goner operates as both a record label and storefront. Like Shangri-La, Goner Records has been a Memphis institution since the storefront’s opening in 2004. Every year, Goner hosts Gonerfest—a still-vibrant music festival stretching several days. For those outside of Memphis, Goner’s frequently updated online store is a hub for what’s new in esoteric music. The site’s message board is a place to get updates on touring bands, small labels’ releases and anything else music related.

           Like countless small businesses, Goner has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The storefront has been closed since March 16. I caught up with Friedl to talk about how Goner’s coping with these changes and what their plans are for the future. Goner is and hopefully will remain an important part of independent music’s infrastructure.  

Interview by Ryan Leach

Ryan: How’s everyone at Goner doing?

Eric: We’re good. But like everyone, we’ve fallen into a freefall. Locally, we’ve been doing door deliveries. People have been stopping by to pick up records. We’ve had some success selling online. If we really scale back and don’t spend anything for a minute, we can hang on for a little while. We might have to lay off our staff; have folks go on unemployment. Goner would be reduced to just me and Zac (Ives) as the owners. We could limp through it that way. We’re trying to figure it out.    

Ryan: Like most small businesses in America, Goner’s storefront is closed. How are these alternative strategies like doing door deliveries and having folks stop by to pick up records working?

Eric: One of our regulars just can’t stop buying records. He’ll call me up in the morning—I guess he’s unaccustomed to looking at the site—and I’ll tell him what’s come in. He’ll respond, “Oh, man, I’ve got to get that album.” We then pack his records and he comes by to grab them. We’ve delivered a few records off locally. It’s super informal. But every little bit counts. People have been helping out. It’s been great.  

Ryan: You had mentioned to me a couple of months ago that you were going to relaunch the Goner website. While the COVID-19 pandemic and economic meltdown have been an unmitigated disaster, it was at least fortuitous timing.

Eric: We were getting ready to launch the site when the coronavirus hit. We wanted to fine-tune it a little more and add some things. But once it became imperative that we be able to sell stuff online, we said, “Screw it. Here it is. We’ll fix it as we go.”

Ryan: I went to buy the Aquarium Blood LP you had recently released and it took me to a Bandcamp site initially.

Eric: (laughs) It really is a matter of working out the kinks as we go.

Ryan: While everyone’s situation has changed, in some ways Goner wasn’t a case of just punching a timeclock. Record stores are hubs and hangouts for people. When Trailer Space closed down in Austin, it was a significant loss.

Eric: It is weird. We definitely weren’t a Trailer Space-style of hangout, but people on their regular circuit would stop by and explore the used bin. On weekends, we had a big crew of normal folks buying classic rock albums. There’s absolutely no way to sell that stuff online. We were stocked for those folks and that side of the business completely died. We had a bunch of really cool events coming up. You feel like you’re right in the middle of things and then you’re isolated. That was sort of my idea with doing these video check-ins. I sent out requests for people to give us video updates. I want to show people that we’re still in this. Facebook just makes us feel like we’re on our own little islands, which we really are now. We’re isolated from one another. It doesn’t have that sense of community that you can get from other places online. We’re just hoping to keep people’s spirits up as we go forward into the unknown.

Ryan: That’s a good point. Used bins are the home of the “five-dollar record,” although I’m unsure what people are selling them for now. You’re not going to sell used copies of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars or a Led Zeppelin record online. They’re so ubiquitous that it doesn’t make much sense. However, they’re perfect for a store.

Eric: Sure. People would walk in and buy’em. We’ve had people call up and ask, “Do you have this Allman Brothers record? You do. Great, I’ll pick it up.” They can buy it on eBay. They can buy it on Discogs. But because they live locally, they can stop by the shop, purchase it, and listen to it this afternoon. It still works. The store sold a lot of meat-and-potatoes rock ‘n’ roll records. We needed that balance between selling weird, underground rock records and classic rock albums.

Ryan: Byrds, Bread and Toto records all at the same place without the shipping price and wait.  

Eric: It’s awesome. There is a little bit of that at the store. Speaking of which, if anyone out there is looking for a Sister Sledge record, we’ve got it! Call us up.  

Ryan: Talking about the atomization associated with Facebook—I think of the site’s sort of opposites. Terminal Boredom’s message board was a great place for likeminded people to share ideas about music. The Goner message board, which has been revamped, was a predecessor of sorts to Terminal’s board.

Eric: Yeah. Even for me, it’s frustrating to use the Goner board. It’s such a dinosaur. It kept chugging along for years. We need to tweak it and make it more functional. It’s hard to envision people staying on it now like they used to. But it is there, and it was a big hub for people who were into underground stuff. Terminal Boredom was too. I always felt comfortable reading that stuff up until a point. The squabbles got to be a bit much and I’d lose track of what was going on. Anyway, check out the Goner board!

