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The Thank You Notes were back in for a week to track guitars on their freshman record, still untitled. Jon and Nick played through a couple different amps including The Hideaway’s Orange 2X12 AD30R combo, Naylor 2X12 combo, and the new addition the Vox AC30, plus Nick’s Fender Black face Bassman. We used a combo of Sennheiser 421s, Crowley and Trip, and an AEA R92 to mic up the cabs. Our good friend Golden let me borrow his Beez Nees T2 mic that he’s demoing, which we used on the 12 String and acoustic guitars. Super smooth full tone. Guitars are done and now the record is being handed over to our trusty assistant Brady to track vocals and percussion. Then it’s back in Joe Mabbott’s hands for mixing in the 2nd half of August.

So after some time off for my new baby and some health issues, (I was blind, but now I can see!), things are heating up at The Hideaway. The rest of the summer is booked up with lots of records coming at you.
Big Quarters are in the middle of working on their new record Party Like A Young Commie, and they brought on Joe Mabbott to handle the mixing. 12 tracks have been mixed for the record so far and this thing is shaping up nicely. Medium Zach swung through last week to put the final touches on the first batch of mixes and drop off another 8 tracks to mix.

The studio added a couple more things to it’s musical arsenal.
First up a Samick SU 105 Upright piano. It’s a fun little upright to play around on and work out some parts. Good bright sound. Thanks to my friend Teresa and her mom Lita for the hook up!

And A Vox AC30 Combo Guitar Amp.
One of the first amps I ever recorded for a record was a Vox AC30 that Jim May, the owner of Trail Mix Studios had. It was one of the best sounding amps I have ever heard and I quickly fell in love with the sound of them. From then on I’ve always known someone to borrow or rent one from for recordings, but now I have one of my own. Very excited to have this addition. Roxy the Dog approves as well. Thanks to Dan Jensen for the hook up.

Yesterday at The Hideaway Studio, the homies from Big Quarters Medium Zach and Brandon All Day brought by some of their guys from the Hope Community to take a tour of the studio and have a little sit down Q&A with owner/engineer Joe Mabbott. This great bunch of guys had an arsenal of questions about the recording industry and studio life, everything from recording to mixing to mastering to producing, dealing with clients and artists, and just general excitement for music. It was great seeing enthused youth with a passion for the arts. Keep up the drive fellas!

– Joe Mabbott, owner/engineer The Hideaway Studio

The Hideaway Studio has added the highly praised Retro Instruments 176 to its already impressive collection of outboard Compressors and Limiters. The 176 has been used a ton already on the Big Quarters mixes for their new record on everything from bass, drums, guitars, synths, vocals… you name it. It’s a very versatile piece with an amazing tone and we’re excited to have it in the arsenal.

One of my interns quickly said the one thing that would be better would be having 2 of them. I agreed and tried to hack into his bank account, but with no success. I probably wouldn’t have found enough money in there to buy an Alesis Nanocompressor. BURN!

Anyway, loving the sound of the 176. Looking forward to using it all over the new Brother Ali record and many records to come.
Shout out to Alex Oana at Vintage King for the hook up!

– Joe Mabbott, owner/engineer The Hideaway Studio

This week at The Hideaway Studio we got some banging mixes goin’ down for the new Big Quarters album. Brothers Medium Zach and Brandon Allday combine old school flavor with futuristic visions on their newest joint, Party Like A Young Commie.

Check out a track from their 2009 From the Home of Brown Babies and White Mothers record below featuring M.anifest another Hideaway client:

The the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band came through a few weeks ago and laid down some serious Irish folk music.

The first video is of a group 15 pipers and 5 piece drum corp. This shit got louder than most rock bands:

The second video is of Patrick McCormick playing Uilleann Pipes: