Top of the Hill Music

10/27/2025

Music-filled weekend! Mooch knocked out "Revenge" and Saroja kicked off her project with guitar and ref vocals for the first song. (No photo of Spencer Trujillo recording some drums and guitar for a song I'm co-producing).

10/24/2025

Okay, I admit it: I'm a gear nut. Lately I've had the opportunity to learn audio equipment some for clients, and it's been pretty cool. I used an Allen & Heath CQ-18T for a concert at the Locks. Helped another with their Roland TD 27 and Behringer XAIR XR18. Most recently I had the opportunity to dive into the workings of the Akai MPC One +. It's a unique experience and provides an enjoyable challenge. (Thank you for reading this far!)

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09/28/2025

A very musical afternoon in the studio with a hard rock trio rehearsing in the live room while I put the finishing touches on two Polydendron songs. Good times!

09/11/2025

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09/02/2025

Did live sound for Moondance (shown here with a fan) at the Ballard Locks.
Great band, beautiful venue and perfect weather.
The only real challenge (other than getting through the security gates) was doing it all with an Allen and Heath CQ from my laptop.
Every company comes up with it's own approach to channel configuration and routing, so that kept me busy.
But it was nice to be able to work from the sweet spot in the middle of the audience.

08/26/2025

Today is the last day with my current intern.
He was just tagging along with the student who was supposed to intern last year, but ended up being a perfect match.

08/22/2025

It's great working with talented, creative artists. Jack Brand and Rebecca Guthrie of Polydendron laid down the final tracks for two more songs last night. We got some good stuff. Now, we get to dive into mixing. Glad to have Ryan McClune of Tolt Records on hand to help out!

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08/18/2025

Final masters okayed by the music director for Jazz Underground. All set for the next session (they are working on an album a couple songs at a time).

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08/09/2025

Really productive session with John Isenhart (bassist for Polydendron ). Great player and ideas. These songs are really coming together.

08/08/2025

The company I've been using for phone service suddenly went out of business and gave us less than a week to find another VOIP solution. I'm really pleased with the place they suggested. So many more features and I can even have an IVR, so folks can just leave a message or listen to FAQ about the studio.

07/30/2025

After taking a few weeks off for various personal and family events, it's great to be back in the studio. Several projects in the works and new clients to meet. And collaborating with Ryan McClune of Tolt Records and training my intern Kaleb just adds to the fun!

06/29/2025

Ethan Galvez laid down drums, bass and guitar for a song he's putting together. It's always a treat to be part of the early phases.