I Recorded and did all the Mics/tracking for both of vins albums, glad he digs my studio cause everything he does is authentic, well played, genuine, and obviously does great because of it. if you love the blues youll love this record, tracked live and left raw just like the last one.

Rogue Hunter

Ice Cold Beer

Vin Mott - Ice Cold Beer

man I was proud producing this one top too bottom. two of the band members are long time guitar, bass, and songwriting students of mine. I feel like a real gritty, early 90s grunge vibe was captured on this one, something I wish more people still did. one of the most fascinating things about this recording was seeing my student dave shuldiner arrange songs in a very similar way to his uncle chuck.

recordinng/mixing/mastering - james stivaly

You Will Be Hungry

Wendigo - Spiderboi

Super proud on this one, another band with a long time guitar student and a long time bass student of mine. woodland tombs E.P. is out now on deprived records. gotta admit it felt pretty awesome recording mixing and mastering something with my previous works submitted to me as mix references. but they did want it out quick so I wish I could have spent a bit More time on the details of this one, but lessons are learned every release

recording/mixing/mastering - james stivaly

Woodland Tomb - "White Coat Hypertension"

out now on under the counter tapes is joker's "Peeled". so stoked to mix and master a record for them. they tracked it in their basement but it fits the feel perfectly.

Joyer - Peeled

Joe billy's first full band song was awesome to track. he one taked every instrument and it came out super clean.

recording/mixing/mastering - James Stivaly

Joe Billy - We All Die Eventually

Of Love's "Spalted Maple" is composed of beautiful originals and classic jazz standards. there are so many talented musicians on this record, all organized and arranged by Erin Lockett. this was one of my hardest gigs because the entire record had to be recorded, mixed, and mastered in 3 weeks. I was doing 16 to 18 hour long days on this one but we did it and it came out great.


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Spalted Maple

Of Love - Life Is Film

This is another one I produced from top to bottom. recorded mixed and mastered by yours truly. the band had a really specific idea they were going for which is great and made the album truly original, but backseat mixing can be a blessing and a curse. it was already really hard to mix because the necessary depth of modern professional recordings had to be balanced out with the gross lo-fi feel that was necessary for the genre. but as much as I wish I was able to put more of my own personal touches on this album, and also adhere to some more professional mixing standards, I still had a blast cause this band is compiled of some of my oldest and best friends.

The production deserves praise for balancing the rank, sweaty tone of the music while taking care to represent the individual instruments at their best. Bass is fat and plumy, the percussion is loose but emboldened with heft and the lead and rhythm guitars are given space to crawl, leap and spasm. -angrymetalguy.com

Related to this, Necrosexual achieves that rare distinction of actually sounding dangerous – and not in the usual sense of try-hard edgelords playing with fascist imagery. It’s easy to forget just how shocking extreme metal was in the ‘80s, when bands such as Repulsion and Venom first created their unholy sounds, and whilst Pink Mass may not sound like they’re from that era, they create a similar impression of a band unchained by expectations, simply doing what they want to do, “good taste” and the opinion of others be damned. Nor are they picking on easy targets, as song titles like “F.O.A.D N.S.B.M.” and “Extinction of the Breeders” [1] make clear. That it’s all wrapped up in a very crust-like production gives it that extra edge, with every aspect of these songs lunging from the speakers like a wolf going straight for the throat. - puregrainaudio.com


https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/10/25/full-album-stream-get-necrosexual-pink-mass/

Necrosexual

Pink Mass - Vorified

Remember when death core was good and drummers didn't need triggers?

jokes aside I am so grateful I got to master this, seriously, it came out heavy as shit, and the bands surrounding this project are/were so important to a lot of people. thanks to everyone in the band for having me work on this, and my dude Moe Watson for reaching out, what an awesome release to work on. And as always hit me up for any and all audio/recording needs you might have. FFO: Deadwater Drowning, The Red Chord, Fit For An Autopsy, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, The Acacia Strain


Lambgoat: The Final Battle posted some posthumous tracks that I think folks who liked BMA releases would want to hear. Formed from the ashes of Deadwater Drowning in 2004. The remaining members (Nate Johnson, Seth Coleman, Steve Whalen) joined with a new members (Moe Watson and Mark McDonald) to create these songs as well as play some reunion shows in the Northeast. These songs were recorded in 2005 and were never released. Nate went on to sing on albums for Through The Eyes Of The Dead and Fit For An Autopsy. Seth spent a moment in The Acacia Strain. Moe played with Shai Hulud. And I think Mark played with Austrian Death Machine album. Really burly, moshy, death/hardcore. Enjoy!

The Final Battle (Deadwater Drowning) - Song 1

One of the most original bands I've produced from top to bottom. I did a little bit of everything on this one, some session playing, production, recording, mixing, but no mastering cause it was printed to vinyl so the printing plant did the mastering. this track has what I call "quick mastering" on it; a service I charge 15$ for that simply brings your track up to the appropriate volume. This band features every crazy instrument and melody you couldn't imagine, all the way down to a saw, thats right she plays the saw and its awesome

You Have Been Cordially Disinvited

The Wedding Funeral - Manican

O.D. Production LLC 

im a music producer/engineer/guitar teacher based out of the greater New York city area. I started recording with a company me and my friend started called "Guerrilla Recording" where we would go to your space and capture the natural sound of your band in the comfort of where you normally practice. But now I've upgraded to having my own studio. this is a collection of works I've either played guitar on, recorded, mixed, mastered, or all of the above. contact me for rates at jamesstivalymusic1@gmail.com

 I specialize in getting you a professional, chart topping recording without losing the nuances of your specific sub-genre.

the purpose of this page is to showcase my work, educate my students on the writing and recording process, and to add commentary to the process I went through while working on these releases. if anyone would like their songs taken down or turned into simply a clip of the song ill happily oblige, for such inquiries see the email address above

James

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