Her debut album “Bones” is [...]]]> Lizzie Karr is a singer, prolific songwriter, guitarist and pianist whose voice has been described as having “an unteachable and untenable grit” that “sits comfortably in many permutations of genre”.   Her haunted lyrics ride over a band that alternately rocks and grooves sweetly.

Her debut album “Bones” is being released this week with a CD release party Thursday evening at the Boom Boom Room.   Stop by to catch her live or check out her bandcamp page to listen to the album!

Stop by the studio from 10am to 6pm Saturday, Sunday or Monday to check out the demo and our new booth for Studio D!   There will be a shuttle from Moscone Convention Center to Faultline running during the demo hours.

Afterwards be sure to check out one of our favorite local eateries: the newly opened 1058 Hoagie or the venerable Deli Board on your way back to the show floor.

For attendees in town early and local friends we’ll be having a low key happy hour Friday October 26th from 7pm to 10pm to celebrate the start of AES and toast another year of making sweet sweet music together.

Studio A is $300 a day. $450 with a House Engineer.
Studio C is $25/ hr or $50/hr with a House Engineer.
Assistant Engineer $50 for a half day setup

2) What does this include?

Studio A includes use of the live room, dead room and guitar room [...]]]> 1) What are your rates?

Studio A is $300 a day. $450 with a House Engineer.
Studio C is $25/ hr or $50/hr with a House Engineer.
Assistant Engineer $50 for a half day setup

2) What does this include?

Studio A includes use of the live room, dead room and guitar room as well as use all gear listed under Studio A.

Studio C includes control room, booth and Studio C gear.

If you would like to use anything listed as ‘floating’ please tell us when you send in your deposit to be sure it’s available for your session.

3) What’s that you say about a deposit?

We need to receive a 50%  deposit for your reservation to be considered confirmed ($150/day in A, $100/day in C).   If we’ve told you that you have a day “on hold” that means we’ll give you a heads up if someone else wants it but if you don’t get us the deposit in 24 hours from the warning it’s up for grabs.  The deposit is fully refundable more than 15 days from the start of your session.

Unless you’re booking more than a week, the balance of the studio fees for the entire session are due at the start of the session.

4) What about an engineer?

Besides renting the space and equipment there needs to be a qualified engineer on every session who is responsible for proper set up and operation of the studio.   If you need we’d be happy to pair you with one of our House Engineers.

House Engineering time is 10 hour per day, including reasonable lunch/dinner/sanity breaks.   Overtime is negotiated with the Engineer directly.

Assistant Engineers are available to help session Engineers who are unfamiliar with our set up and clean up procedures or who want the extra hands to get things done more efficiently.

5) I/My Buddy already know(s) what we’re doing, why do I have to pay for an assistant?

You are also welcome to bring in your own engineer or rent the space for your client if you are an engineer yourself.  However we might require you to pay for an assistant to help set up and clean up.   Have the session Engineer contact our head engineer to discuss the details of the project.

There are tons of things to learn to run the  studio smoothly: from knowing where the panels on the wall show up in the patchbay to knowing where we keep the dish soap and trash bags that just take experience here to learn.   Also, we have some awesome gear, much of it requires special knowledge not to accidentally blow up.  We assure you, an assistant is a whole lot cheaper than replacing a vintage microphone or tube amp.

6) What if I don’t need the whole day in Studio A?

There are occasions where we will offer Studio at at a half day rate of $200 for the room so feel free to contact us and ask but there’s no guarantee that the day you want will work for us.

7) But I really only need an hour or two!
Well you’re in luck you can now book Studio C by the hour!

8) I hear you offer discounts?
We’re currently offering a few ways you can earn up to a $50/day discount on your studio bookings.   Join our mailing list for details!

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UnderCover Presents is a grassroots project that selects an influential album to be completely reinterpreted and re-recorded by local Bay Area musicians. Each song on the album is arranged by a different band who are encouraged to truly make each song their own. The [...]]]> Joni Mitchell’s Blue

UnderCover Presents is a grassroots project that selects an influential album to be completely reinterpreted and re-recorded by local Bay Area musicians. Each song on the album is arranged by a different band who are encouraged to truly make each song their own. The mission of UnderCover is to expose music fans everywhere to the diverse pool of talent that the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. This quarter, UnderCover, bring you Joni Mitchell’s Blue, curated by guest Music Director, Dina Maccabee.

