"II. Nocturne"
Composer: Vivian Aguiar Buff
Engineer: Elijah Kang
Mix Engineer: Elijah Kang

Note:

This piano piece was recorded at The Record Company in Boston, Massachusetts.  I had a great time engineering/mixing the track mostly because Vivian's composition is so beautiful.  I still get chills listening to it.

Enjoy the music.

-Elijah

Vivian Aguiar Buff - Sonata No. 1 in G Minor - II. Nocturne

"Untitled"
Artist: Bent Knee
Producer: Elijah Kang
Engineers: Elijah Kang and Lauren Grubb

This is one of three more low key/acoustic tracks I produced/engineered for Bent Knee recently.

Producing/Engineering this song was an incredible experience.  Bent Knee always brings amazing material to the table and it was just an absolute pleasure to work with them professionally and creatively.

Find out more about the band at their website: www.bentkneemusic.com

Enjoy the track.

-Elijah

Bent Knee - Untitled

"Little Specks of Calcium (Piano/Vocal Version)
Artist: Bent Knee
Producer: Elijah Kang
Engineers: Elijah Kang and Lauren Grubb
Mix Engineer: Elijah Kang

Note:

This is one of three more low key/acoustic tracks I produced/engineered for Bent Knee recently.

It is a piano and vocal performance of an older Bent Knee tune and Courtney did a great job of re-imagining the music to fit the stripped down instrumentation.  Her vocal performance is amazing, as usual.  Working on this track was just another musically enlightening experience for me.

Find out more about the band at their website: www.bentkneemusic.com

Enjoy the music.

-Elijah

Bent Knee - Little Specks of Calcium (Piano/Vocal Version)

"Tatuagem"
Vocalist: Pamela Stiebler
Arranger: Alex Suetholz
Engineer: Elijah Kang
Mix Engineer: Elijah Kang

Note:

This track is a live-to-multitrack recording of an old Brasilian bossa tune.  Alex did an amazing job of giving this standard a fresh sound and Pamela, who is personally one of my favorite vocalists, performed the song absolutely perfectly.  The musicians who played on this recording were consummate professionals and I had a really fun time with my Brasilian family.  This song really goes to show how music can cross language barriers with ease.

Pamela Stiebler - Tatuagem (Arranged by Alex Suetholz)

"I'm Still Here"
Artist: Bent Knee
Producer: Elijah Kang
Engineers: Elijah Kang and Lauren Grubb
Mix Engineer: Elijah Kang

Note:

This is one of three more low key/acoustic tracks I produced/engineered for Bent Knee recently.

This is a haunting song about family member in a coma.  The band really brings this claustrophobic image to sonic reality and expands upon the vision throughout the course of the song.  After being so close to the song for such a long time, I still can't shake the images that were initially conjured up in my mind the first time I heard it performed.  Bent Knee really has a knack for painting vivid pictures and nailing them to your psyche.  However, this makes working on their material so much more enjoyable and immersive.

Find out more about the band at their website: www.bentkneemusic.com

Enjoy the track.

-Elijah  

Bent Knee - I'm Still Here

"Autumn in New York"
Vocalist: Courtney Swain
Producers: Elijah Kang and Kate Bilinski
Programmer: Kate Bilinski
Engineer: Elijah Kang
Mix Engineers: Elijah Kang and Kate Bilinski

Note:

This was the first track that Kate and I collaborated on and through this piece, we decided to start our production company, Open Gate Productions.  This track features Bent Knee lead vocalist, Courtney Swain and Bent Knee guitarist, Ben Levin.  The song is a remix of Vernon Duke's 1934 hit, Autumn in New York which was eventually immortalized by Billie Holiday.  Courtney, once again, does an incredible job of capturing the essence of the song in her performance.  This also happens to be the first time I've done a collaborative mix, but the experience was not only educational, but memorable as well.

Enjoy the music.

-Elijah

Courtney Swain - Autumn in New York (An Open Gate Production)

All the tracks featured in this set are all live sessions with no overdubs.

Engineered and Mixed by Elijah Kang.

Lydia Fischer - The Life You Read About (Live)

This is a track that I was very involved with.  I co-wrote, produced and mixed the track and did all of the vocal engineering as well.

Lyrically, it is a comment on the decay of popular hip hop.

Musically, it is a grooving jazzy hip hop track.

Much love and thanks to Ioana for providing the hook, Nemesis Prime for providing the lyricism, Richard Gould for the introductions and Uga Swastadi for the arrangement.

Extra respect and thanks to Professor Ted Paduck and Mix One for the instrumental tracking.

Enjoy the music.

E.