Who's Who

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

Name: Simon
Location: Quebec
Age: 22
Own Band: Hécatombe, Theme Spirit
Occupation: Graduated college in music, musician, producer, and I've got a crap day job to pay my gear and apartment
Musical Tastes: Metal, classical, video games music, latin...
Favorite Band: Megadeth, Martyr, and my own band, of course!
Favorite Album: Martyr's Warp Zone and Jeff Loomis' solo album
Favorite Producer: Pierre Rémillard, Andy Sneap, Yannick St-Amand
Production Experience: Currently producing my own band's debut album and I'm working in a blues/rock project (where I don't play an instrument)
Goal: Getting a gig in Japan, making a living with music in general
Gear: - A real nice Jackson Randy Rhoads
- Krank Rev. 1 with cab
- Pro Tools 8.0.1
- Behringer TRITH 2031A monitors
- A shatload of other stuff, you get the big picture

 

[fin]

Name: Arttu
Age: 26
Location: Tampere, Finland
Own Band: Metal Project that hasn't got name yet, Jimmy & The Raspberries
Occupation: Student
Musical Tastes: Almost everything but mainly metal, rock and blues
Favorite Bands: Strapping Young Lad, Nile, Devin Townsend, Rust, Alice in Chains, Danko Jones, Foo Fighters
Favorite Album: Ocean Machine: Biomech
Favorite Producer: Andy Sneap, Devin Townsend
Production Experience: Mostly my own shit but I've done couple of demos to my friends
Production Gear: Acer Laptop, Sonar, M-Audio Profire 2626, Behringer ADA8000, Behringer 2030A monitors, SM57, Samson C02, Studio Projects B1...
Guitar Gear: Fernandes Super Strat, Jackson RR1, Wolf PRS copy, Peavey 6505, Framus 2x12

 

[sprack]

Name: Jesse
Location: Austin, TX
Age: 35
Occupation: systems engineer (processors)
Musical Tastes: everything these days.
Gear :
- Microphones: couple SM57's, Audix i5, AKG C214
- Audio Interface and Pres: Onyx400f, ADA8000, Toneport
- Monitors: Event ASP8
- Console: Mackie MCU
- Backline: Engl E530, ADA MP1, Sansamp RPM, Sansamp RBI, Marshall 2203KK, Mesa Roadster, 5150II, Orange Dual Terror, Ampeg VL1002, Marshall DSL, Marshall VS8100, Ampeg VH140, Randall RG100ES, Carvin TS100, Ashley GQX3101, Ashley CLX52, Alesis DM5, Randall 4x12
- Instr: Variax, Ibanez RG570, Ibanez MTM, Ibanez MM1, Les Paul Classic, Ibanez Iceman, Fender USA J-5, Carvin 5-str Icon
- Computer: Corei7 Xeon, RME9562, Cubase 6, PT10

 

[Mapex75]

Name: Rick Halverson
Location: From Omaha Nebraska but living in Hamburg Germany
Occupation: I play drums for Hardcore Metalers Pro-Pain!!
Favorite band(s): So many I cant name them all
Favorite Producer(s): Sneep, Date, Robinson, Thordendal...
Hobbies: Playing guitar, bass and programming drums, riding 3 wheelers(Honda 250 R)fishing(haha)hunting (hahaha)

say hi if you like!!:Smokin:

 

[Mapex75]

haha also-
my gear: Shitty HP notebook withuke: windows 7 which i could use some advice about!!?? Echo audiofire 2 and a bunch of free amp sims ect, Ezdrummer w/ DFH pack, Ibanez RG series, Ibanez RG series 5-string Bass, Sure SM-58

 

[mathcore]

Name : Clay
Location : Sydney,Australia
Born : 1975
Own Band : Nobody Knew They Were Robots/Godswounds
Occupation : Studio Owner(the Brain Studios,Surry Hils,Sydney)
Musical Tastes : Various
Favorite Artist : Dillinger/Job For A Cowboy/Mr Bungle/Helmet/Acacia Strain
Favorite Album : Astrocreep 2000 and Mr Bungle (self titled)
Favorite Producer : -
Production Experience : Studio and LIve
Goal : To meet like minded people around the world.
Production Gear : Amek Mozart RN,Protools HD3,MCI JH-24 2"24track,Focusrile Red,Manley Vox Box,Avalon 737,Distressor,Lexicon 200,Urei 1176/1178/LA-4,Joe Meek,Valley People Keepex(x4)Gain Brain(x4),Finalizer,TC M2000,Neuman,AKG,Sure,Senheiser,Schoeps....hell i cant remember them all.....
Amps and cabs at my disposal: Rivera Knucklehead,JCM 800,Soldano Avenger,Messa M2000(bass),Ampeg SVT
Guitars: PRS,Orville,Strat,Tobias Bass,Pedula Bass,Takamine Acoustic Guitar
Word.
Clay

 

[muckypup1]

Name: Sonny
Location: Islington, London
Age: 16
Own Band: I'm currently working on a metal/hard-rock project
Occupation: Shit musician/lazy fucker/doing GCSE's at the moment
Musical Tastes: Death Metal, Djent, Thrash, Hardcore, Black Metal
Favorite Bands: Meshuggah, Hatebreed, Slayer, OM, Sunn O))),
Favorite Album: Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
Favorite Producer: The man Andy Sneap
Production Experience: Only been doing this shit for about a year, so no real serious experience with bands
Production Gear:
Interface: Line 6 GX, Alesis Guitar Link usb guitar cable
DAW's: Reaper, Ableton Live 6
Guitars: Schecter Omen 7 Extreme, Vintage VJR
Computer: old Dell computer
Monitors: JPW monitors
Headphones: Sony MDR-XD200 headphones
Plugins: all the free plugins, a few Waves plugins, Amplitube 3/Metal, Ez Drummer + DFH, a load more shit

 

[Mr. Brokenamp]

Name : Dave
Location : Northeast Pennsylvania
Age : 32
Own Band : Putting one together....
Occupation : Government Engineering Tech GS-0802
Musical Tastes : Metal, Rock, Jazz
Favorite BandS : Megadeth, Zeppelin, Metallica, Ozzy, KSE, VOD
Favorite Album : Anything with Randy Rhodes, Django Rheinhardt or Buddy Rich. Then Rust in Peace, And Justice for all, and anything Paul Gilbert.
Favorite Producer : Andy Sneap, Colin Richardson, Mutt Lange, Adam D.,
Production Experience : reocding in bigger studios with my old bands and doing my own work currently.
Recording Gear : Custom built computer, P.O.S. motu converter, API lunchbox with homemade 312 clones and purple audio biz and compressor, Joe Meek VC6, AKG 451', AKG 414buls, i5, sm57's, sm58
Amps: Original Bogner Fish with cantrell mod into a VHT 2150 into a vintage Ampeg V4 cab with V30's. I'm almost done building a plexi clone.
Guitars: 1972 Les Paul, A Custom built strat with a wayne charvel body, I'm building a "PGM" and a polka dot V, A nice acoustic from the 70's. And a frankenstein kramer with a USA late san dimas early ontario maple board neck & w'emgs. Roland SDE-2500, Scholz octopus, Fulltone Fulldrive2, HBE CPR, Lovepedal 200lbs.

 

[SigiWeinhart]

Name: Sigi Weinhart
Location: Deggendorf. GER
Age: 21
Own Band: Mortal Infinity (Thrash Metal)
Musical Tastes: All kinds of Metal and Hardcore, progressive stuff, stoner and sludge, a little bit of rap and electronic music
Favourite Album: Impossible to say. I'm listening to Evile's Infected Nations right now and it's pretty sick
Favourite Producer: maybe Colin Richardson.
Production Experience: Recording some Rehearsal Demos with my band.
Goal: I want to build up my own studio at home to finish my other projects besides the band.
Band Gear:
- Bass: Squier VM 70s Jazz Bass
- Amps: Orange Terror Bass + Ampeg SVT410 HLF

 

[Star Ark]

NAME: Neil Flavelle

LOCATION: Melbourne Australia

BANDS: Teramaze (prog metal produced by Jeff Waters Mixed by Neil Kernon) and my own project Star Ark (trippy heavy ambient produced by me)

PROFESSION: Guitar, bass, drum, piano teacher

AGE : 26

GOAL: Tour the world with Teramaze, get Star Ark's music out there, collaborate with Kevin Moore

GEAR: Musicman, Ibanez, Jackson, Takamine guitars
Krankenstein, Vox Ac50

 

[AllanD]

Name: Allan Davis
Location: Houston, Texas
Bands: Freedom Lies Ahead (Hardcore/Punk)
Profession: Student, clerk at a doctors office
Age: 19
Goal: Get some shows playing with my band, possibly become a music teacher.
Gear: Modded Windsor, Avatar 2x12, Modded Squier affinity tele

 

[Paulie!]

