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  • Tim Captures Mars Lights at FOKL

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  • On My One Visit To Ventura…

    Back in March 2006, Cory and I thought that we’d be recording the album soon.  We did a DIY cover photo shoot at the pier in anticipation of that.

    Here’s an early version of what that cover would have looked like.  The font and general color scheme persisted to the final version, but the live shots were too old to really use eight years later.

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  • Ventura Alternate Cover

    At the last minute, I pulled this guy from the cover of Ventura.  A sun wearing sunglasses seemed like enough silliness for the record, without bringing intertubes memes into the proceedings.

    In case you prefer it, though, here he is:

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    Happy little guy.

    If you switch, would you let me know in the comments?

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  • Mars Lights Tracking Photos

    I’m a bit late clearing the vault of stuff to blog, here, but these are some photos of the Mars Lights tracking sessions from July and August.  The drums were done on Drew’s kit at my old house, and the guitars are being done in the practice space at Drew’s.

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  • Ventura Drum Photos

    Some photos of my living space in its current state are below.  Ventura drums are done :-) and I’m starting on drum tracks for Cory’s new solo record today.

    • The EV RE320 on the kick is a major winner.  It sounded amazing straightaway, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a good kick sound.  I started with its EQ switch in the flat position and the mic about a foot off the drum, and ended up flipping the EQ to the “kick” curve and moving the mic closer.  It does capture a fair amount of bleed from the rest of the kit, so I’m pretty sure I’ll end up using a low pass EQ on it for mixing.
    • I like the Sennheiser e609 better on the snare than the classic 57, so it gets a huge thumbs-up, too.
    • I expected more room sound from my high-ceilinged, marble tile-floored downstairs, but it’s working OK.  It’s just made less of a difference than I thought it would.  I struggled for a couple days last weekend to get the snare sounding good through both the close and room mics, and ended up moving the overhead mic closer to the kit than I started with in order to put a good combination of sounds together.  A far room mic would be a nice addition, but would be barely noticeable in the mix; just a tiny touch of extra frosting on the cake.
    • As discussed previously, I have two gold sparkle Slingerland marching snares, now nicknamed the Freak (14″) and the Beast (15″).  I started with the Beast, and liked its close mic-d sound better, and it sounded great to my ears in the room, but the overhead mic didn’t like it, for some reason.  So I’ve ended up using the Beast for the record.  I think I’ll still carry the Freak to shows, though.
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  • The Sleepover at ARC Studios, Aug 6-7

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  • Congrats Jessie!

    I played Bright Eyes’ “First Day of My Life” for Jessie’s first dance at her wedding the other week, and someone snapped this pic.

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    Thanks for sending it on, Jessie, and congratulations to the happy couple! -h

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  • MR Mosaic Desktop Wallpaper

    Here’s a new one.  1024×768, link is on the thumbnail:

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    I’m in-between recording …Boots base tracks tonight.  3-4 more songs to go!  -h

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  • Wallpaper


    MFR Covers 001-011
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    Be A Ska Rat
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    D-Rockets
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  • Axeface Recording, Nov 05


    Benjamin Axeface (flash)
    Axeface (without flash)
    Cory Alan
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  • Shacker, MFR BL/R-OCK Party


    16 July 05
    Crete, NE
    16 July 05
    Crete, NE
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  • Tape / echoes at WCC Music Jam 24 April 05


    April 05
    Wayzata, MN
    April 05
    Wayzata, MN
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