Member Since: 12/21/2006
Band Website: www.whitehall-studio.com
Band Members:
Rolf Ebitsch, Singer-Songwriter (Rolf Ebitsch) Germany
Paul Clifford, Bass (The Wonder Stuff) GB
George Brown, Bass (Subcircus) GB
Bob Gallie, Singer-Songwriter (Soloartist) GB
Heidi Shaffer, Vocalist (The Jackie Papers) Florida, USA
Johnny Barr, Singer-Songwriter (Soloartist) GB
Dani Stoller, Vocalist (Monday in June) Swiss
Mona Thiele, Vocalist (Bluish) Germany
Thomas Wechlin, Vocalist (Wechlin) Germany
Volker Basler, Vocalist (Intakt) Germany
Stef Hengstler, Songwriter (Bethlehem) Germany
Nick Holland, Singer-Songwriter (David Byrne, Tears For Fears, Loyd Cole, Maddy Prior, Innes Sibun) GB
Influences:
Sounds Like: Rickenbacker and Fender Guitars & Basses
Steinberg Nuendo Recording Software
Yamaha Drums & Zildjan Cymbals
Bösendorfer Grand Piano
Otari Analog Tapemachine
Amek Recording Console
Tube Tech Compressor
Neumann Microphones
Vox & Fender Amps
Hammond Organ
Lexicon Reverb
Monster Cable
Neve Preamps
Ampex Tape
The most stuff I used are from the 60's & 70's. I prefer the old tube sound from my favorite records like Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Madeline Bell, Smokey Robinson and The Beatles. I like it when it sounds like you're standing in a big recording room like the Abbey Road Studio 2, this huge room, and you are hearing a perfect and very natural sound.
What I mean, as an example, when the drums or the guitars are 'in the band' and not just an instrument own its own. Listen to old records, they have a few microphones and a fairchild compressor, but the sound is so big and you can hear everything. Digital editing has become the norm, of course. In the pop field, hard disk is standard. I use Steinberg's Nuendo a great deal. I personally like analogue, and I like old-fashioned tape. But I use computers too for the mix, it is so easy to save, record overdubs, save again in one second, including all the effects. Yeah, that's great.
Neumann M 149 Tube - Monstercable - Neve 1073 - TubeTech CL1b is that bang for rock vox a no brainer !
"Crush On You" is a classic song. Yes, totally! When the Orchestra in London first played that Hookline, the guy we were working with in the studio said it sounded like fifties Frank Sinatra orchestration, which we took as a compliment!
When you are working for years with a few musicians in one room, so you can feel the power of each instrument. Effects are only there for making things exciting. A good voice, a drum & bass, a Hammond and a few guitars, that's it. All you need is your own good song, character, feeling, a few microphones, record on a 2" tape machine and the sun is going up.
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Record Label: Whitehall Records
Type of Label: Indie