Ryan: For bedroom record labels like ours (Spacecase), you could sell 15 titles almost right away by going on those boards. And you didn’t need to pay a public relations company a couple grand to do it.

Eric: You were getting your records in front of the right people.  

Eric Friedl photo by Mor Fleisher-Leach

Ryan: Beyond COVID-19 and the global economic meltdown, in our milieu we had Apollo Masters burn down a couple months ago. I use Musicol out in Columbus, Ohio, and I know they’re going to be closed for at least a few weeks. Did the Goner label have anything in the works that’s been put on hold?

Eric: The Bloodshot Bill record is done and is supposed to come out on April 10. We’ve got those shipping soon. We did the preorders on that album, so it is in motion—if you get what I mean. We had this Optic Sink record in the works. Optic Sink is Natalie (Hoffmann) from Nots and Ben Bauermeister from the Magic Kids. It’s really cool, electronic stuff. That’s at the digitally mastered stage. The Ar-Kaics record is up there. So is the new Quintron record. We have a choice of getting these lacquers cut and then wait to press. Or we can try to hang tight and wait. I think we’re going to have to wait to minimize expenses right now. They’re all there. I think once we get through this it’s going to be a clusterfuck of people trying to rush through records. But who really knows what’s going to happen? There are all these Record Store Day LPs that supposedly got pressed or are getting pressed.

Ryan: I read that Record Store Day’s date has been pushed back to June 20, 2020. That might be a little optimistic.

Eric: Yeah. It’ll be interesting. It’s another nail in the coffin for trying to sell records. We’re limping along. If we can get our weekend regulars in to pick up records, that’ll help. But this shutdown is going to put a lot of people—obviously, record stores included—out of business. Labels are going to be in trouble too. If you’ve got records scheduled for a Record Store Day release in mid-April, that’s done. That money isn’t coming back until Record Store Day finally happens. The market was already shrinking before all of this hit.

Ryan: You’re still getting new stuff in. Goner’s site is getting updated regularly. What new records have you been listening to?

Eric: We’re trying. It’s going to be hard justifying it going forward. We were really excited to get that Dadamah record (This is Not a Dream) in. I remember it coming out in the early 1990s. That kind of dreamy, New Zealand stuff is what we want to push. However, the hard part is that everyone into that subgenre already knows about it. It’s difficult to get new people into it. We did that Chubby and the Gang record (“All Along the Uxbridge Road” 7”). That was a street punk-type of chugger. We sold a bunch of records for them. Alec (McIntyre) and Cole (Wheeler) at the shop were really into it. So, we gave it a shot. That’s been interesting—getting into the American Oi!-type stuff. We were trying to put some more of that material out when everything ground to a halt. It’s not really my scene, but it’s been interesting weeding through all of this stuff and going, “Oh, yeah, this is pretty good.” Currently, I’ve been trying to find music for the kids at home that they’ll find palatable. They’re playing really crappy stuff. It’s a constant battle. They like songs from cartoons.

Ryan: I bought that recent Exek record (Some Beautiful Species Left) off the Goner site. It was great. It had a real Neu! and Tuxedomoon feel to it.

Eric: That’s a great record. I appreciate that.

Ryan: It’ll be difficult getting inventory. Just thinking about it now—Revolver (Distribution) is closed for at least another couple of weeks.

Eric: Yep. Because all of the distributors and stores are closing, it drives the people who want those records straight to the labels. It’s bad for the stores, good for the labels. We’re a store and a label, so we kind of benefit. But it takes away from having a centralized place to buy records. Which is fine, but it’s something else to worry about down the line.

Ryan: I always looked at our (Spacecase’s) relationship with Goner as symbiotic. I always knew you were going to buy our releases. The Goner store has enabled us to kick the can down the road for a couple extra years.

Eric: For sure.

Ryan: Any closing thoughts, Eric?

Eric: We’re just another small business caught up in total economic collapse. We’re lucky in the sense that we have a pretty loyal customer base. It’s awesome. But in the end we’re very vulnerable. We have to make tough decisions on how to move forward and keep it going. We’ve always had to do that. It’s just that right now it’s so dramatic. You screw up, you’re done. It’s really heavy. At the same time, we’re not going down without a fight. We’ll see what models develop. If we can get through this—if it’s not too long—we’ll make it. If not, everyone’s going to get wiped out. But we’ll see.

