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HotFreeLayouts______________________________________________ _____________ EASTER AT THE PEPSI (Lft to RT) Steph, Walt, Snide, Kevin, J REM, Ian

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Member Since: 23/06/2006
Band Website: www.northwaystudios.com
Band Members: Northway Studio is a "free use" state of the art studio for Christian Artists. Northway Studio brings colaboration with fellow artists and a very high level of attention and detail. At Northway Studio we have first-class Pro Tools tracking facilities and comfortable lounge areas. The facility offers production and engineering expertice along with drum and guitar technicians to insure that your album is produced with the best sound possible.
Influences: STAFF _____________________ Walt-Owner,Producer,Engineer _____________________ For the last twenty years Walt has been recording, engineering and producing records for local Christian Artists. In June of 2003 God moved Walt and his family to Saratoga County New York where they became part of the fastest growing church in the North East, Northway Church. Located 10 miles south of Saratoga NY, Northway Studio is a "free use" studio to help Christain Artists reach the unchurched.Walt has worked his whole adult life to develop the skills to take someone else's music and make it the best it can be for God's Kingdom. "God has blessed my family to help God's people reach the unchurched through music and ministry". ____________________ Mike Snide - Drum Specialists/Technician ____________________ Mike has been playing drums for 26 years. Mike is an expert on over all drum sound/tone; tuning; muffling (or lack of); types of heads to achieve a desired sound/tone; cymbal matching; achieving different sounds/tones by the size of the sticks used; achieving a bass drum sound by the type of beater used; various hardware and their applications; mic placement; not to mention little "tricks of the trade" as needed at times during recording and live performances. Mike's knowledge of the drum set and playing technique come from years of experience, playing in several bands of various musical styles, drum books and magazines, talking with other drummers, drum clinics, and years of dedication to the "art" of drumming. ____________________ FACILITY ____________________ Northway Studio is designed to be an excellent tracking and mixing facility with state of the art equipment.16x14 Control Room with full acoustic treatment and comfortable seating for playback. 18x15 Live Room (main tracking room) with engineered ceiling design and full acoustic treatment.6x8 Iso Booth with full acoustic treatment.40x15 Practice Room/Lounge with Big Screen TV DVD 5.1 surround, Digital Cable, and PlayStation. Lounge seating. ___________________ EQUIPMENT ___________________ Tascam 192 channel Controller Console with motorized faders; Dual 3GHz Processor Power; Pro Tools 7.3 with massive plug-in power and 24 input "track at once" interface; Rackmount Tube Mic Pre's and Compressors also Focusrite mBox; Yamaha HS-50M Monitors; Adam ANF10 Monitors; KRK RP-10S 225W Sub;Microphones- Audio Technica 4060; Audio Technica 4050; (2) Shure Beta 52; (6) Shure PG56; (2) Shure SM57; (2) Shure SM58; (2) MXL 990; (2) MXL 991; various other mics;2 Guitar Amps; 5 Electric Guitars; 4 Acoustic Guitars; 2 Electric Bass;88 Weighted Key Controller Keyboard with "Top Notch" Virtual Instruments;5 Piece Custom Drum kit with full mics.
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Jeff Polen Project

Northway Studios just finished the Terra Nova Church Christmas CD and the new Don't Play Hero CD. We are currently deep into the tracking process for the new Jeff Polen CD (www.jeffpolen.com). This is...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:13:00 GMT

Don't Play Hero Sessions

Well the dpHero sessions are moving along! We just finished up "True Confessions" and spent two long nights together tweaking parts, chopping out sections, vocal tuning and all around critical exams o...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:56:00 GMT

Northway Studios Opens the Wallet

Northway Studios just set up Uncle Wallet  www.myspace.com/unclewallet  Uncle Wallet will be used to post songs that were recorded in the late 70's and early 80's by Walt and friends wh...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:16:00 GMT

The Euodia Project - Recording the Guitars

Northway Studios BLOG - The Euodia Project is Complete:   Keeping the Mix Fresh Bass + Guitars The best mixes always have a fresh element to them. Something that twists your ear when you hear it....
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:04:00 GMT

Euodia CD Complete - Stories From The Mix

Euodia Renewed CD Complete Stories from the mix; Drums Set the Stage A great mix tells a story. It leads the listener through its world and can place them in a moment in time, create a mood, and take ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:18:00 GMT

Chris Tomlin and a Laminin Lesson

Laminin holds us together Last Friday we went to the Chris Tomlin concert, which I would highly recommend if you get a chance. It was an awesome night of worship and fun. Matt Redman was also ther...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:28:00 GMT

Eight Steps to Improving Your Songwriting Skills

There are many new friends of Northway that ask to record and usually my first question is; How many songs do you have? Most have 5 or 6 songs ready and other say "well I have a few ideas, but I am&nb...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:51:00 GMT

I Love My Mic Closet

Well my mic collection has grown as of late but can you really ever have enough good mics? Will I every own a vintage Neumann U47 to record  Christian Artists with "the mic" that all the big star...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:41:00 GMT

Jo Jo Rocks

Last night was lead vocal tracking for Euodia. Jodi rocked the mic - so much more power than we heard in the scratch tracks. Five songs recorded with only four punch ins. Wow, that's right there ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:02:00 GMT

Euodia sessions are going great

Well we had a week off from recording as I had to travel to the west coast and Jodi and Kent (Euodia) are having a baby! The Euodia sessions for the new CD are going great. I dumped the rough scr...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:03:00 GMT