Names: Paul Carter [Paulie!.. yes with an exclamation point]
Localation: North Carolina
Bands: Sevarius, A Perilous Momentum[Former], The Nuclear Option[Former], Ned Flanders' Revenge[Former]
Occupation: Musician, Patient Services Coordinator
Musical Tastes: Metal, Prog Rock, Jazz, whatever I'm in the mood for.
Favorite Band: Iron Maiden, Nevermore
Favorite Album: Maiden - Brave New World/Number Of The Beast | Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World/This Godless Endeavor
Favorite Song: The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Favorite Producer: Andy, Jamie King, and Kevin Shirley
Production Experience: Mostly Demos for My Bands and other Local Bands
Production Gear : MOTU 2408 w/ 324-PCI, various shite mics, various crap mixers (used for pre's usually), Sonar 6
"Backline" Gear: G&L Strat, 1986 Laney Pro-Tube AOR 50, Fender Ultimate Chorus, Peavey Vypyr(Practice Amp.. Mainly), DIY 1x12 cab, DIY 1x15 Cab, Tubescreamer

 

[NovembersDirge]

Name: Phil
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Age: 28
Own Band: Æthereal [Everything—though, looking for other musicians]
Occupation: Student
Musical Tastes: Pretty eclectic, lots of metal though, obviously...
Favorite Band: Top 5 from Last.fm: Iron Maiden, Nobuo Uematsu, Opeth, Amorphis, The Beatles
Favorite Album: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Favorite Producer: Obviously Andy Sneap, Jens Bogren, Adam Tucker, Steven Wilson, Dan Swanö
Production Experience: My own project... that's it.
Goal: To be able to work with metal professionally in some capacity. Particularly to take steps into production. Also, to get Æthereal up to be a fully functioning, touring project. Oh, also: become King of the World.

 

[poisson]

Name: Teddy Veatch
Location: Illinois
Occupation: Graphic Artist
Band: uberwolf
Age: 36

 

[Boerboel666]

Hi my name is Nick
INSTRUMENT - Guitar
HOME - Brighton, England .
FAV BAND - PANTERA
Soon to be working in my own studio in the Sussex countryside .
I was lucky enough to have been in the studio with both Colin Richardson and Andy Sneap back in the 90's . ( I wish I had paid more attention ! ) In fact I think these recordings were the first time the two met each other . They were both pro's and even though Andy was
the engineer at the time it was obvious to anyone he would go on to do great thing's . Unfortunately me and my band mates at the time were an immature bunch of cu^ts who probably did not deserve the opportunity !
PETS - A BIG FU*KING DOG called Caleb .(Studio security)
MUSICAL TASTE - Varied but only if it's the full fat version , cannot stand watered down commercial interpretations of any genre .

 

[Lechugaz]

Name : Benjamin Lechuga
Location : Chile, South America
Age : 22
Own Band : DELTA www.deltachile.com
Occupation : Composition student, sessionist, guitar teacher.
Musical Tastes : Rock, Metal, Funk, Tango, Jazz, Classic, Bach, Wagner... don't know... just about everything.
Favorite Band : Pain Of Salvation
Favorite Album : It changes everyday, but latey I've been listening to Pain of Salvation - BE
Favorite Producer : Andy Sneap
Production Experience : I've recorded and Mixed my band's 3rd album. Alwats recording and mixing other bands and doing little jobs as a producer.
Goal : Having a worldwide tour.
Production Gear : Intel Quad Core, MOTU 896mk3, JoeMeek One Q, RODE NT2A, Cubase 5, sm57, Behringer TRUTHB2031A.
Amps: ENGL e530, Piece of shit "5", BOSS GT PRO, KORG rack tuner.
Guitars: Ibanez: RGT3170, RG1527, RG7420, JPM100P4, AW40, and a Squier strat for my students.
Mics: some 57's and a RODE NT2A.

 

[BlackwingGabriel]

