Paul Ramsay Interview

Paul Ramsay is the FOH (Front of House) engineer for acts like The Who, Doves, Skunk Anansie and Anne Lennox. Our distributer, The Audio Professionals, recently sat down with Paul at Shepperton Studios in London prior to a rehearsal with The Who. Paul had some nice things to say about his Horizon Tube microphone.

Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w7UoPSiR7g

Advanced Drum Recording Workshop, with MICHAEL URBANO

Performing the role of band member, studio musician, touring drummer and occasional producer, Michael Urbano has enjoyed a career in the music business for 30 years.

His career highlights to date include: Cracker, CAKE, Smashmouth, Todd Rundgren, Sheryl Crow, Third Eye Blind, John Hiatt, Fischerspooner and more, and an incredible number of appearances on more than 150 major label records including top-10 singles like"If It Makes You Happy", "All-Star", and "Low (like bein stoned)".

Matt Boudreau has spent the last 22 years in the trenches of the ever-changing music industry working on both sides of the glass as a producer, engineer and mixer, as well as an accomplished drummer. He is also the owner and chief engineer of Broken Radio Studios, which boasts the only Bill Putnam-designed live room in Northern California, and has recorded everyone from Rolling Stones sax man Ernie Watts to guitar virtuoso Mike Stern.

On Saturday, April 10th, from 12-6pm, these two veterans of the industry will be hosting an exclusive Advanced Drum Recording workshop at Broken Radio Studios, presented by Pyramind and Broken Radio.

Covering drum kits, drum types, miking techniques, microphones, pre-amps, recording, mixing, digital vs, analogue gear, and just about everything in-between, this is one of those rare sessions where genuine best-of-the-industry information is available to the general public.

For more information visit http://www.pyramind.com/community/calendar/view/53/85.html

ProLight+Sound Frankfurt Germany See You There!

Come visit us at Musikmesse ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt, Germany next week! We have a new booth located in Hall 8 H26

Mark "Tufty" Evans - Lauten Horizon

Sound On Sound Horizon Tube Microphone Review

Our first review in Sound on Sound magazine is available for download. I personally don't know Hugh Robjohns, but from what I hear he's typically not a "sugar coat" things type of guy. I hope to meet him this year at NAMM.

Here's a small excerpt from the review.

"The Horizon definitely sounds far more expensive than it really is, with that typically rich, but still very musical character that most would associate with traditional quality valve mics like the AKG C12 or Telefunken 251 — and the fact that I’m even comparing the Horizon to mics of that calibre says a lot." Hugh Robjohns

Producer Marque “Keybeeetsss” Walker chooses Lauten’s Oceanus and receives two Grammy nominations

Oceanus wows Walker and becomes his new go-to vocal microphone

San Jose, CA, January 6^th, 2009 - Producer and engineer Marque “Keybeeetsss” Walker took Lauten Audio’s flagship studio vocal microphone the Oceanus to new heights, receiving two 52^nd Grammy nominations for his work in the Gospel genres. Sheri Jones-Moffetts “Renewed” and Vickie Winans “How I Got Over,” both produced by Walker, received Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel album and Best Traditional Gospel album respectively. Walker chose the Oceanus for lead and backing vocals on both albums.

“I remember being floored the first time I put up the Oceanus on Sheri Jones-Moffett; she also mentioned how impressed she was. The tone I was getting from the mic just made me go wow and the more I used it there more it became my favorite vocal mic,” says Walker. In addition to its Grammy nomination, Sheri Jones-Moffett’s album debuted #6 on Billboards Gospel Chart’s.

“On the Vickie Winans record, I recorded a group of five singers placed around the Oceanus in omni-directional mode. I couldn’t believe how great they sounded. When I sent the straight track to Vickie; with no processing, she was in awe," continues Walker. Since its release, “How I Got Over” peaked at #1 on Billboards Gospel Chart’s and still sits in the top 20. Winans has also been nominated in nine Stellar Award categories.

Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Walker started playing instruments at the age of three and recorded his first CD as a musician at the age of 15, joining the music business professionally at the age of 20. Since then, Walker has worked in various capacities with a plethora of Rap, R&B and Gospel artists such as Brian McKnight, Toni Braxton, Ice Cube, Too Short, Beyoncé, Isaac Hayes and more recently Debbie Usher, Joey Sabin, Jay-Z, Jaiden and many more. Prior to his Grammy nominated albums, Mr. Walker was nominated for a 2007 “Producer of The Year” Dove Award.

