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Welcome to our studio news page. What a busy year it has been. Its great to have had to privilege to work on so many great projects over the last months. We've pretty much covered it all. Here are the highlights.
•Original Motown recording artist Sidney Barnes was at Whitewater Studios with his Good Time Band recording a 3 song single for an independent release. Sidney has recently called Asheville home and his band features some of Asheville's finest and man do these guys groove! Look for Sid and the Band on the local and regional club circuit. The new recording should be available for purchase in Spring of 2004 and fortunately the band is also planning on recording a full-length CD for a late release in 2004 which will be eagerly anticipated!
É Recording artist Paul
Golden AKA "Code Adam" has
been in the studio working with producer/engineer Adam Greenberg on an
upcoming CD release. Paul's clever songwriting coupled with the sound
of straight ahead rock and roll combines to present a fresh modern sound
that is winning fans over. The project is being shopped for a release
in the second half of 2004. This project is destined for Pop radio!.
• Grammy award winning producer and enginner Bil
VornDick (Allison Kraus, Bela Fleck, Marty Robbins, etc...) recently
came to Whitewater Studios to record a Sony Records
backed project entitled "Music From The Cold
Mountain Region" with performances by some of the mountain
regions's finest performers. The Cd will feature performances by Larry
and Jenny keel of The Larry Keel Experience,
Steve "Big
Daddy" MuMurry,
Malcombe Holcombe, Jack Lawrence,
Don Pedi and Bruce Greene,
Laura Boosinger, Ralph Lewis and The
Sons of Ralph, Michael Farr, and David
Holt. The project will be released internationally through Koch
Distributing and should be available by Summer 2004. A real treat! Assisting
on the project was Chris Scherbak.
•Asheville rock group Children of Evolution recently completed a 2-song project at Whitewater. The self-produced project features a hard-driving sound reminicent of Metallica. Look for these guys in local clubs as well as all over the Greenville/Spartanburg music scene.
•Nationally
renowned speaker and author Brian Biro
recently worked at Whitewater with engineer Adam Greenberg recording a
series of short stories for CD release. Biro is known for his work as
a professional coach and motivational speaker. He also recorded, edited,
and mastered his book entitled "Through The Eyes of A Coach"
for a multi-Cd release.
• Solo recording artist Russ
Burgess was back in the studio recording the follow up to his first
album entitled: American Space with, you guessed it, American Space II.
Russ's unique perspective on American Culture and tradition delivered
with an honest integrity set him apart. Another great solo release sure
to please all the fans back home in Lousiana. Look for Russ down on the
Bayou.
• Nationally renowed performance poet Glenis
Redmond recently released her new CD entitled "Glenis on Poetry",
produced with the crew at Whitewater. This is Redmond's second recording
project and first release that will be available on CD. Glenis is already
back in the studio working on another release entitled "Monumental",
which should be released sometime in the middle of 2004. Look
for Glenis during one of her many touring engagements throughtout the
east coast.
• The
J. Tomas Band
recently recorded their debut CD entitled "The Ol Hotfoot" at
Whitewater Recording. The project was co-produced with engineer Adam Greenberg
and features vocalist extraordinaire Jamee Tomas. With strong groovin'
blues-rock roots, Tomas is backed by bassist Rob Heyer, guitarist Forrest
Smith and drummer Jor Sutton. The band is currently touring and supporting
the new CD. This is a group to catch on their way up! Click here
for a sample from the new CD.
• Chapel recording artist and Angel Award-winning harpist Judy Wolter-Bailey recently mastered her latest release "Praise Harp Volume III" at Whitewater. Already a recipient of an Angel award in 2001, the new project earned her a second award during 2003. Both projects were mastered at Whitewater by engineer Adam Greenberg.
• Country -Rock group Sweetwater is currently mixing tracks with engineer Adam Greenberg for an upcoming release. Featuring multi-instrumentalist Dale Meyer and a band of top flight players, this band's appealing sound is making them favorites throughtout the North Caroina/SC Piedmont area. Look for a release later in the year.
• Regional Latin-Pop group Amanthes recently finished their CD entitled "A Cancion a Mi Madre". This was a follow-up release to 2001's "Impacto Latino". Produced by Victor Pereo and Miguel Ortiz and released by M-A-R-O Productions, this collection of tunes will get your feet moving and your heart racing! Based in Western North Carolina, these guys are on the move. Click here for a sample.
• Folk-rock artist Grant Sparks recently had his project mixed and mastered at Whitewater with engineer Adam Greenberg. Many projects start life in home environments and this was no exception. Sparks brought the project to Whitewater to gain access to our creativitly and of course to mix on the Sony DMX console. Featuring a varied collection of country folk to rock, Sparks delivers a bright-eyed honest delivery that really hits home. Click here for a sample.
• Hickory based Brothers Keepa recently completed tracks for an upcoming independant release. Combining the best elements of rap and R & B, The Brothers are getting a lot of attention from their first single "Myrtle Beach".
• Folk music legend Janis Ian was in the studio recently to record a few songs (including her 1975 hit "At Seventeen") and an interview for National Public Radio's program The Infinite Mind. She happened to be in Asheville as part of an extensive tour, and invited the Whitewater crew out to the show. A great time was had by all.
• Asheville,
NC rock band 5
Finger Discount recently finished their debut CD at Whitewater
with producer Adam Greenberg. This four member group combines hard rock
and roll with great pop sensibility. Try to catch one of their local or
regional high-energy shows
• Walt
Disney Productions recently made use of Whitewater Recording's
studios to hold casting auditions for an upcoming motion picture. The
film is being produced by Disney's feature animation division and features
a host of well known actors and performers. The auditions were held for
pre-qualified child actors and were intended to find a voice for one of
the main characters in the animated film. According the Disney post-production
coordinator Leslie Moes, Disney chose Whitewater because of the studios
large physical size and the great line of site between the control room
and all recording areas. Disney also uses the SONY
DMXR-100 console
to handle post-production duties for their films . (Click here
to read about Whitewater's new DMX-R100) Master tapes will be delivered
in the DTRS format using Whitewater's 3 Tascam DA-88s.
• Irene Pyper-Scott and Peggy
Seeger recently produced an interview and musical segment with
Peggy's brother, folk legend Pete Seeger. Portions of the program were
produced in conjunction with Pink Floyd frontman
David Gilmour at his studio in London. Providing
a lush symphonic orchestration for the piece was Hollywood composer Michael
Kamen, famous for his scoring of movies like Mr. Holland's Opus,
Robin Hood- Prince of Thieves, and the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon series.
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