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the Sonic Fedora

Like Teddy Ruxpin with a bad attitude

About Me

Well it has been far too long since I updated my bio so here goes.
I am one of those people who loves awkward moments and my favorite thing to do is create them. People either love it or hate it, therefore they either love me or hate me. I tend to answer "I know" when complimented. Some would call that cocky... I prefer to call it confident. I am opinionated about most every aspect of life... if I don't have an opinion about it I honestly could not give a fuck either way.
I help people make records for a living. It is a life of many peaks and valleys but I am pretty sure I wouldn't have it any other way.
The following is a list of things that I could speak as an expert witness in court for.
1. Asking people if that was a random person on the phone when it was obviously their wife.
2. How to over compress... well... anything
3. Lighting a girl's cigarette
4. Making everyone at a table question why they are sitting with me.
5. Following 4 with making everyone realize why they are sitting with me and laughing.
6. Properly recording drums
7. Improperly programming drums
If you are going to friend request me make sure I actually know you. My friends list contains only my friends and bands that I have worked with. A few of them are bands that I would really love to work with... so unless you are a band that I would really love to work with or a friend of mine... don't bother.
If you are wondering why I just deleted you from my friends list you fill out to many bulletins and I can't take you answering who your best friend is or what color socks you are wearing one more time.
People I have produced for:
Some people I have engineered or mixed for-

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/7/2005
Band Website: benstrano.com
Band Members:
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Influences: Ok... I am gonna do Scott's "10 Songs randomly chosen by iTunes" thing.
This might be embarasing...
1 - Fiona Apple - I Know - When The Pawn
Not sure if a more haunting song exists.
2 - Idle Jets - Genious Of The Obvious - Atomic Fireball
Buds of mine... I love these guys. First time I listened to this record I put it in at the studio and arrived at my apartment three minutes later. I stayed in the car for another forty in awe.
3 - Norah Jones - Sunrise - Feels Like Home
Feel good song... amazing piano sound... great perc
4 - Fiona Apple - Get Gone - When The Pawn
My computer is feeling morose.
5 - Procal Harum - Grand Hotel - Grand Hotel
Love me some epic classical rock baby!!!
6 - Aerosmith - Write Me A Letter - Aerosmith
If you can tell me the verse lyrics... I will by you coffee... this track rocks.
7 - Etta James - Something's Got A Hold On Me - Greatest Hits
One of the worst two track editing jobs ever... I LOVE IT!!!
8 - Kate Campbell - Would You Be A Parson - Sing Me Out
Best sounding rekkid I ever done did... maybe. I don't really like this song though. Chris' background vocal is haunting.
9 - Natalie Stovall - No Other - Late Night Conversations
I swear my iTunes has more than just stuff I worked on. Greg Morrow is a God... the vocal distortion on "get" of verse one still drives me nuts.
10 - Sheryl Crow - Hard To Make A Stand - Sheryl Crow
I loved this tune the second the guitar came in... loved it more when I heard the slap on the vocal. Great chorus!!
Sounds Like: Joe Hardy... ok I said it I steal all my shit from Joe Hardy. I don't sound exactly like him because he is just better than me.

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Jerry MaFuckingGuire

Holy shit Jerry Maguire is on TBS somebody sound a fucking alarm.I have 180 channels... the only thing that is on is Jerry MaFuckUpKatieHolmesForTheRestOfUs and Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Of course t...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:12:00 PST

Enough is never enough (thanks to Really Long Hair'd Ben)

Note to people about to read this blog... I found the damn cat. Oh ya... this blog is really fucking long... sorry.Today sucked.Yesterday sucked... not as much as today.This past coupla weeks have su...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:16:00 PST

What do you love about music?

I am sitting here with Chicago Transit Authority blasting out of my speakers.My speakers cost about fifteen hundred dollars...They are connected to my seven hundred dollar volume knob...Which is digit...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:58:00 PST

The nights are long and the days are longer

I am not sure how I am feeling right now. It isn't apprehension. It isn't sadness. It isn't even depression. I kinda feel like I am on the cusp of a new part of my life. My great friend and colla...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:44:00 PST

Don't know how long this one will last...

This blog was written at 2:17 a.m. At 3:55 a.m. one of my bestest friends told me to take it down and that I would understand.I am sure soberness will prove that James was right once again.b...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:10:00 PST

The Gene Williams Country Music Show

Saturday nights at midnight on channel 18 in Nashville you need to watch this show. It is the biggest train wreck ever. I have gone so far as to tivo two episodes just so that I could watch it later...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:36:00 PST

Why I love Joe Hardy...

So Joe Hardy is a bad ass mix engineer. He is also a friend, mentor and all around good guy to me. Over the four years that I have known him Joe has become a major influence on me both personally an...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:59:00 PST

McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast

I pull up to McDonalds on 8th and order a 1/4 pounder with cheese. I am enthusiastically told that are no longer serving diner. Oh... it's 5am. Excitement grows inside of me... I can order breakfast f...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:51:00 PST

I don't know...

I don't know if you guys have realized this... But I've been thinking a lot lately and I am a weird dude. I mean, who wears a lab coat for no reason? No one. That's my point. And I have soooo much hai...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 04:02:00 PST

One more song... but I just can't do it.

It is ten till midnight. I have been sitting in my studio for about two hours avoiding a half an hour of work. All I have to do is put horns on one more song for my buddy and I can go home. Tonight...
Posted by the Sonic Fedora on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:15:00 PST