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Mixing Strings 4 Industry CD

It's Friday the thirteenth and Billyo just finished mixing a new CD for "Strings 4 Industry" ( S4I) featuring violin legend Darol Anger with Scott Law, Carlton Jackson, and Tye North. The music travels from and through inventive new acoustic spaces; weaving original music with flavors of Motown, blues, heavy metal, fusion , Beatles and more. We will report when the CD is released.

Contributed by: Billy Oskay, Saturday, June 14 2008 @ 12:01 AM PDT

Anne Weiss CD "Concrete World and the Lover's Dream" release concert

The mastering (final polish) for Anne Weiss's new CD, "Concrete World and the Lover's Dream", was expertly done at Nick Moon's new Tone Proper Mastering, and it sounds great!
Nick Moon and Big Red's Billy Oskay were happy to attend Anne Weiss's CD release concert, performed to a sold out audience April 26th at Portland's Clinton Street Theater. She gathered almost all the musicians who played on her project and it was wonderful to hear the arrangements (carefully brought to focus in the studio) come alive!
You can see pictures of Anne & musician friends taken during the Sept. '07 sessions by scrolling to the bottom of this page.

Check out Anne's website at: AnneWeiss

Contributed by: Billy Oskay, Sunday, April 27 2008 @ 12:25 AM PDT

Tom May: Winterfolk and Blue Roads Red Wine CD

Tom May worked over the Winter (with Billy Oskay at the console) recording, mixing and mastering his 13th CD (second at Big Red): "Blue Roads Red Wine."
We usually do not profile artists who record at Big Red, but singer-songwriter Tom May is such an amazing human being that we felt compelled here to tell a bit about him.
Tom May, in addition to being a fine musician, is a radio personality, a writer, and a concert promoter. He is a gracious, caring person who treats all he meets with warmth and humor.
For over 20 years Tom has hosted the radio show "River City Folk" which is broadcast weekly to over 200 stations on the WFMT Fine Arts Radio Network.
Tom also created and promoted Winterfolk, one of the Northwest's premier concerts that each year brings together some of the finest musicians from the folk tradition to raise money to support "Sisters of the Road Cafe." Sisters of the Road Cafe

Tom May (center) singing with Peter Yarrow at the conclusion of 20th Annual Winterfolk concert on Feb. 2, 2008

Tom's new CD, "Blue Roads, Red Wine.", to be released by Waterbug Records on April 22, 2008
Toms Website: Tom May Folk

Contributed by: Billy Oskay, Friday, February 15 2008 @ 10:31 PM PST

HannaH's Field Project October, 2007

October was filled with fun as we tracked the "gypsy reggae" sounds of HannaH's Field. Singer-Songwriter HannaH and (hot on the Djembe) Andy A are the heart & soul of the group. Their CD: "Warriors of Love " will be released in Spring 2008

Andy A and HannaH, here with darbuka wizard Tarik Banzi who tracked a phenomenal solo on "Angel Land."

HannaH's Field were joined by friends singing choral parts on two cuts.
Website: HannaH's Field

Contributed by: Billy Oskay, Thursday, November 01 2007 @ 07:04 PM PDT

Fall-Winter 2008 at Big Red Studio

Days grow shorter and the fog rolls in as Big Red stays busy tracking and mixing projects for Anne Weiss, HannaH's Field, Tom May, Brian Hall, Rudy Lopez and OCP, Cam Newton, Philip Boulding, Johnny Martin, Shoehorn and Jody Peterson.
Clients often take breaks to enjoy the sights from the hill behind Big Red Studio and frequently see deer right outside the windows while recording.

Sunrise at Mt. Hood as seen from hill behind Big Red

Foggy morn looking south

Doe with her yearlings in the rain

Contributed by: Billy Oskay, Monday, October 15 2007 @ 09:13 PM PDT

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