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Hook Echo Sound

About Me

I'm Chris Harris.
I play in a band called Depth & Current
I used to play in Subatomic Pieces .
I also used to run sound every night at The Conservatory . Now I'm only able to do it from time to time.
I also organize and promote the Locals Only Series of shows.
I also organized the Sometimes... Everybody's Local compilation to benefit hurricane victims.
My main gig, however, is sound engineering. I absolutely LOVE to make interesting recordings.
I work out of Studio B at Bell Labs Recording Studio , in Norman, Oklahoma.
I specialize in making records in such a way that the experience is fun and comfortable and the results are creative and beyond the expectations of the artists.
I can help you record and/or mix and/or master your recording. If you're a home recordist and just need help with mixing and or mastering, I can help. If you record at home but just need a place to track some great drum sounds, let me know. Or, if you need everything from beginning to end, contact me and we'll get something set up.I'm also now providing an audio consulting service. If you're interested in recording your own band, and you just need someone to point you in the right direction and give you a little push, I can help you out. Contact me for details.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/10/2005
Band Members: Client List:

Euclid Crash (R.I.P.)
Power Kid Adventures (R.I.P.)
Chasing Paris (R.I.P.)
Shade Seven (R.I.P.)
Sonnet (R.I.P.)
This Was The Year To Lose Friends
We Are Good Friends
El Paso Hot Button
Widow Song
Damezumari
Subatomic Pieces
Student Film
Sunnyvale
Scales Of Motion
Someplace To Hide
Dead Last
On Again
The University
This Woman Is A Python
Ali Harter
Greebies (mastering)
Cheyenne (Mastering)
I Resign
Steeples
Fire Team Charlie (Mastering)
Bel Epoch
Starlight Mints (live sound)
Evangelicals
Gravity Propulsion System
Traindodge
Umbrellas (Mastering)
WalkOKC audio tours
The Righs
Red Witch Hunt
Locust Avenue
Los Hijos Del Diablo
The Rum Fellows
Lucky You
Bear Seeking Bear (Mastering)
The Jonbear Fourtet (Mixing and Mastering)
Mary Tyler Morphine
Little Mafia Records
Jabee (Mastering)
Kite Flying Robot
The Mean Spirits
Depth & Current
Negative Negative
The Pretty Black Chains
Sleepless Continuum
Toil & Trouble
Coyote Teeth
Stardeath & White Dwarfs
Flaming Lips

Sounds Like: Partial equipment list for Hook Echo Sound:

computer stuff:
PowerMac Dual G5
Crane Song Avocet
SSL AlphaLinkAX AD/DA converters (24ch)
(2) MOTU 2408mk3
M-Audio Profire Lightbridge
Audiofile Engineering Wave Editor
Cubase 4
Digital Performer DP5
Pro Tools 7.4
GarageBand
Reaper
UAD-1 DSP card (x4)
UAD Precision Mastering Suite
UAD Neve 33609 compressor plugin
UAD Roland RE201 Space Echo plugin
UAD Plate 140 reverb plugin
Reason 4
Izotope RX Restoration suite

analog:
TAC Matchless 26/24/8/2 Console
MCI JH-110 1/2" 2-track tape deck for mixing/mastering

monitors:
Yamaha msp10

outboard:
Neve Portico 2 channel mic preamp
FMR Audio RNP 2 channel mic preamp
(2) Electro Harmonix 12AY7 tube mic preamp
Vintech Dual 72 2 channel mic preamp
Presonus BlueTube 2 channel mic preamp
Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster
Hill Audio Multimix 16 channel mic preamps/sidecar
(2) Symetrix 501 compressor/limiter
dbx 160a compressor dbx 1066 compressor/limiter
Orban 424a compressor/limiter
Lexicon MPX500
DeltaLab Effectron
Alesis AirFX

condenser mics:
Neumann U87 (WITH THE KORBY MOD)
(2) Microtech Gefell M930 - STEREO MATCHED PAIR
(5) AKG c414
(2) EV re200
(2) Shure SM81
(2) AKG c3000
CAD e200
Studio Projects C1
(2) Audio Technica Pro37r
(2) Oktava mk219
(2) Oktava 012
(2) MCA SP-1

dynamic mics:
EV RE27
Shure SM7
(2) Sennheiser 421
(2) AKG D112
Audix i5
(5) Shure sm57
Shure sm58
Shure Beta58
Shure Beta57

ribbon mics:
Royer r122 ribbon mic
(2) Beyer M160 ribbon mics
(2) Cascade Fathead
(2) Cascade Fathead II

accessories:
(2) Earthworks KickPad

instruments:
Lots of drums and cymbals
Fender Telecaster (made in Mexico)
Fender Strat (made in Mexico)
1965 Fender Musicmaster II
(2) Eastwood Guitars Stormbird
Harmony Rocket
Martin 000-16 acoustic
Fender Jazz Bass
Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Chet Atkins
Orange AD30 tube amp
Fender Vibro Champ
Alamo Jet tube amp
Fender Bassman
Avatar 2x10 bass cab
Peavey Classic 410 guitar cab
Fender Twin (red knob)
Fender Twin Reverb (silverface)
Vox Pathfinder 15
Epiphone Valve Junior Tube head
Ensoniq sq80
Roland Juno D
PolyMoog
MiniMoog
Baby Grand Piano
Upright piano

LOTS of various pedals and noisemakers

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

A New Chapter: Hook Echo Sound at Bell Labs, Studio B

Anyone who worked at Atomic Sound or Hook Echo Sound when they were located in my house will know that I had a great thing going working out of my home. The room sounds amazing. I have friendly neighb...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Winter 2007/2008 projects

- mastering full-length for Locust Avenue- recording/mixing/mastering full-length for We Are Good Friends- recording with Gravity Propulsion System- recording/mixing/mastering full-length for The Rumf...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:22:00 GMT

Summer/Fall 2007 projects

- b-sides and blog promos to promote Evangelicals new release on Dead Oceans- record and mix Evangelicals song for Australian Christmas comp on Mistletone Records- album project with Locust Avenue- al...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:18:00 GMT

current projects - Sept. 07

Mixing Gravity Propulsion SystemMixing The RiversAdditional tracking and Mixing for Red Witch HuntTracking with Locust AvenueTracking and Mixing a song for Los Hijos Del Diablolinks for all bands are ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:12:00 GMT