First Single from Kickdrum

Kickdrum, a band that I engineered and mixed a single for just posted the first song from their new EP on myspace (recorded by me..) The song is called Acid Song. www.myspace.com/kickdrummusic

Nevin James at Kenny’s Castaway’s

Tucked in a less appealing section of Greenwich Village is a faux irish bar called Kenny’s Castaway’s. Although the physical space is amazing, the actual vibe and personnel in this venue have a lot left to be desired. The room had tall ceilings and a balcony, which helped both acoustically and to give an ambiance of a larger space.

I went to see a recording artist and friend named Nevin James. Nevin writes introspective, naive yet somehow timeless folk/pop/ rock songs somewhat similar to The Band. I was taken back by his earnest approach to stage banter. He honestly and thoroughly explained the meaning of each song as if it was pivotal to the experience. The audience completely took this to heart and listened to him without any banter from the back bar. This is uncommon in small NYC venues.

Hopefully, Nevin and I will be working together in the future on some recordings. His style is classic yet calls for attention. You can find his work online at www.nevinjames.com

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Dogs On Television

Dogs On Television posted a blog about their recording experience with me last weekend. Check it out HERE

A Visit to LOHO Recording Studio

Mainly because I am a huge recording nerd, and in love with recording studios, I took a visit to LOHO Recording Studio in the lower east side of Manhattan today. LOHO was formerly a privately owner recording studio and now is home to The Blueman Group. Although the studio is owned by Blueman, the room is still primarily a den for recording.

Primary wow points go to a very large live room with very well thought out acoustic treatment. The three iso booths all sound very nice and can work very well together. The performance space is designed to be very comfortable for a BAND to record in. This is certainly not the studio for some vocal overdubs or messing around with synthesizers. Other bonuses include a vintage 8048 Neve console paired with a tasty selection of vintage and new outboard equipment. LOHO is capable of recording to 2″ tape as well as protools, which is a great benefit to this type of room.

Although this studio is at a high end price point for a day rate (email for details) the actual cost of recording here is actually a great bang for the buck. I say this in that, for a project with great preproduction a lot can be done here quickly and with amazing quality. In a smaller room, there is time spent on breakdown between overdubs (drums, guitars, bass, horns, vocals). There is also compromise in quality if some elements are run through low end gear. This is not the case with a room like this. Classy and efficient work flow is a dream in a facility like this.

Does this sound like the kind of experience you want? Lets make it happen. email me shaneoconnorrecording@gmail.com

Northeast Performer Article

Northeast Performer Magazine has published an article in the November issue written by me. The article is about preparing your tracks for a mix engineer. You can download a copy of the magazine HERE

Brontosaur is also featured in this issue. Brontosuar and I recorded an EP earlier this year.

New Song Samples

Some new song samples are now up in the listen section of this website. Check em out.

worthy of reading

This Blog Post is a must read for anyone struggling to make it in music.

Technoir Press

My buddies in Technoir MA got a great review of the EP I produced with them earlier this year. We just finished another EP at The Moontower Recording Studio which should be out sometime later this year. The new material sounds completely amazing and takes their concept of a band to a whole new level.

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Brooklyn Bound

Hey,

As some of you already know, I will be moving to Brooklyn in October. Throughout the fall I will be back and forth between Boston and New York working on records. If we are currently working on a project, or if we are in discussions about recording together I want you to know that I am still 100% commited to Boston music and what is going on here.

For New York folk, I will be working out of two studios.

Seaside Lounge in Park Slope Brooklyn will be my primary tracking facility. The A room is equipped with a beautiful Sony/MCI console, as well as a 2″ tape machine and boatloads of outboard gear. Great rock n’ roll room. The B room, although smaller also has a similar MCI console and a great selection of guitar amps and toys. Perfect for tracking guitars or vocals.

As a less expensive alternative, I will also be working at The Buddy Project in Astoria Queens. This is a small overdub and mix room. Perfect for singer songwriters or a band on a tight budget.

Back in Boston, I just finished an EP with Afro-funk band The Macrotones as Barefoot Recording Studio. We tracked entirely live with 10 musicians to 2″ analog tape. The record sounds amazing and they are wonderful players. Totally worth going to see live.

I also finished a 3 song production with To The Masquerade at Barefoot. Jeff Liption of Peerless Mastering will be mastering their record. The record release show is September 17th at Great Scott in Allston Ma.

Next weekend I start a new record with Technoir at The Moontower Recording Studio in Cambridge. I am looking to borrow or rent Roto Toms for this project, so if you know of anyone with Roto Toms, let me know.

There are also projects in the works or starting with bands such as Rusty, De Osos, Whitney Jones, Justin Shapiro and Kelli Eagan. All of them are going to be awesome and everyone is keeping me on my toes with different genres and ideas.

Let me know what you are doing with music, recording, writing and anything creative. I always have a way to help.

-Shane O’Connor

www.shaneoconnorrecording.com