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The Band of Heathens’ ED JURDI & GORDY QUIST
Musician: The Band of Heathens’ ED JURDI & GORDY QUIST
Video: “South by Somewhere”
THE BAND OF HEATHENS’ ED JURDI & GORDY QUIST FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK’S COOL NIGHTS 21 THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9
Ed Jurdi & Gordy Quist of The Band of Heathens will be featured at Blue Rock aLive! Cool Nights 21 livestreaming concert series—this Thursday, December 9.
The Band of Heathens recorded Stranger with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists,...
DRUM ROLE
DRUM ROLE
Recording drums takes expertise, experience and experimentation
Whether it’s a tight funk beat, driving R&B groove or blistering metal assault, nothing defines the character of a song like artfully played—and beautifully recorded—drums. But melding the magic of snares and cymbals with the right tincture of mics, preamps and recording know-how can be an elusive alchemy. Elements ranging from room acoustics to microphone selection...
LIVE MICS
LIVE MICS
Selecting the right microphone for your stage show is crucial to a sound performance
“The microphone is the core of everything,” says veteran front-of-house engineer Andy Meyer. “If you don’t have your source properly miked, what good is a $2 million PA or a state-of-the-art mixing console? If the mics are terrible, a great performance doesn’t mean a thing.”
It’s a challenge nearly all musicians face, from coffeehouse singer-songwriters...
GEAR – MASTERING THE MIC
Selecting the right microphone for you is crucial to a sound performance
When you’re belting out a power ballad in front of thousands of excited fans or laying down a delicate guitar overdub in the studio, having the right microphone can make your music sound its best—and the wrong mic can turn it flat and lifeless. But with so many variations available, how do you choose? And with top-end mics selling for tens of thousands and cheapies going...