 A San Francisco-based violinist, singer, and composer, Dina Maccabee has composed and performed scores for Bay Area theater companies including Just Theater and Shotgun Players. Her projects Dina Maccabee Band, Ramona and Jessica and Real Vocal String Quartet, have released several recordings of original music over the last eight years.

“… songs are like tattoos… ink on a pin underneath the skin, an empty space to fill in…”

Written and composed after a difficult breakup with longtime boyfriend, Graham Nash, Joni describes Blue as “a cellophane wrapper on a pack of cigarettes. I felt like I had absolutely no secrets from the world and I couldn’t pretend in my life to be strong”.

Blue was chosen for its profound reflections on the human soul and its explorations of the universal themes of love, loss, and life. The lyrics dance through the various facets of relationships from infatuation on “ A Case of You” to insecurity  on “This Flight Tonight” to love on “My Old Man” and even the pain from letting go of a child on “Little Green”. Blue  takes you skating on icy rivers, traveling through California beaches, Canadian countryside, and even to the Mermaid Cafe at a cave-dwelling hippie commune in Malta.

Dina’s musical selection presents these universal themes in a wide range of styles from Indian Classical to Hip Hop to Delta Blues and Bossa Nova. Presented in full for two nights at the Brava Theater in San Francisco, UnderCover Presents: Blue promises to be a musical journey as wide reaching as the the album itself.

A download of the studio album is included with each show ticket, it will also be available as a limited edition CD run at the show and online starting October 1st.

Saturday Sept. 29, 2012, Doors: 7:30 pm  &  Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, Doors: 6:00 pm

“…here is a shell for you, inside you’ll hear a sigh, a foggy lullaby, there is your song from me…”

They are currently in the middle of an ambitious project: the Single Series 2012.  Every six weeks they will [...]]]> Battlehooch describe their music as “shape-shifting orchestral rock,” we like to call them genre bending over-achievers. From song to song the only thing that remains constant is their high energy and boundless creativity.

They are currently in the middle of an ambitious project: the Single Series 2012.  Every six weeks they will be releasing two new songs (single + b-side) and an accompanying video. Watch the video for the newest single ‘Organic’ below or download it along with groovy b-side ‘Thin Patience’ both mixed here at Faultline by Kyle McGraw and Lucas Boilon.

Additionally, Battlehooch are featured in a GoPro ad which is currently airing during Giants games and are playing an upcoming show with goat god rockers Tornado Rider Friday June 8th at the Great American Music Hall. Truly a show that promises to be epic and full of epic sauce.

]]> http://faultlinestudios.com/archives/1885/feed 0 http://faultlinestudios.com/archives/1864 http://faultlinestudios.com/archives/1864#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:36:55 +0000 admin http://faultlinestudios.com/?p=1864 Black Sabbath officially released Paranoid to the US in 1971 and to date it is one of their most popular and influential albums. This May, Faultline Studios and UnderCover Presents are thrilled to re-introduce Paranoid as you've never imagined it before.

Guest Musical Director Cornelius Boots has selected a line up of bay area musicians [...]]]> Black Sabbath officially released Paranoid to the US in 1971 and to date it is one of their most popular and influential albums. This May, Faultline Studios and UnderCover Presents are thrilled to re-introduce Paranoid as you've never imagined it before.

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Guest Musical Director Cornelius Boots has selected a line up of bay area musicians based on their ability to shred — whether that’s a trumpet, a guitar or vocally, the line up is chocked full of musicians at the top of their game.  Ranging from a full marching band to gamelan ensemble to straight up rock band the night promises a musical journey like no other.

Come check out these bands throw down Saturday May 19th at The Independent. Studio album of the project (produced by Faultline’s own Yosh!) is included in the ticket price.

Tune in now to KALX 90.7 FM and listen for previews of the album as well as a chance to win tickets to the show.

Show tickets and more info here.

After pulling together a quorum of strings, horns, tight rhythm section and rotating cast of vocalists at Faultline last summer, the mandate gained momentum with [...]]]> The Congress, spearheaded by trumpeter and band leader Marcus Cohen, have been hard at work this past year rounding up the votes to pass their newest bill of jams.

After pulling together a quorum of strings, horns, tight rhythm section and rotating cast of vocalists at Faultline last summer, the mandate gained momentum with the support of Bay Area legend Matt Kelley who helped their first act of 2012 pass with a unanimous vote of smooth grooving.

The soul and R&B inspired cuts are making their way through committee right now, so listen up, because The Congress is in session.