Hi, i've been a lurker for almost two years now

Name: Gabriel
Location: the Capital of Indonesia... errr nope not Bali..
Age: February 5th 1982
Own Band: Don't have any at the moment
Occupation: Full-time studio engineer
Musical Tastes: My first love with music is from 90's metal and hardcore (Sepultura, Dismember, Carcass, Gorefest, Amorphis, Sick of It All, Ryker's etc) and now expand to acoustics, jazz, post-rock, experimental, electronics and..
errr.. pop, of course.
Favorite Band: There's so many, the list would be full.
Favorite Album: Metal production-wise, i'll take Dream Theater's Train of Thought and Lamb of God's Sacrament.
Favorite Producer: Butch Vig, Michael H. Brauer, Chris Lord-Alge, Randy Staub, and Andy Wallace.
Production Experience: recording, mixing and mastering of Indonesian bands. Nothing international-wide yet.
Goal: Saving money for my own Backstage Studio in the country, and become THE most go to producer/mixer for non-pop music.
Production Gear : Currently, i'am working in MusikTek Studio http://musiktekstudio.com using/have used the following gears:
- Microphones: AKG, Rode, Audix, Royer, Blue mics..
- Audio Interface/Pres/Outboards: RME Fireface 800, Mbox2, lots of Presonus products/pres, Avalon 737vt sp, True Systems P2, Daking's, TL Audio's, UA-710, Summit Audio's, Grace Design m101, RNLA, TC-Electronics M-One XL, Lexicons.
- Monitors: Event Opal (main), Quested S7R, Adam A7, A5, small JBLs.
- Backline: ddrum, Tech-21's amp, PRS..
- Computer: A quad Intel running Cubase 5 with almost all UAD-2 plugins.

see ya in the pit,
Gabriel

 

[P-E]

I don't think I've ever done this, it's been a while since I'm here though.

Name: Philip-Emmanuel Aubry
Location: Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada
Age: 16
Own Band: None, got a few small projects with friends though
Occupation: Student
Musical Tastes: Mostly melodic death metal, most other metal and folk.
Band: Top 5 from Last.fm: Damien Rice, Pain of Salvation, Slice the Cake, In Flames, Eminem
Favorite Album: The Gallery (Dark Tranquillity)
Favorite Producer: Jens Bogren and earlier Fredrik Nordstrom
Production Experience: Mixed loads of bands that were posted here for fun, then a few songs I made with friends
Goal: Have fun writing music, recording it and making it sound as good as possible
Gear: Studio projects b1 x2, crap 2.1 speakers (that I know very well though), E-MU 0404 USB

 

[Geno_]

Long time lurker!

Name: James Walford
Location: Birmingham, England
Age: 27
Own Band: Down to one at the moment - Vicious Bastard http://www.myspace.com/vbgrind I used to be in Deadweight (tech) and Theoktony (death) both on FETO records.
Occupation: Studio guy/Guitar teacher
Musical Tastes: from extreme metal to neil young.
Favorite Band: maiden?
Favorite Album: live after death
Favorite Producer: fredrik nordstrom
Production Experience: started off recording my own music, then others asked me to do theirs. The most recent/biggest bands i have done are Venomous Concept, Lionheart and Sorrows. As for the future, next week i start on the new Anaal Nathrakh with Mick Kenney.
Goal: Actually get good! To make a decent living from music production, to get more bands from other countries/work with bigger bands. Get loads more gear!
production Gear :
- Microphones: SM7B, SM57's/58's, Audix D6 D4 D2x2 i5 Rode NT-5's SE2200
- Audio Interface/Pres/Outboards: Fireface 800, platinum octopre, firepod
- Monitors: Mackie hr824mkII, tannoy reveal active.
- Amps: 5150II 6505 Framus Cobra Orange rockerverb and tiny terror
- Computer: Carillon custom w/ quad core extreme.
- DAW of Choice: Cubase SX3! getting the crossgrade in the next month though

 

[TheIllusionist]

Name: Chris Clancy
Location: Blackpool - UK / Edison NJ - USA
Age: 25
Own Band: Mutiny Within (Vocals, Production, Engineering, Lyrics)
Occupation: Musician and Mixer. Vocalist in Mutiny Within - Roadrunner Records
Musical Tastes: Metal, Rock, Country, 40's, anything that catches my ear
Favorite Band: Karnivool
Favorite Album: Themata
Favorite Mixer: Colin Richardson
Mixing Experience: Live bonus tracks on "Mutiny Within Special Edition", Born To Win - WWE, Highway To Hell - Metal Hammer, Hit The Lights - Vultures Don't Eat Van's DVD, With Daggers Drawn Demos, Mutiny Within Demos, Christoph Knie - EP.
Goal: To eventually have enough money to put together a nice mixing studio and work on mixing when i'm not touring. Upgrading from an Mbox 2.0 to a Pro Tools HD unit would be a start. I'm also interested in producing bands in the future.
Production Gear :
- Microphones: Shure SM58, SM7
- Audio Interface: MBOX 2.0
- Monitors: 2x Rokit 8 with 10" Rokit sub
- Backline: All Virtual
- Computer: Core 2 Quad 6600 PC, Win XP, Pro Tools 8, 4 gig ram, 1.5Tb HD space.