 Website: goner-records.com

Gonerfest photo courtesy of Eric Friedl

[aaronbishara]

The conclusion of half a week of tracking drums in a beautiful room with amazingly talented people. Thank you @doc_robinson_ and @musicolrecording . . #drums #drumfam #inthestudio #yamahadrums #inthestudio #sessiondrummer #recording #recordingstudio #percussion #percussionist #vicfirth #vicfirthsticks #sabiancymbals #sabian #sabianfamily #remo #we_love_drums #theworldofdrums #talented_musicians #talentedmusicians #drumuniversity #drumming #drummer #drums #drumsagram #grooveshare #drumlife #docrobinson (at Musicol Recording Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsg400HgqVS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b4zx6y6r0e97

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Lynne & Will & their vintage seaside wedding

The ultimate vintage seaside wedding, fish & chips, Bakewell tarts, record players  – HOORAY 🙂

Lynne & Will ‘svintage seaside wedding vintage musicol vintage seaside wedding, in Lynne’s own words.

Myself and Will began chatting online through a dating site in August 2015 and met for the first time that September. We hit it off straight away and sat chatting for several hours before making plans to meet up again and going our separate ways. I was completely smitten I remember texting my friends that night whilst he was in the bathroom to tell them how ‘fit’ I thought he was. Although we both worked shifts and Will worked away in the week a lot we saw each other as much as possible and Will had near enough moved in within a few months. I decided in January 2016 that as it was a leap year I was going to propose on the 29th February that year. I got impatient and did it 10 days early; I bought a t-shirt saying ‘will you marry me?’ and drove us to a favourite spot of ours in Derbyshire and began taking my layers off to unveil the t-shirt, and Will said yes.

We both have 2 children from previous marriages and it was exciting planning a day not just for us 2 but for our 4 children too.We decided on Whitby as we both love the place and had spent a weekend there together the previous summer, we booked a week’s holiday with the kids, booked the registry office for the Friday and began planning.My dress was £17 from Lindy Bop a cream lace dress with a Peter pan collar. My wedding ring was my great grandmas eternity ring. Will picked his wedding in Whitby, Silver with Whitby jet.We went for a theme of vintage seaside and music, our favourite things, and we had red, white and black as our colour scheme.Our friends and family arrived in Whitby throughout the week so we were able to spend time with some of them before the wedding.We had a small wedding party of close friends and family and from the registry office we walked to a fish and chip shop and then onto the beach where most of our guests remained for the afternoon. Myself and Will were booked in at Whitby tattoo studio at 2pm and went there and had his and hers nautical themed tattoos; I had a helm, Will had an anchor. We then met up with our guests at our cottage for a bbq and Pimms cocktails, it was a great afternoon and we were able to spend time with everyone. We had a local function room booked from 7, we walked up with our own record player and second hand LPs and enjoyed music, dancing, Bakewell tarts and some unprepared speeches.It was a truly memorable few days and completely captured us as a couple… it was perfect. 🙂—————————-Lynne & Will & their vintage seaside wedding 😉 Thanks to Lynne for submitting their  amazing  vintage seaside wedding

https://www.badassbride.com/lynne-will-vintage-seaside-wedding/

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ZØYA to release new EP "Veracious Heart"!

Indie recording artist ZØYA will release her new debut EP Veracious Heart on Friday, April 7th! The new EP features the single I Still Believe, a self-empowerment anthem that is the theme of her new #IStillBelieve campaign. Her new EP seeks to encourage and inspire listeners through her own life struggles, and find healing with each other and through a higher power. Her soul shines through her work, which is evident on I Still Believe, an uplifting song that highlights the importance of steadfastness of faith, and to “still believe” despite any circumstances.

ZØYA’s journey as an artist began in Pinsk, Belarus, before she and her family immigrated to Columbus, OH in her youth. She started writing songs and poems at age of 6, before training at the Columbus International Children’s Choir Academy. She recorded (and self-produced) her first worship music album Shalom as a teen at her local church and by age 15, she had recorded and self-produced a second worship music album titled Gratitude at the Columbus Musicol Studio. These two albums featured her own unique versions of classic Russian Christian worship songs. As a songwriter & composer, ZØYA has over 40 songs under her belt, in addition to managing her performances and shows all around the United States, Canada and Belarus. She recorded two original singles No Need to Worry and God is God in one week at Studio Nerv-Records in Minsk, Belarus, which were released on all music platforms in 2014. No Need to Worry received mass airplay in Russia, and God is God took over Russian Christian social & mass media upon its release.

ZØYA is also passionate and outspoken about social issues such as immigration, education, poverty and children. She is involved with non-profits like the Fight For Children Foundation, the Bonner Scholars Program and the City of Athens, WV. She received her degree in Political Science from George Washington University and has also interned at the U.S. House of Representatives for the Speaker of the House. Her charity work and music have combined to ensure she lives out her goal to “share the good news, create music for people who are in need of encouragement, and spread the message of love, hope and self-empowerment.”

The Veracious Heart tour is planned for this summer & fall with shows in Los Angeles, so connect with ZØYA to learn more. Listen to I Still Believe on Spotify and you can pre-order the new EP and on iTunes today!

