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Blizzard Sounds

About Me

I have always been interested in recording music. Starting with a four track in hand, the idea of Blizzard Sounds started years ago. The four track soon became eight and the eight soon became 24 and so on. Our doors first opened to bands in the end of 2002. Growing up in the Buffalo hardcore and punk scene i knew what it was like to be a struglling musician (hell i still am) looking for the best and cheapest place to record. That was the service i wanted to be able to offer to people...a decent recording at a fair price. now with over 50+ recordings completed and a never ending recording schedule Blizzard Sounds is becoming one of the best indie studios in the Queen City. I am now also freelancing as a Live Sound Engineer for our city's beloved Mohawk Place. I am also available for on site recordings as well.
SOME BASIC STUDIO INFO:
$20/HOUR
WEEKDAY EVENINGS PREFERRED
48 TRACK PRO TOOLS LE 7.1 RECORDING.
24 CHANNEL ALLEN & HEATH CONSOLE.
FOCUSRITE CLASS A PREAMP.
MICS FROM:SHURE, SENHEISSER, GROOVE TUBES, OCTAVA,BLUE,SONY.
TONS OF GREAT AMPS AND EFFECTS:FENDER,VOX,MUSIC MAN, AMPEG,GALLIEN KRUGER, KORG, BOSS, ELECTRO-HARMONIX, TECH 21, MARSHALL..
LOTS OF PLUG-INS INCLUDING: PULTEC EQ'S, SOUND REPLACER, TL LABS REVERB, SLIGHTLY RUDE COMPRESSOR, BEAT DETECTVE AND MORE!!! AWESOME LIVE DRUM ROOM!
LOTS OF FUN ANIMALS TO PLAY WITH
EMAIL [email protected]
WWW.BLIZZARDSOUNDS.COM FOR MORE INFO SONG SAMPLES, ETC.
I have run live sound for the following bands:The Fruit Bats, Devics, Sam Jayne, Call it Arson, The Sword, The Appleseed Cast, Amandine, The Creeping Nobodies, Cheap Sex, Clit 45, A Global Threat, C.O. Jones, Folly, Rouge Wave, Dirty on Purpose, The Prids, No time Left, Year Long Disaster, Early Man, Rahim, Knife Crazy, The Castanets, Ho-Ag, Joe Lally, Antelope, Chris Trapper, The Whiskey Daredevils, Hopewell, the Stay Lows, Ice Cream Social, State Radio, the Exit Strategy, Be Your Own Pet, The Black Lips, Lemuria, The Irving Klaws, Lucero, Zox, Steven Kellog and the Sixers, Ambulette, The New Trust, Maria Taylor, Kevin Devine and his Goddamn Band, John Roalston, the Legendary Shack Shakers, Aloha, the Big Sleep, Black Heart Procession, Man Man, Icy Demons....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/03/2005
Band Website: www.blizzardsounds.com
Band Members: Gerald Thomas-Head Engineer and Producer/Pepper Ochsner Thomas-Assistant Engineer,Promotions,Graphic Design,Moral Support
Influences: Tom Dowd, Lee Perry, Butch Vig, Steve Albini, Jim O'Rourke, John Vanderslice, Jack Endido, Bill Korecky, Phil Elvrum, Brian Deck, Isaac Brock, 60's Psychedelia, Peter Katis, Sam Coomes , Home Recordists, Don Fury, Steve Evetts, 60's/70's Progressive Rock, Rhett Davies...
Sounds Like: Abusing the Word(X2), 16 Wheels of Justice, Trailer Park Tornados, The War We Create(x2), Spangler, Vine Street Victory, the Peeping Toms, 425, Minkus(x2), Swami(x2), The Random Strangers, Dawson, Merit Badge, Last Days of Radio, the Broadcast Schedule, the Rabies, Mockba(x2), La Cacahouette(x6), Vox Humana(x2), L'Dorado, Sonic Boom Project, Canary in a Coalmine(x2), Corpus Dei, Our Times, Evil Robot Us', Alla, Francois, the Frame Up(x2), Running For Cover, Rachel Jacobs, Team Chocolate, Dj Soulstation, Mc Valiant and Miss Six(x2), Ausa, Hue of Two, xWitnessx, the Failures' Union, Swingset Hands, Amateur Thief, Delirium, Qualia, Arachide, Sonorous Gale, Dimetrodon, Cages, Save Yourself, Robot has Werewolf Hand, Everything Falls Apart, London Vs. New York(x2), Dj Perceptor, the Ratwaters, Minuet, Scheisse Kreig, Pseudo-Slang, the Grade Grubbers, Dark Morning...
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Reviews

Here's what the critics are saying about some artists that have graced the confines of Blizzard Sounds-GarageDump Webzine ItalyTRAILER PARK TORNADOS "Mata Al Contacto" (Big Neck Records) CDIt came ab...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:56:00 GMT

APRIL SHOWERS

April is now upon us in full swing. La Cacahouette is nearing the end of their sessions for their upcoming Full Length. Vocals are being sang..odds and ends are being wrapped up. maybe a sneak peak...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:56:00 GMT

MARCH

Greetings everyone. March is here already. It's gonna be a busy month. The studio is now up and running full time. I am also running live sound at Mohawk Place here and there now as well. Qualia ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:28:00 GMT

A few notes on the MP3's

Hey just a few notes on the recordings that are currently available on the site.  The most recent recoring is by: Dimetrodon-Recorded During January 2006.  One of the first bands to do stuf...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:22:00 GMT

Updates !!!

December is here...records are being finished ...records are being started...let's see..La Cacahouette has been tracking and demoing new tunes.  we' re in the process of recroding a brand new ful...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:43:00 GMT

November

So we're still pretty busy over at ye olde blizzard sounds.  Renovations are almost complete.  A few things that have been completed include an new full length by Suicide Groove,  a dem...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:35:00 GMT

renovations

Blizzard Sounds is undergoing a complete overhaul currently.  we should be back up and running in early august.  our good friend John Angelo has been aiding in the process of constrution and...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jul 2005 08:45:00 GMT

Welcome !

Welcome to the Blizzard Sounds Myspace home. Hopefully we will stop by and update on a fairly regular basis. I will be posting new mp3's of bands that i have been working with as well as pictures an...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:45:00 GMT