CMA News!

Hi!
Just wanted to let you inside CMA and my life a little as we close the summer and enter the new school year!

For one, I recently got engaged to my girlfriend, Kerri. we are both excited and look forward to planning our wedding. I’ll keep you posted.

As far as music is concerned, I’ve been quite busy lately. I welcome new clients (and friends) Guitarist Dave Ross and live sound recordist/label owner Robert O’Haire. I just recently started working with them on 3 records featuring Dave. Robert is starting a label, I believe it is called StratoGold, which will release Free Jazz/Avant Garde performances by many of the top players in this genre. Keep on the look out!

I also went back into the studio to record Chris Padula’s Project, Thunder Bunny. His last EP was fun to work on and came out sounding great, thanks to a stellar mix by Alap at DeadVerse Studios.
We approached this new record almost the same. I recorded all the tracks for him, did some minor edits. He will then bring the sessions to Alap for mixing, then bring the mixes back to me for Mastering.

Last night, I was working with Robert Ryan of Harmonize Most High/Lord Sterling at his great loft space in Asbury Park. We were editing and overdubbing on a new project he recorded while staying at a Tree Farm in Ohio.
Him and I will get back together to record vocals on this in the near future. Also, look forward to a Vinyl release of the new Harmonize Most High record, coming soon. If you remember, I recorded and mixed this project in early 2009.

Thats it for now. Coming up this month, I’ve got some work with Out like Lambs, and Blind Idiot God.
I’m also wrapping the soundtrack for Yoko Shmono. I’ll keep you all informed.

thanks,
James