Yikes - what a busy month it's been. Let me tell you all about it...

Throughout the month of July I'll have KEN STRINGFELLOW's song "Don't Die"
up as Cut of The Month. I was thrilled to mix this piece (and a few
others) for Ken many months ago. "Don't Die" reminds me of Redd Kross with
super smooth, multi layered vocal harmonies, real strings, fuzz guitar, and
Bill Reiflin on drums. Look for the entire album to be released sometime
this month. Hot Tip: Bill and Ken both play with REM now, and you can
expect to see a new Posies album soon.

SIR RICHARD BISHOP was in to complete his recordings for a his new solo
guitar record for Locust. One very talented man, his improvised, cross
ethnic dressings of inflatable acoustic dexterity is sure to please. And
did I mention it sounds great, too? Check it out.

ARKADE were in to have their new record mixed. The work isn't quite
finished yet, but their brand of whirlwind swamp carnival music makes the
head spin with sheer enjoyment so it's fun to work on.

I recorded TOM BAKER's Requiem for Matt Sperry at Soundhouse. He took
samples of Matt's bass playing and composed a 45-minute piece for bass and
electric guitar. Very nice, very nice.

On the broadcast mixing front, KEXP 90.3FM gave me the opportunity to work
with -

Oceansize
Andrea Maxand
Kim Virant
Tresspassers William
Helio Sequence

Most of these sessions can be streamed from the web site kexp.org, if
you're so inclined.

CLIMAX GOLDEN TWINS recorded music for four 15 second spots for the People
and Arts channel in Latin America, which is a division of the Discovery
Channel. If you happen to live in Brazil, you're hearing these pieces
right now. (Oddly, while the entire body of work is a mere one minute,
total, it took us a week to create.)

I'm proud to have composed the soundtrack to a masters thesis film for
Katerina Slancheva (University of Florida, Tallahassee) last month. Hers
is a psychological horror film about a painter who is haunted by... well,
you'll just have to see it, won't you. It's very spooky, so bring along a
hand to hold.

Remember the film "A Relative Thing" that I told you about a year ago? The
sound design went well, and the film screened at the Seattle International
Film festival. Hopefully many of you will be able to see it someday.

Comedian GARY MULE DEER flew in to Seattle to have a video edited for his
new promo DVD (I'm beginning to branch out to include video editing in my
arsenal). Gary was thrilled with the results, which includes clips from
his recent David Letterman appearances, openings for Johnny Mathis, and a
collage of marquees from Las Vegas. Fun work for such a funny guy.

TRANSMISSIONARY 6 stopped by to record one acoustic song for their new
record and loved recording here so much that they came back the following
week to record another one. Now that's what I'm tawkin' about - if you
work well together, keep it up! The Walkabouts influence is heavy on these
songs, as well it should be - Terri plays drums for them.

ALVARIUS B edited a 10" record, which will come out later this year in
limited quantities.

The UPSKIRTS started tracking their brand of power pop, which is influenced
by the Jam and the Buzzcocks. Fine stuff, you'll like it.

Finally, the studio was invaded by the SEA DONKEYS for a live recording of
their pirate-arrgy, sea worthy, popeyed madness, complete with a miniature
drum kit, detuned acoustic, Amy Denio on vocals, accordion and sax. What a
blast!

And what a month! More like that, please.

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