Audio Projects

Cover of my buddy Dave singing and playing Pink Moon by Nick Drake. Recorded at Bloomsburg University using SM57, C414 and an earth works mic. Minor tweaks in EQ and compression + some panning.

Pink Moon - Nick Drake (Dave Cover)

Recorded at Bloomsburg University Studio A with David Falacko and Me (Mike Shaw). The same as the previous track but with a bass track and bongos for background percussion. I think it adds a lot to the guitar and vocals. We tried to keep it simple as to not take away too much and distract the listener from the original performance. But I think these layers add sort of a smooth texture and fit well with the whole song.

The bass track was recorded through my Fender bass practice amp (15V2) using an RE20 Mic pretty close up to the grill. 

The bongos were recorded with an SM57 pointed towards the center of the bongos about 3-4 inches from each head in the middle.

I used the Vintech preamp, SSL 611 EQ, and The Drawmer 69 compressor for both the bass and bongos.

Pink Moon (w/ Overdubs) - David Falacko (Nick Drake Cover)

I recorded this song for my first project of the Spring semester 2018 at Bloomsburg University. The rules of this project was to basically recreate a grammy winning song from any year and make it as close to the original as possible. After we chose three songs we wanted to do, our professor chose one of those out of the three for us to record. I was hoping the entire time that he would choose "What A Fool Believes" and it turned out he did. I'm not sure if he knew about my past endeavor with this song or not, but either way it was a surprisingly challenging thing to map out at first. It was very fun to do though. I was lucky enough to have Aaron Eldred play piano, synth, and bass on this track. He was very professional and quick. Probably one of the smoothest sessions I've ever done and he was a pleasure to work with. I also had my friend David Falacko on guitar again as I did on the previous Nick Drake cover from last semester. This dude is a really talented guitarist and he knocked out his part really fast as well. The guitar in the song originally is kind of a background instrument (surprising for a rock/pop song) so he doesn't get to shine as much as Aaron did, but he made the whole process fun and fast.

What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (Cover)

I chose this song for my 2nd audio project for Audio II this semester. It's a pretty cool and eerie old song that not many people know I think. Originally it's more of a live song because it's basically just the Banjo and Don's singing until he involves the audience and uses them to create a nifty canon effect which gives the song a more dramatic feeling.

I used the API and Nieve pre amps and C414s and SM7B for the entirety of the track.

All vocals and instruments are done by me except David Falacko who participated in some backing vocals in the choir at the end.

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