The Talkback

As resident studio staffer who has some instruments, I jumped at the task. I did time in some bands that had horn players, how hard could it be? It’s no Blink 182 let me tell you that! In the afternoon we were sent the clip of the track they needed re-created. I rushed home to my Chinatown abode, and on the way stopped at the newly opened Cafe Grumpy, my lower east side espresso haven, to mentally prepare. The track was on loop on the iPod and I was in fight mode. Lets go through it together, shall we? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajsYPTaboKQ

Now listen to that. There appears to be approximately 41 people, pretty much just groovin. The tempo shifts a bit, the vocals are amazing, the bass is jumping all over the place doing some counter melodic harmonic junction extracting expressive science™ all while the guitar is doing some jazzy chord voicing, and the horns are accenting it like it’s Spanish punctuation up in here! Just breathe for a second.....Whew! Ok we’re back!

Welcome, one and all, to The Talkback, Edge Studio’s super duper awesome and informative Production Blog!

Each week, we’ll feature insider tips and tricks of the trade, musings on everything and anything audio, and spotlight fun projects (or challenging ones) that we’ve had the pleasure of working on. You’ll also get a sneak peek into the pleasantries and personalities that make our producer’s the best in the biz! (They’re all super cool and fun to work with.) There may also be some lots of photos of cats. (Our Production Manager, Kristen, has 5 of them. We think she’s secretly training a feline militia out in New Jersey.)

Have a fun audio experience to share? Was Steve’s 40th U2 reference totally uncalled for? We invite you to “Talkback” too! Leave a message in our comments section below each post. We can’t wait to “hear” what you have to say. After all, listening is what we do best!