Jay mixed this project, and it is so good. So so good.
Sarah is a student at A&M. She did this project with Jay's good friends Matthew and Lizi Bailey, and when they sent it over to mix, he kind of freaked out.
You can listen to all 5 songs on her website.
Old Moscow:
Heartbeat:
[She reminds me quite a bit of Rosie Thomas]
Showing posts with label Jay Project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jay Project. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, December 12, 2011
Balmorhea
Jay just finished up audio for another SerialBox session. If you like instrumental music (Album Leaf, Explosions in the Sky...), you'll like Balmorhea.
I love bands that jump around and play a bunch of instruments - makes them very interesting to watch:
I love bands that jump around and play a bunch of instruments - makes them very interesting to watch:
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Quicksand River
Jay has been playing some shows with his friend Brent Nettles, who just released his first album called "Quicksand River." Jay said it's one of the most enjoyable times he's had playing music live.
You should listen to Brent's music (you can download here). Jay's favorites are "Where We Will Go" and "Me and All My Friends" and I think mine is "A Dollar Bill":
Thursday, August 04, 2011
David Ramirez - Fires
Another project Jay worked on. One of my favorites. Visit the Serial Box for an interview and pics.
Everything is tracked live (hence the video), and they typically only do 1 or 2 takes of each song. Jay engineered and mixed. Here is all the audio they did from the session (that you can download for free!):
Everything is tracked live (hence the video), and they typically only do 1 or 2 takes of each song. Jay engineered and mixed. Here is all the audio they did from the session (that you can download for free!):
Sunday, July 10, 2011
The Damnwells
I've said it before, but I love hearing all the projects Jay works on. Here is an amazing SerialBox session that was released not too long ago that Jay mixed. Go to the SerialBox site to read an interview and hear audio from 4 other songs.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
SerialBox Presents: Thad Cockrell
As I mentioned here, Jay loves this guy, recently got to play for him, and did the audio for this:
Listen to the entire set, see pics, and read the interview here. I think you can even download the audio at the very bottom of the page!
Listen to the entire set, see pics, and read the interview here. I think you can even download the audio at the very bottom of the page!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Melancholy Sessions
A project that Jay produced/recorded/mixed is available for free on Noise Trade today HERE. You can also have a listen by streaming HERE. [Just fixed this link - sorry!]
A few months ago, Jay started working with a Houston-area fellow named Tim Qualls producing a jammier, slightly stripped down version of 4 of his songs. They recorded just about everything at our house, avoiding drums by using lots and lots of hand claps (I'm even in there somewhere!). I think the final product is pretty killer - a little moody, a little poetic...hence the title of the EP.
Jay worked really hard on this project and really pushed Tim to step outside his box, and I think they're both quite pleased with the finished product.
A few months ago, Jay started working with a Houston-area fellow named Tim Qualls producing a jammier, slightly stripped down version of 4 of his songs. They recorded just about everything at our house, avoiding drums by using lots and lots of hand claps (I'm even in there somewhere!). I think the final product is pretty killer - a little moody, a little poetic...hence the title of the EP.
Jay worked really hard on this project and really pushed Tim to step outside his box, and I think they're both quite pleased with the finished product.
Friday, March 04, 2011
The Table
Earlier this year, Jay worked on a project with a Houston area singer-songwriter named Tommy Lynch. This last week, Tommy released "The Table" as a 5-song EP on his website for $5, with all proceeds going to an organization fighting sex trafficking. So you should visit his website to listen and support a good cause. (Note: one of the songs that plays on his website called "Eternal King" is actually from a previous record).
Other than being a good cause, this project has been one of my favorites that Jay has worked on - I can objectively say that the music is really good. Tommy is very talented as a songwriter, and I really like his voice. He's a great cook, and just a nice guy. And of course I think Jay is more talented than most, and he acted as producer, engineer, drummer, and mixer.
To record the EP, Jay and Tommy moved into my parents house for 2 weeks while they were out of town and set up a make-shift recording studio with the main tracking room in their living room and the control room in my dad's study. They'd work as late into the night as they possibly could, with a new musician showing up every couple of days to track bass, guitar, keys. They even used my mom's mother's baby grand piano on a song or two.
This is my favorite of the 5 songs set to pictures they took at the house:
And since I'm always so impressed with the talented people that work on records with Jay, the people who worked on this one were:
Bass - Paul Engelking
Guitar - Matt "Frodo" Kidd
Keys - Brian Mann
Background Vocals - Lizzie Bailey
Audio Engineer Extraordinaire - Daniel Karr
Other than being a good cause, this project has been one of my favorites that Jay has worked on - I can objectively say that the music is really good. Tommy is very talented as a songwriter, and I really like his voice. He's a great cook, and just a nice guy. And of course I think Jay is more talented than most, and he acted as producer, engineer, drummer, and mixer.
To record the EP, Jay and Tommy moved into my parents house for 2 weeks while they were out of town and set up a make-shift recording studio with the main tracking room in their living room and the control room in my dad's study. They'd work as late into the night as they possibly could, with a new musician showing up every couple of days to track bass, guitar, keys. They even used my mom's mother's baby grand piano on a song or two.
This is my favorite of the 5 songs set to pictures they took at the house:
And since I'm always so impressed with the talented people that work on records with Jay, the people who worked on this one were:
Bass - Paul Engelking
Guitar - Matt "Frodo" Kidd
Keys - Brian Mann
Background Vocals - Lizzie Bailey
Audio Engineer Extraordinaire - Daniel Karr
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