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Musicole w/Michael C.

Musicole w/Michael C.

Letter of Introduction

To whom it may concern,

My name is Michael Coleman. I represent “Musicole w/Michael C.” a Variety show band based in Reno, Nevada.Musicole w/Michael C. is a hard working cover band with dedicated musician members. Our show pulls from all styles of music, and our purpose is to help develop, show case, and pay tribute to some of the industry's most successful recording artist in America. We are seeking opportunities to help in furthering our performance presence.

Musicole’s musicians are professionals with many years of experience within the entertainment industry. We look forward to entertaining you as we bring our show to your establishment.

We thank you in advance for reviewing the attached information regarding Musicole, and for visiting our website; www.musicole89.com, where you’ll  find our bio, videos, and photos.

We look forward to hearing from you soon. For further information or bookings regarding Musicole. Please contact Scott Thomas TEI Entertainment at 916-294-0800. Thank you for your interest in Musicole.

Attending a Musicole performance is like attending a 24 hour party, and NO one wants to be left out of a Party!

Sincerely,

Michael Coleman

http://epresskitz.com/Musicole

775-772-0961

[floatawaydangling]

Wassup world! The Carte de Visite "Singles" 7"s are completely done! This was a lot of work (I painted the text with an extremely dull pencil!), but I'm very happy with the way they turned out. So many thanks to all the players on this, Dave at Lucky Lacquers for mastering them, Musicol for pressing, and KM Press for the design help and printing. 

There are a lot of crazy looking color mixes. Several of them may have a splash of another color, or be a lighter/darker shade, but I divided them up the best I could. Here's the pressing info i'm going with, if you care...(Does anyone care?!) 1027; 500 black, 1 black/white mix, 217 white, 203 blue, 58 clear, 40 "smoke", 2 white/red mix, 6 tests

This is a great thing for mankind, or a stupid waste of money. Whatever, man. Nedved.

BUY HERE (I'll take some to Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records in St. Louis soon.)

LISTEN HERE

Up next is a new tape by Fragile Farm! Hopefully we can get them done next month. Jam that sucker! See ya next year.

Recently jamming: Blue Hawaii's new mixtape (new Braids album!!!), People Like You, Dave Matthews Band (Jesus, that sax solo!).

[admiralacademy]

The test pressings have arrived. Giving 'em a spin.

[srvvlstband]

Major Bear Records: "Okay, it's been a busy couple weeks. But we are getting orders in for two really great releases. As previously announced, we will be putting out SRVVLST's new EP, The Seven Year Inch. Also, we are going to be putting out Mike Bell & the Movies's LP, Nothing Works. We have some great preorder packages coming up soon for these. 

Also, if you still have some itunes gift cards left from X-mas, you can pick up Pachangacha's Weirdhead on there. Or, you can listen to it for free on Spotify."

Placing the order tomorrow for The Seven Year Inch 7" at Musicol Recording!!! Thanks for being patient with us! We'll have preorders up soon! Major Bear Records is da best!

[billigrecording]

Start of the second week of work at Musicol Recording studios. I got my morning started off by working on the LP Vinyl Press. It had a couple of bad pipe-vales on it. This included a vale that separated how the water and the steam run through the machine. However, it all got fixed after some hard work. Altogether it was quite a unique experience.

[billigrecording]

While at my internship I was tasked with cleaning up the back corner of the basement at Musicol; the space was needed to store boxes for vinyl shipment. The first photo is the before picture and the second photo was the after picture, it took me a whole day at my internship to clean up the space. In this corner I found old motors for the vinyl machine along with old tape recorders that were used when the business originally opened. There was plenty of gems and junk to be found in this corner but altogether it was a good experience. 

[billigrecording]

The past two days have been awesome at my internship! I have recorded a local Columbus band for the past two days. I have put microphones up for two guitars and drums. I also setup headphones for all the musicians as well help realign the tape deck for the tape machine.  

[billigrecording]

Recording Session

This past Monday I was working with Doug Edwards, a Musicol Engineer, on an improv Jazz recording session. During this time period I was mostly used to help clean up spills and microphones. I also was in charge of keeping track of session counter numbers; however, it was still a great learning experience as an engineer. Doug did a great job of balancing work while also teaching me important tips while recording. The musicians were incredible and it was a fantastic session.

[aaronbishara]

Morning sessions at Musicol with @citizenkeith are becoming my new routine. And I ain’t mad about it! 🎧🎤🥁🎹❤️ (at Musicol Recording Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoO5I7AHIXI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10nxsd5mt4t4v

[aaronbishara]

Wrapped up a second day in the studio with @jeffalanbass @n_d.andrea @jonathanvernon and @georgebarriemusic today working on the next @doc_robinson_ record. Expect some great tunes coming down the pipeline soon! (at Musicol Recording Studios)