Shane Olivo Audio

05/02/2024

A1 for Klipsch corporate event at Kohler Pottery Building.

02/05/2023

Happy Release Day! My third full-length album, "Fires Fading into Black," is available now. Listen here - https://holdenlaurence.bandcamp.com

🥁 - Mark J. Soriano
🎨 - Matthew Childers

Mixed/Mastered by Shane Olivo Audio

If you like it, share it with a friend :)

01/14/2022

Here's the third piece of analog outboard I picked up late last year: Vintage Tapco stereo spring reverb.
I posted this on an audio group and a boomer engineer said he doesn't understand - in his day these weren't even good and they were trying everything they could to not use pieces like these.
I explained that I use software reverb and the modern software reverbs all sound AMAZING ( shout-out to .plugins - I own everything they have and it's on everything I mix 💯❤️ ).
What software CAN'T do is make a believable "sh*tty" sounding reverb. The more you manipulate the reverbs the more 2 dimensional they get - IMO.
The Tapco can add a layer of "interesting" ( READ: sh*tty, AKA not pristine fidelity ) reverb into your mix while still retaining some dimension.
I also mix a lot of roots reggae and this thing SLAPS for that 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

01/11/2022

About a month ago, I bought 3 pieces of analog gear for mixing in the first time in about 12 years.
Wow! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥🔥
What a H U G E difference.
It's funny, I sold off most of my super vintagey analog stuff a few years ago, but I feel like I had to mix a lot more digital/ITB to really appreciate what a couple of high end quality things can do on the mix/mastering bus.
Another random fun thing was reconnecting with an old friend who is also going through the same realization 🙌
Also big shout out to
for creating VSX so I can actually hear the difference ❤️❤️❤️

11/23/2021

A2 at today and this weekend for
The new Warner Theater is amazing 🙌🙌🙌🙌

10/22/2021

Jeff Villwock, one of my best friends and mentors, died of cancer in February of 2020 at the age of 54. Jeff was one of the best bass players I've ever heard. His lines were always melodic and active, always tying the drums to the harmonic and melodic elements of the songs while never getting in the way or detracting from leads or vocals.
When I was 17 and Jeff was 27 we played in the first band I was in that played out - Lazy Vegas. A few years later Jeff asked me to join up with him and some amazing musicians from the Milwaukee music scene to form Highball Holiday. Despite never having listened to ska before, Jeff was very guiding and encouraging. It's from that band I developed my taste in roots ska and reggae.
After Highball Holiday had about run its course, Jeff was interested in starting something new, but this time he wanted to try playing guitar. He suggested that I play bass and he'd help me develop my bass playing. In the format of a drums, bass, guitar Jeff and I had 3 distinct bands all with totally different playing styles and concepts. The three bands were P***o, Bloom and Burly. In each of these bands Jeff mentored me and my bass playing focusing on three different styles - from picked, active, melodic 8th note lines in P***o to tuned down root note, Sabbath esque lines of Burly to finger style quarter note lines in Bloom.
When Jeff passed away I was wondering about his bass, because he meant so much to me both as a bass mentor and best friend. At the time, I didn't want to bother his family about anything, so I let it go. But this summer, I was thinking about Jeff again and contacted his brother Mike to ask what happened to the bass.
Turns out before Jeff passed, he, his mom and Mike were talking about it and Jeff said he felt like I would be a good person to end up with it.
Yesterday I went and met up with Mike and Jeff's mom and they gifted the Jeff's bass to me - a Rickenbacker 4003 that Jeff bought new in the 80's. We sat for a long time and had a great talk remembering Jeff and all the bands he was in.
I am so thankful to be in possession of this bass. I am looking forward to using it on new recordings.

10/10/2021

at Pridefest 2021

10/01/2021

Check out the new Holden Laurence EP!

My new EP, "Floating, Drifting" is available now - smarturl.it/floatingdrifting

🥁 - Mark J. Soriano
🎨 - Matthew Puleo Childers

Mixed by Shane Olivo at Shane Olivo Audio
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

If you dig it, share it with a friend! ❤️

09/25/2021

Pet Fest 2021
Watching a dog attack a policeman while another policeman talks about it 🤣🤣🤣🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺

09/22/2021

SUGGESTIONS FOR BANDS WANTING TO BRING THEIR OWN MICS TO SHOWS IN TIMES OF COVID.

09/21/2021

Studio seating upgrades 🙂