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Coming soon!!The East Nashville Podcast with special guest Jason Eskridge.Great talk: Lyle Lovett, Sunday Night Soul, di...
07/06/2023

Coming soon!!
The East Nashville Podcast with special guest Jason Eskridge.

Great talk: Lyle Lovett, Sunday Night Soul, diversity by design, and NASA.

It was a pleasure to have Mikayla Lewis on the podcast! Her new self-titled album is out nowwww, available for streaming...
06/28/2023

It was a pleasure to have Mikayla Lewis on the podcast! Her new self-titled album is out nowwww, available for streaming, and it sounds fantastic!! Check it out, and then listen to her discuss the creative process on The East Nashville Podcast!!
Directed by Phil Roetter.

Preparing my Office Hours presentation at Sweetwater on Tuesday. Tracking a live show with all sE mics!Photo by
06/02/2023

Preparing my Office Hours presentation at Sweetwater on Tuesday. Tracking a live show with all sE mics!

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The Podcast is back for Season 2!!Our first guest: Chip Greene.Episode coming soon!!
04/24/2023

The Podcast is back for Season 2!!
Our first guest: Chip Greene.
Episode coming soon!!

Episode 4 of The East Nashville Podcast is out!! Megan Wilder is our first Californian, and first country singer! She pl...
05/10/2022

Episode 4 of The East Nashville Podcast is out!! Megan Wilder is our first Californian, and first country singer! She plays her new single, saves a bug, and talks Taylor Swift.
LINK IN BIO!

Directed by Phil Roetter.

COMING SOON!! Episode  #4 of The East Nashville Podcast with special guest Megan Wilder. We discuss her new single, cowr...
05/06/2022

COMING SOON!! Episode #4 of The East Nashville Podcast with special guest Megan Wilder. We discuss her new single, cowriting, The Voice, the journey from California, and then she saves a bug's life!

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Episode 3 of The East Nashville Podcast is up!! Our guest is Meredith Brownski, from the world-traveled musical sensatio...
04/29/2022

Episode 3 of The East Nashville Podcast is up!! Our guest is Meredith Brownski, from the world-traveled musical sensation Adrian+Meredith! Michigan roots, folk music, overachieving, Lithuania, and stage fright. What a talk! LINK IN BIO.

Directed by Phil Roetter.

Episode 2 of the East Nashville Podcast with guest Caleb Hayden Christopher drops on Monday!!!
04/07/2022

Episode 2 of the East Nashville Podcast with guest Caleb Hayden Christopher drops on Monday!!!

Painted Canyon!!! πŸŽ‰
03/25/2021

Painted Canyon!!! πŸŽ‰

I'm excited to share that "Permanent Reflection", a album, by Painted Canyon is now out! In addition, it was mixed by Mike Hagler. Check out Mike's Tape-Op Magazine interview here. And don't forget to stream the Americana-Rock trio, Painted Canyon's latest work "P...

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02/23/2021

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Super proud of Shawn Conerton () and John McNally () for creating this beautiful album. So glad they trusted me to maste...
01/20/2021

Super proud of Shawn Conerton () and John McNally () for creating this beautiful album. So glad they trusted me to master it. ❀️

Check it out at fathersunn.bandcamp dot com.

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01/08/2021

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The German magazine LP wrote a review! Translation in comments.

It was a solemn honor to lend a resilient yet infuriated voice to the city of Nashville, a place that has become my home...
01/01/2021

It was a solemn honor to lend a resilient yet infuriated voice to the city of Nashville, a place that has become my home. It is bewildering that anybody on earth would dare hurt us, especially after the misery and destruction that 2020 had already delivered.

"You can shatter our windows and litter our streets, but you’ll never touch who we are. We are strong, and we remain strong." ❀️

Link in bio.
My thanks to for letting me contribute.

Got some sweeeet sE Electronics microphones making our livestreams sound wayyyyy better!!!
12/07/2020

Got some sweeeet sE Electronics microphones making our livestreams sound wayyyyy better!!!

Stuffy Shmitt's CD Release was a blast!! Psyched that I got to mix it. 🀘🀘🀘
12/06/2020

Stuffy Shmitt's CD Release was a blast!! Psyched that I got to mix it. 🀘🀘🀘

11/18/2020

Here's my 3rd try at a livestream mix, while simultaneously mixing the room and the monitors! The 5 Spot has given me carte blanche to mix these however I want, and I'm having fun experimenting.

I have to admit, it's quite challenging, especially because the livestream mixing is done entirely on headphones in a boomy corner of a room where a band is rocking out!

My self-critique is that I need to find a way to get more presence without creating feedback in the monitors (can't EQ the sends separately, but I may dip the highs in the stage monitors' graphic EQ to create symbiosis.) The compression on the drum overheads may need a slower attack time as well.

