New Music: Jeff Elbel + Ping - 'Three Finger Opera'
/Earlier this month, I had the privilege of completing mixes for the Chicago-area progressive roots-pop collective known as Jeff Elbel + Ping.
Read MoreStudio Rats Podcast #6 - Is DIY Killing Your Creativity And Efficiency?
/In this episode of the podcast, Jeff and I discuss topics that are only sometimes tangentially related to the topic! Along the way, we mention; Mumble, Crane Song HEDD, George Lucas, the excellent book by Howard Massey called Behind The Glass Volume 2, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, stereo and mono guitars, panning, stereo delay instead of double tracking, the importance of arrangements, American Idol, networking, BARMMAP, AES, EARS, Steve Hindalong of The Choir, and finally, spontaneity and inspiration.
Special thanks to Mark Marshall for providing the music.