Mitch Phillips - Voice artist on the Lauten Clarion

Mitch Phillips serves the voiceover needs of clients around the world from his custom built ISDN voice studio in beautiful Coral Springs, Florida. Here's the unedited version of what Mitch had to say about his Lauten Audio Clarion microphone.

"I like the core sound of the mic more than many I have tried. By core I mean that the Clarion seems to sound consistantly good on my voice no matter what preamp or settings I use. I like not having to play with settings all day. The Clarion allows me to pretty much plug and play and talk.

In my over 20 years of voice work, few mics really match up well with my voice (again - my ears). I like a certain throat and chest element along with some air and the Clarion does that for me without over emphasizing the upper range like most mics (in this price point do).

Good work. I am impressed! "

In addition to being a voice artist, Mitch recently launched his own radio show Mitch Phillips Live!

San Francisco Lauten Audio Listening Event

Last Wednesday we hosted our second Lauten Audio listening party of the month with cosponsor Cutting Edge Audio and the tremendous help of Matt Boudreau, owner of the magic Broken Radio studios. Trust me, there is nothing "broken" about them.

Matt McGlynn over at RecordingHacks.com summed up our events perfectly. "We all read about new microphones all the time — especially those of you who hang around this website! — but we don’t very often get a chance to hear them....

Lauten Audio is working to patch this disconnect, by hosting a series of listening parties around California. These events provide an opportunity to hear Lauten’s mics on real artists, through great signal chains, over great monitors, in treated control rooms."

Our event on Wednesday featured the new up and coming recording artist Chi McClean (www.chimcclean.com). Chi performed brilliantly at the event as we all nit-picked about mic placement, guitar and amplifier tone etc etc. What else would you expected from a bunch of timbre huggers? Joke, get it? One thing was for certain, we all gave praise regarding the tone of Chi's voice. He was clearly born and blessed with a fantastic voice. I see sold out College campus shows and famous theaters in his future. Did I mention I'm not a fan of indoor stadiums?

For a fantastic write up on this event click the following link to RecordingHacks.com I couldn't write it up better myself, so why try.

Photo at top courtesty of RecordingHacks.com

CUTTING EDGE & LAUTEN AUDIO & BROKEN RADIO An Interactive Microphone Clinic at Historic Bay Area Studio! Cutting Edge Audio and Video Group | 290 Division Street, Suite 103 | San Francisco | CA | 94103 | www.cuttingedge-sf.com Upcoming Events Quick Links Cutting Edge Lauten Microphones Broken Radio Don't Miss This Event! Microphone Clinic Featuring Lauten Audio - Wed, Nov 18th An Interactive Microphone Clinic at Historic Bay Area Studio! Date: Wednesday, November 18th. Refreshments at 6PM, Demo at 7PM Location: Broken Radio 1340 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 415-843-1340 Click Here For Directions RSVP to Cutting Edge Microphone Clinic Lauten Audio microphones continue to carve out a niche for recordists seeking microphones with an original, sound-empowering passion. The company added to their award-winning Horizon tube microphone in October 2008 and began shipping three new studio microphones. Their Oceanus and Torch microphones were recently added to the "Best of" list of upper-class microphones by the Germany-based Professional Audio Musik & Equipment magazine. All of Lauten Audio's microphones have garnered exceptional reviews from both end-users and magazines around the world. Come hear for yourself. One of the most historic Bay Area recording studios is here in San Francsico.It was originally built in 1969 by Mercury Records and later redesigned and run by the famous engineer, producer and businessman Bill Putnam as Coast Recorders for many years. 1340 Mission has been known under a small variety of names since 1969 including Mercury, Coast, Toast then back to Coast. In June of 2007 producer, engineer Matt Boudreau took over the recording space at 1340 Mission to start a new history under the name Broken Radio. This is a rare opportunity to hear the latest from Lauten microphones in one of the most venerable Bay Area studios. RSVP to Cutting Edge Microphone Clinic

Gearslutz - Lauten - Bricasti - Summit Listening Party

Gearslutz - Lauten Audio - Bricasti - Summit Audio Listening Party

For complete details visit this link to Gearslutz.com

Party being hosted by James Lugo & David Bryce

Saturday November 14th @ 7pm

6381 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 700

LA, CA 90028

818 259 0190

(Corner of Hollywood and Caheunga)

(Press #700 at the door for entry)

It's gonna be a fun night of food, drinks and audio.

Arrangements have been made for all the Lauten mics, a Bricasti M7 and M10 remote, a Summit Everest, TPA200B pre and probably a DCL200 comp to be there, too.

RSVP on this GearSlutz thread.