The Action Design (from SF, CA) came by the studio to record acoustic versions of couple tracks from their new album while they were here in Phoenix on tour. We did a quick interview as well and all of it aired on the Edge 103.9 FM during the SkaPunk Show back on May 20th. Super nice folks and their playing is superb. Their attitudes were superb as well. Definitely a pleasure. If you haven’t done so, please check out their debut album “Never Say” which is available here and on iTunes. It is a departure from their former sound as Tsunami Bomb (of which Emily the singer and Matt the bass player were members) but in a good way. The band has successfully found a new sound and a way to move forward. The record is really, really good. Find out more about the band here.

E. Ryan Goodman is a good friend of mine who has been residing in Brooklyn, NY for the last 6 years. More importantly, he is a fantastic and versatile guitar player. He currently indulges in the world of improvisational guitar and has recently been playing around with the sounds of the 12 string as well as classical nylon and steel string guitars. We worked together last year on his debut solo record ‘Under The Lamp’ that was released on Lone Lamp Records. E. Ryan dropped into Phoenix a few weeks back to do some recording for his next record. We burned up a bunch of tape and got some really, really great stuff in the process. It was inspiring for me as an engineer to record an inprovisational mind at the height of the creative process. We recorded a bit of stuff that he has been working on, but I was really blown away by the one-take improvs. It is this type of recording where you actually capture a ‘moment.’ And a lot of those moments were truly great. It was good to spend time in the studio with Ryan and I’m looking forward to the next few months as we work on putting his next record together. I will update here when it comes out, but until then you can find out more about Ryan here.

Derek Seidensticker and I recorded the debut record for these guys at Stickersound a while back and it is now available on Operation Records. They have also now made it available on iTunes and CDbaby. The Bollox is Jason from Authority Zero’s new band and he has joined forces with some really talented and passionate guys to form one of the most energetic new bands out right now. We made this record super fast, but it ended up being a great way to capture the energy of this band. They’re all great guys and it was a blast to be with them in the studio. Find out more about the band and check to see when they’re playing live next, here.

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