Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
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Artist: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Album: X: The Godless Void and Other Stories
Label: Dine Alone
Produced by: Conrad Keely, Charles Godfrey
Engineered by: Charles Godfrey
Studio: Scary American (Austin, TX)
Mastered by: Peter van ’t Riet at FineTune Mastering (Soest, Netherlands)
Equipment Notes: PMC twotwo.8, ProAc Studio 100, Avid Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro
Artist: Yung Yuno
Album: Eye of the Storm
Label: Lonely Hours Records
Produced by: Filthy Plux, OBM Beats, DMipe Beatz, Rob Tavaglione
Engineered by: Rob Tavaglione at Catalyst Recording (Charlotte, NC)
Equipment Notes: Millennia-Media STT-1, Focal Trio11 Be
Artist: My Sister, My Brother
Album: My Sister, My Brother EP
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Peter Groenwald, Sean McConnell, Garrison Starr
Mix Engineer: Ryan Hewitt at House of Blues Studios (Nashville, TN)
Studios: Oldest Bird Studio (Hendersonville, TN), Silent Desert Studio (Nolensville, TN)
Mastered by: Andrew Mendelson and Darby at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN)
Equipment Notes: Adam A7X, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: The Mystery Plan
Album: Zsa Zsa
Label: Ten Millimeter Omega
Produced by: Jason Herring, Rob Tavaglione, John Fryer, Ian Masters, That Guy Smitty
Engineered by: Rob Tavaglione, Jason Herring, Paul Jensen
Equipment Notes: Digital Performer 9, Focal Trio11 Be, Avantone Mixcubes
Artist: Adeola “Ade” Fabola
Album: Sweetest Thing I Know EP
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Ade Fabola, Thomas Pitts, Lucas Kane
Engineered by: Lucas Kane
Studio: Hive Productions (Manchester, UK)
Mastered by: Lucas Kane at Hive Productions
Equipment Notes: Apple Logic Pro X, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Artist: Melody
Album: Girl Behind the Piano
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: David Snider
Engineered by: Geoff Gray, Alex Stricker
Studio: Far & Away Studios (Boulder, CO)
Mastered by: David Glasser at Airshow Mastering (Boulder, CO)
Equipment Notes: Studer A80, Avid Pro Tools, ATC Loudspeakers SCM100 ASL, Fairchild 670, Grace Design m108
Artist: The Lil Smokies
Album: Tornillo
Label: United Interests
Produced by: Bill Reynolds
Engineered by: Bill Reynolds, Mauro Castro (assistant)
Studio: Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, TX)
Mastered by: Dave McNair
Equipment Notes: Neve 8068, ATR tape machine, Genelec monitors, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: Flax
Album: Flax
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Zack Feinberg
Engineered by: Chris George
Mix Engineer: Jay Wesley
Studios: The Living Room (New Orleans, LA)
Mastered by: Count at Vertebrae Productions (San Francisco, CA)
Equipment Notes: Otari Series 54, Neotek Series 1E sidecar, B&W Nautilus 802, NHT M-20, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: K.C. Clifford
Album: K.C. Clifford
Label: Free Skipper Records
Produced by: Will B. Hunt
Engineered by: Will B. Hunt
Studios: Spaceway Studios (Fort Worth, TX), Castle Row Studios (Del City, OK)
Mastered by: Gary Hedden at GHL Audio (Nashville, TN)
Equipment Notes: SSL 9000 J, DDA DMR12, Dynaudio BM6A, Yamaha NS-10, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: Tom Breiding
Album: Love Commits Me Here
Label: Amerison Records
Produced by: Daniel Marcus, Tom Breiding
Engineered by: Daniel Marcus, Tom Breiding
Studios: AmeriSon Studio and Daniel Marcus Music (Pittsburgh, PA)
Mastered by: Tom Breiding at AmeriSon Studio
Equipment Notes: Alesis Monitor One, Yamaha NS-10M, Avid Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro X
