Blast House Studios

Here a killer video of Miles Neilsen that was made last winter during a blizzard while they tracked for their upcoming album Miles Nielsen and the rusted roots.

http://milesnielsen.com/yawl/miles/Miles.html

Highlights of the video: water phone and the Pumacorn!

Blast House Studios is launching a program in the vein of Kickstarter. If you’re looking to record an album (20+hrs of time) from start to finish, we will host a private concert for you and 30 of your fans. They pay an average of $30 to watch you play a show at the Blast House which will include food & beverages to raise the funds for your recording. Here’s the math: 30 people @ $30 and there’s your recording budget. call for more info 608-438-9094

We’ll even help you with the marketing of the event to make sure this is a successful event. Day after day bands & musicians are playing benefit shows for a good cause, now it’s time to call in the cards and have the favor returned.

Oh yeah, the Madison Music Foundry has a new websites, same domain name but a complete overhaul on the site, check out all the action at www.madisonmusicfoundry.com

Here are some pictures to paint the possibilities of the benefit concert

*The Blueheels playing in the live room for a private concert/party

Kitchen and Lounge area

Summer lounging area, we could even set up a fire pit for outdoor enjoyment.

We are excited to have the Zola Jesus video that was released
yesterday featured on Pitchfork. In one day this video has had over 1600 views and re-posted on dozens of blogs. This Video was recorded at Blast House Studios by Landon Arkens and video work by Ryan Heraly at
Manic Eye Media. One description by a Pitchfork reviewer stated,
“Here’s an impeccable-sounding new live video…”

Here is the Onion AV Club Write up: Zola Jesus “night” in the Onion

The team at Blast House Studios is excited to present you with the Blast House 2010 Portfolio CD & DVD featuring 17 bands/songs and 5 videos shot at Blast House Studios in partner with Manic Eye Media. If you would like a copy, stop by the Madison Music Foundry or give us a call. 608-276-4446

What an exciting year it was as there were over 30 recordings done at the Blast House so if your band wasn’t on this CD it was only because we could fit everything on it.

Blast House CD
1) Scarecrows – Sparrow
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
2) The Big Payback – Jackyl
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
3) Kitty Rhombus – ,Baby
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer: Dustin Sisson.
4) The Swan King – The Approach
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Dustin Sisson.
5) Abominable No Men – Means to an End
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer: Dustin Sisson.
6) Projection People – Ordinary Lines
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson.
7) Kikeh Mato – Ah Dimbeh
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
8 Whim, Po, and Emili – All is Sound
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer, Dustin Sisson.
9) Butcher Class Hogs – Phoenix
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
10) A Minute Jack Forum – No Consolation
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
11) Whitney Mann – Home
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
12) Todd Hammes – of the Finest Silks
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
13) Tret Fure – Millie
a. Tracking Engineer: Landon Arkens, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
14) Catch Kid – Oceanside
a. Tracking Engineers: Landon Arkens and Luke Olseiki, Mixing Engineer: Landon Arkens.
15) Lost Issues – the Wake
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer: Dustin Sisson.
16) Chaos – we winnin
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer: Dustin Sisson.
17) Smokes – Fetti Clap
a. Tracking Engineer: Dustin Sisson, Mixing Engineer: Dustin Sisson.

Just before Tapes ‘N Tapes took the stage at the High Noon Saloon here in Madison on January 28th, they came by the Blast House and performed a couple of unplugged versions of songs off their new album, “Outside”. This is the beginning of a new partnership between True Endeavors along with our old pales at Manic Eye Media. Be on the lookout for more exciting videos in the months to come.

Check out these videos that not only feature some great musicians but the talents of Manic Eye Media for the video production and Blast House Studios.

If you are really looking to promote your music to venues and your fans you should really consider a quality video for your portfolio. Contact us for more info regarding video production with your recording session. By the way, this is a very affordable product and a great investment, just call for more info. 608-276-4446

WEAPONS OF MASS DEFUNKTION

SWEETGRASS

The Blast House Sessions: Sweetgrass from Jordan Liebowitz on Vimeo.

SWAN KING

The Blast House Sessions: the Swan King “between the lines” from ryan heraly on Vimeo.

BLUEHEELS

The Blast House Sessions: Blueheels “my dog is dead” from ryan heraly on Vimeo.

Wow, lots of great music being recorded over the last few weeks and lots more on the way to bring 2010 to a very productive close. Screeching Weasel tracked drums for four straight days and will be starting 8 days of vocal tracking this Friday. We did our first Madison Music Foundry recital in the live room, recorded 5 of the Foundry’s Rock Workshop bands to give kids all the great experiences of being in a band. Right now Miles Nielsen is throwing down 60 hours of tracking in four days. Last weekend we tracked two new songs for Swan King (ex-Plans Mistaken for Stars, Asschapel) from Chicago along with a video shot by Ryan Heraly. Madison up and coming country rockers Butcher Class Hogs finished a EP with Landon Arkens and next up for Landon is a new album for Venice Gas House Trolly, Jason Herowitz is recording his new jazz album. Dustin Sisson has been busy helping engineer the Screeching Weasel, Swan King & Miles Nielsen sessions and will start working with Whim. Po & Emili this month for their new album. I’m sure there will be a couple more projects added to this year before it’s over.

Here are 3 of 4 videos that Ryan Herely of Manic Eye Media created to help Blast House Studio promote how the studio functions.

In the Blueheel’s video, note that this is a live recording, the audio you hear is from a single live take where everyone is playing at the same time but all the instruments are isolated to keep tracks seperate yet everyone can still see each other for a live performance feel. When you shop for a studio don’t use only the price as a deciding factor as a recording of this quality could take 4 times as long if the studio can’t accommodate live tracking with the isolation quality that Blast House Studios has. When you’re paying by the hour this makes a huge difference for tracking costs. Also, note the fact that the Blueheels are awesome!! The bass player (Landon Arkens) is also the head engineer of Blast House Studios

Blueheels @ the BLAST HOUSE recording “my dog is dead” from ryan heraly on Vimeo.

This video for Swan King from Chicago (ex members from Plans Mistaken for Stars and Asschapel) demos the ability for the Blast House to record a sonic assult.

A Blast House Session: the Swan King “between the lines” from ryan heraly on Vimeo.

Not every session at Blast House calls for the isolation that the studio can provide. We set up Sweetgrass to record in a modified traditional fashion, with some tips taken from large orchestral tracking. After a couple of practice runs for the band to get their choreography down they let it rip -No headphones required! The three central mics captured the majority of the sound in the recording, and then the close mics filled in the holes and balanced out the ensemble.

A Blast House Studio Session: Sweetgrass from Jordan Liebowitz on Vimeo.

An additional resource to Blast House Studios is to have your session documented with Ryan Heraly from Manic Eye Media. Check out his site to see the professional quality of his work. We can take the audio recorded at Blast House Studio and Ryan will edit it into the video for you to use on your websites and other promotional tools.

Well, another month has passed and it was another good one at Blast House Studios.   This month we had Screeching Weasel tracking for 3 days with Landon Arkens Engineering and Mike Kennerty of All American Rejects producing the project.  Also in the studio in August was Kikeh Mato, Castles, Danial & the Lion, Abominal No Men, Social Misfits along with some other projects.  

Wed. Sept. 1st we are having an OPEN HOUSE from 3pm-9pm, stop by to check out the facility…