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Record of the Week: Superstoker by Belle Reve

5/23/2018

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This record is a near and dear one. And brand new too! Meet Superstoker, Belle Reve’s debut album. Featuring Sterling Salzberg on guitar and lead vocals (Mute Issue), Chris Hayslip on bass and backups (The Singularity), and some guy banging away on the drums from Get Dead and Los Dryheavers, this record is something I think we’re all pretty proud of. With what started as a Craigslist ad from a guy with a bunch of songs, to a talk over some beers, I have been lucky enough to call this three-piece my brothers from other mothers for a couple years now and couldn’t imagine a more talented and solid pair of dudes to play music with. A little bit self-loathing, a little bit pop-punk, and a whole lot of heart, Superstoker musters a San Francisco vibe with visible Florida roots (Salzberg’s home state). Chris and I distinctly remember hearing Sterling’s songs for the first time and going “shit, these are really, really good” (five of which you can hear on this record). To get to collaborate and support his work and hear it all come together on Superstoker has been awesome.
While it took us… awhile… to make this record, the collaborative process (and pizza and beer to keep the creative juices flowing) proved to be worth it. And these boys are pros when it comes to getting down to business once the tape is rolling. While it’s not always awesome to be in the engineer seat and behind the drums for the same project, in this case we made it a good time and recruited a little help from a not so little name when it was my turn to play. Bay Area production legend and all around good guy, Matt Kelley (Tupac, Jello Biafra and The Melvins, La Plebe), was rad enough to engineer the drums. Thanks Matt! Check out his hearty list of credits at www.mattkelleyaudio.com. We also recruited the lovely vocal stylings of Jill Morris (The Young Go Hards) for the duet track “You and Me”. Thank you Jill, you made us sound so pretty.
Mostly tracked at (surprise) SF’s Motor Studios, on the SSL 4000 E/G+, I was able to really get the punchy sound that this record deserved. We finished up and mixed with Patrick Hills at Earth Tone Studios in Sacramento, then let the magic marinate. Released for maximum nerdiness on May 4, 2018, Superstoker is now streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, and Bandcamp. I love this record and I hope you will too.

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Record of the week #1- Above becomes below by wild eyes

4/3/2018

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I couldn't think of a more awesome album to kick off this Record of the Week project with than Wild Eyes' Above Becomes Below. I love this record. Released in 2014 on Heavy Psych Sounds, Above Becomes Below has an authentic feel that I don't think anyone could argue with. And who wouldn't want to work with a band that describes themselves as "Blue Cheer kidnaps Tina Turner and ties her to the tracks of the Grand Funk Railroad"?? Wild Eyes (which includes Janiece Gonzalez on vocals, Carson

Binks on bass, Chris Corona on guitar, and Ben Richardson on drums) has mastered their sound and we put a lot of thought into gear selection to accomplish this album, which paid off.
For me, part of what made this album unique is how we all talked about recording it. The band sounds like they are out of a 70's time warp and they are big on all analog recording. So I did some research and found this really cool guy named Roger, who owns Golden Gate Recording (in SF), and we all went down to check out his spot. Outside were junkies and hookers, and inside there was a beautiful gear palace. It was straight out of the past. It was perfect.
Trying to keep the vibe of analog but the timeframe of the 21st century, I said fuck tape and we got a 24ch AD/DA rig (with a big thank you to my hero, Zach Phillips of FreqLab Recording, you saved my ass homie!) and tracked to hi res Apogee converters. This was a tough call to make since GGR was equipped with two gorgeous Studer A827's, but we were on a mission. I utilized the racks of dream gear and captured it with the best converts we could get. Once we finished tracking, I dumped it to an Otari MTR 90 MKIII 24 track and mixed it on an SSL to an ATR 102 1/2" deck. So this record was bound to sound old.
Overall, this was a really fun session with a group of really awesome folks. I love the challenge of matching studios and gear to a project and Wild Eyes gave me a great one. Golden Gate Recording was a treasure chest of audio goodies, much of which was a real treat to work with.

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Record of the week!

4/2/2018

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For the next three months I am going to be highlighting a record each week that I have been a part of in some way (as an engineer, producer, etc.). Throughout the week I'll be sharing stories of how it was made, unique or rad gear used in the session, record reviews, and some memories (good and bad, but definitely comical...). I think it is important to continually revisit your previous work, to remind yourself of what worked and what didn't, but also to remember those special experiences you've had along the road to where you are today. This is my way of doing that. Plus, these records are pretty damn good and I wanna share 'em with you all. I hope you'll enjoy the ride down memory lane and maybe hear a record or two that you love or a few you haven't checked out yet. I am proud of each one of these and proud to work with so many talented artists. Cheers. - JG

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New Site!

6/30/2017

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Thanks for cruisin' by the new and improved website! While the old, we'll call it "minimalist", site had most of the same basic info, it was time to snazz things up a bit and lay out some more details that you might be looking for from jgaudioproductions.com. Poke around, find out some new stuff about JG Audio Productions and Josh, and feel free to contact us with any questions. Cheers!

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