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About Me

Happy New Year!!! X-mas came early for my wife and I this year when Cole Harrison Coffey came kicking and screaming into the world on Dec.8. Needless to say, we're having a blast...The Cutthroat Shamrock album is out...The Birds Ov Paradise latest is ready for mastering...Mixing continues on the latest Neverwills E.P...The New Rock 90.3 Compilation is set to be mastered soon, thanks to Eric Nowinski, Tim Lee, Benny Smith and of course all the bands who have been working to make this happen for a while now.... Mic Harrison is preparing to come into I.R. to follow up Push Me On Home in mid January...Lot's of great rock happening down at The Corner Lounge, my favorite watering hole. 1220, Todd Steed and The Sons Of Sphere and The Tim Lee 3 will all be rocking on New Years Eve. 3 bands, champagne and breakfast too, all for $10. Coming soon to the Corner: The Lone Tones, Thee Birds Ov Paradise, Kevin Abernathy, Wil Wright, Kings Of Prussia, The Winter Sounds, Ski Club, Medford's Black Record Collection, The Whipperwills, Cutthroat Shamrock, Zombie Bazooka Patrol,The Love Willows, 500 Miles to Memphis...So Go Check Out some ROCK in the practically free world! Check out the Corner Lounge Calendar at www.cornerlounge.net and we're always looking for new bands, so if ya want to book a show, send me an e-mail at [email protected] ...til next time, Don
OTHER WEBSITES - www.superdrag.com, www.myspace.com/hottfest,www.cornerlounge.net
E-MAIL - [email protected]
visit www.superdrag.com to purchase Changin' Tires on the Road to Ruin

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

for a beer: 1220(when they all turn 21 of course) RONNIE ELLIOT, SUPERDRAG, THE HIGH SCORE, TODD STEED, THE WESTSIDE DAREDEVILS, R.B. MORRIS, 30 AMP FUSE, SPEEDSHIFTER, THE ROCKWELLS, TENDERHOOKS, CUTTHROAT SHAMROCK, HOOVER'S G-STRING, ROCKET TO MARS, DAN MILLER, SENRYU, MATGO PRIMO, MIC HARRISON, SCOTT MILLER, JEFF BILLS, PAXTON SELLERS, PLAN A, MARK CORUM, TIM LEE BAND, LLAMA TRAIN, ANGEL AND THE LOVE MONGERS, SCI-FI LOVESTORY, SCHOOLEY STATION, LESLIE WOODS AND DARK MOUNTAIN ORCHID, JOHN T. BAKER, HALF STRUNG, DUTCH RUB, THE INVISIBLE MIND CIRCUS, JUSTIN MELENDY AND THE BROS. PENA, BLUE EYES BLACK HEART, THE NEVERWILLS, THE PUT-OUTS, RICKSHA, HEISKELL, THE HIGH SIGNS, THE SAVING GRACES, THEE BIRDS OV PARADISE, ROBIN SUTLIFF, THE WINDBREAKERS, THE USED(TO BE'S) STUART PACK

My Blog

The Year in Review

Wow, if ya would've asked me a month ago what happened this past year, I wouldn't have known where to begin. Then...Dec. 8th happened. So it makes it easy to start off with my wife Kym and I had our s...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:04:00 GMT

Booking The Corner Lounge

I do book The Corner Lounge. I do not book through my indyrecorders myspace page. If you want to book a show at The Corner Lounge, please e-mail me at [email protected].
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:22:00 GMT

Senryu/Skeleton Coast Recording Diary

I'd never worked with Skeleton Coast before. I'd been to a show at Java, but the place was so packed and the band was sitting down, so I couldn't really tell all that was goin' on. I knew kick drum, v...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:48:00 GMT

Top 5 phrases I wish I'd never have to hear again!

I hear a lot of the same things all the time. Usually born out of frustration, sometimes out of stubborness, often ignorance. I'm a patient guy, it certainly doesn't make me mad, actually, lately it's...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 12:56:00 GMT

Steve Albini Rant From '98

I read this a couple of years ago and based on some questions I get every now and again, I thought it might be good to post it. Granted, things have changed a little in nine years, but overall it's on...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:04:00 GMT

10 Questions Bands Should Ask a Label

I get asked a lot of questions about labels and what not. One thing that surprises me constantly is the "once we get signed everything will be great" scenario. It's surprising because there are so man...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:59:00 GMT

Exciting New Era For Indie Bands

So the debate rages on! The glass is half full I say. Tower filed for bankruptcy and the FCC recently held hearings to suss out whether they gave media corporations too much, when they allowed them to...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:11:00 GMT

THE HIGH SCORE STUDIO DIARY

Okay, so usually I do the diary each day, but I just didn't have the time because of the amount of work we were were trying to get done. 11 songs in three days. What follows is my beer soak...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:35:00 GMT

Clients

In no particular order....off the top of my head... The High Signs (D.C.) 1220 Matgo Primo Superdrag The Put Outs (Baltimore) The Neverwills 30 Amp Fuse R.B. Morris Mic Harrison Slack (Nashville...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:11:00 GMT

THE HISTORY OF I.R.

My name is Don Coffey Jr. and I run Independent Recorders in Knoxville Tennessee. The name comes from United Western Recorders located in Hollywood.In 1966 Pet Sounds, was recorded there. I beli...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:45:00 GMT