Since the release of the album people have been asking – How did you get that sound? Louie Prez’s album ‘Scam’ was recorded using old school methods. Not in a fancy studio, where we all came in to record our parts on a different day. Not in a complex set of studio rooms where we looked at each other through double glazed windows and listened to each other through ‘not quite right’ headphone mixes. We did it using the old school method of sitting in a small semi circle in a great sounding room, a set of stereo mikes for the room sound and some spot mikes to boost the sound of each instrument as needed. We used the Reception Room at Maribyrnong City Council precisely because it sounded old school. No digital trickery. In this photo you can see the set up of the mikes.
The last two tracks on the album were recorded back at my studio in 2 rooms. They were recorded live with no overdubbing
Hope this answers all the questions.
April 23, 2009 at 10:29 am
Nice shot of the power source behind the Jazz legends.
April 23, 2009 at 10:41 am
If only I could have run the session on solar, it was 43 degrees that day and we had to turn the airco off because it made too much noise. We were frying in that room, still can’t figure out how we ended up sounding so cool.