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Mike Caffrey - Monster Island Recording

MONSTER ISLAND Protools/2 inch Analog Recording, Mixing & Mastering - New York City

About Me

I bottle energy and emotion. Except, I capture it with two inch analog recording tape and it ends up in a CD rather than a bottle - but that's pretty much semantics isn't it? See the studio- Monster Island -STUDIORecent sessions: Kristeen Young
w/Tony Visconti, The Takeover UK,
Patty Smyth & Scandal, Leah Siegel,
Avril Lavigne, Gym Class Heroes,
Coheed and Cambria, Issa, Cobra Starship, George Clinton,
Bobby Hambel (Biohazard)....Recent drum recordings I've done
Avril Lavigne:
Girlfriend (in player)
Keep Holding On (Drums/Percussion)Chaka Khan and Soul Live
Shining Star (Record/Mix)
Cobra Starship
Church of Hot Addiction

Take a video tour -TOUR A message from George Clinton...

My Interests

Making music, movies/videos, art, and making up new distribution mediums for them, guitar, bass, mixing compression and compressors.

I'd like to meet:

Cool bands looking to make great records and/or videos. I'm happy to produce, engineer, mix or direct. Check my studio site for credits/platinum awards, gear list etc.This is from a recent TV awards show in the Slovak Republik called Slavik.
HIGH QUALITY QUICKTIME or YouTube...Here are some photos from Richard Muller's "44" tour. I played guitar along with Hiram Bullock, with Clifford Carter .., Will Lee on Bass and Omar Hakim on drums. Most are from the T-Mobile Arena in Prague. PHOTOSHere's one of the music videos I shot/edited recently (single camera - took 40 minutes to shoot)And another..One more...And the most recent....

Music:

Some cool people I've recorded or mixed:AM 60, Adam Deitch, Anthony Jackson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Charlie Drayton, Chaka Khan, Chris Root and Juju, Christina Rosenvinge, Clarence Bucaro, Claudine Kielson, Clifford Carter, Craig Mack, Dave Doobinin, David Pajo, David Poe, Eric Krasno, Funkface, Gaijin A Go-Go, George Clinton, Hiram Bullock, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Jack Daly, Jack Fetterman, Jeff McErlain, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Jim Breuer, J.J. Appleton, John Lardieri, Kirk Ross, Liz Moore, Mark Lesseraux,Matt Lenny, Meshell N'degeocello, Moto:Rosa, Motostar, Murder Mystery, Naked Riot, Nick DiPaolo, Norbert Marius, Omar Hakim, Prototokyo, Randy Brecker, Richard Muller, Rob Bailey, Rodney Holmes, Sarah Greenwood, Second Dan, Shamekia Copland,Signal Corps, Steve Wolf, Steve Hollie, Stoley P.T., Soul Live, The Citizens, The Creamsicles, The Hermanators, The Kin, The Robinsonsons Thirst, Toke Squealy, Tom Guarna, Tony Kaye,Twin A, White Courtesy Telephone, Will Lee

Heroes:

Recent Session photos:

Ryan Adams, Krista Polvere, Malcolm Burn, Mike CaffreyMike Caffrey, Matt McGinley (Gym Class Heroes), Peter MacDuffie (intern)Coheed and Cambria with producers Dave Katz and Sam Holder and
Mike CaffreyJesse Malin tracking guitars.

From Richard Muller's Sessions


Omar Hakim and Mike Caffrey after 13 songs in a day and a half
Will LeeMike Caffrey and LA rapper Jag
Anthony Jackson
That's right, I just hit a low A flat (and it sounded goood!)
Hiram Bullock Solos.
Producer/engineer Mike Caffrey, Richard Muller and Will Lee

From The Tape Op Conference 2005


Rupert Neve and Mike Caffrey
after some fine K-Paul's gumbo..
The Tape Op Conference Studio Business Workshop
Mitch Easter, Rafter Roberts, John Harvey, Shawn Hall
and Mike Caffrey (Moderator)
Richard Muller takes a picture of Anthony Jackson
Hiram Bullock and Richard Muller
Omar Hakim making good use of 16 mics going to 2" tape

From Hiram Bullock's Sessions


(L to R)
Clint DeGannon, Hiram Bullock, Will Lee and Mike Caffrey
after tracking live to 2" tape
Mike Caffrey's K-Paul's dinner in New Orleans
(Left rear towards front center)
Rob Bailey, Eric, Patrick, Samara Krugman, Kyle Lehning,
Peter Katis, F. Reid Shippen, Jason Lehning, Gil Griffith
(Rear center to right)
Josh Thomas, David Derr, John Baccigalupi, Rupert Neve,
Ross Hogarth, George Massenberg, Mike Caffrey,
Mark Christensen
(L to R)
George's son, George Massenberg and Mike Caffrey
Discussing the psychological effects of digital audio (really!)