What do you think???

Tubes Rule!!! 😎
11/18/2020

Tubes Rule!!! 😎

Mastering some kickass music!! 🀘🀘
11/17/2020

Mastering some kickass music!! 🀘🀘

This is truly surreal. It was a long shot that The Tennessean would publish my op-ed. It seems impossible that their par...
11/09/2020

This is truly surreal. It was a long shot that The Tennessean would publish my op-ed. It seems impossible that their parent company, USA Today, would syndicate it for a nationwide audience. Regardless, it happened!! I'm floored, flattered, and overcome with gratitude. Thank you, and . β™₯️

Wedding vibes. πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ       ***snotfaders
10/31/2020

Wedding vibes. πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ
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I'm humbled and privileged to be one of the voices memorializing Eddie Van Halen in personal terms. I wrote this the nig...
10/22/2020

I'm humbled and privileged to be one of the voices memorializing Eddie Van Halen in personal terms. I wrote this the night of his passing. He's the reason I picked up an instrument, and found a successful path through life. Rest in peace, sir. 🎸
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It was such an honor to be one of the first audio engineers to test and review a product designed by Rupert Neve.I sent ...
10/16/2020

It was such an honor to be one of the first audio engineers to test and review a product designed by Rupert Neve.

I sent the MBC off to its next destination this morning, but only after doing HOURS of audio capture with it! Now, the real work begins: I’ll spend the next few days sifting through my extensive notes and bounces to write a detailed tech review. It’ll be featured on the Produce Like A Pro blog in the coming days! Look out. πŸ€“
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Last night testing the Rupert Neve Designs () MBC. Tonight I'm working out the Transformer path, Silk modes, and its bui...
10/16/2020

Last night testing the Rupert Neve Designs () MBC. Tonight I'm working out the Transformer path, Silk modes, and its built-in analog limiter!! Sounds excellent!! I'm impressed. πŸ˜πŸ˜ŽπŸ€“
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" 'til I'm dead at 65." πŸŽΈπŸŽΆπŸ”ŠWell deserved, Brian. Congrats! 🀘🏻      ***snotfaders                                        ...
10/16/2020

" 'til I'm dead at 65." πŸŽΈπŸŽΆπŸ”Š
Well deserved, Brian. Congrats! 🀘🏻

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Testing out all the bells and whistles of the MBC tonight!! This brand new product from Rupert Neve Designs () is super ...
10/15/2020

Testing out all the bells and whistles of the MBC tonight!! This brand new product from Rupert Neve Designs () is super cool!! πŸ˜ŽπŸ€“πŸ˜ŽπŸ€“πŸ˜Ž
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The Rupert Neve Designs () MBC is here for review, and we're scrutinizing it in every way we can think of!! As you'd exp...
10/15/2020

The Rupert Neve Designs () MBC is here for review, and we're scrutinizing it in every way we can think of!! As you'd expect, it's 100% holding its own. Congrats to the team at Neve for this killer new product! 🀘🏻🀘🏻🀘🏻
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Reviewing the new () Rupert Neve Designs Master Buss Converter!! Sounds gooooood. 🀘🏻           ***snotfaders            ...
10/15/2020

Reviewing the new () Rupert Neve Designs Master Buss Converter!! Sounds gooooood. 🀘🏻
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Cooool!!!!
10/04/2020
Kevin Keller "The Forgotten Places": travel to your innermost subconscious

Cooool!!!!

Experienced in neo-classical, ambient, and electronic music, American composer, Kevin Keller, has crafted his β€œambient chamber music” style through acoustic piano, strings, and woodwinds with flare from synthesizers and electronic effects to bring us β€œThe Forgotten Places,” a track inspired ...

Vanessa Carter, ladies and gentlemen!! πŸ™ŒShe came into my messy little tracking space today and knocked some BGVs out of ...
09/22/2020

Vanessa Carter, ladies and gentlemen!! πŸ™Œ

She came into my messy little tracking space today and knocked some BGVs out of the park!! This BabyVelvet record is really gonna be something special. I know we've been saying "it's almost done" for months ... but it's ALMOST DONE!!! 😁
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It's a standoff between Roxie the Cowdog and Tim the Grasshopper (,) on who's the fastest at ProTools key commands. 🀣   ...
09/14/2020

It's a standoff between Roxie the Cowdog and Tim the Grasshopper (,) on who's the fastest at ProTools key commands. 🀣
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Sunday night masters. 😎😎😎       ***snotfaders
09/07/2020

Sunday night masters. 😎😎😎
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Congrats, Kevin!!
09/05/2020
Kevin Keller’s Heavenly New Release

Congrats, Kevin!!

Β  I’ve written the praises of contemporary composer Kevin Keller before. I believe him to be one the finest composers working today (John Diliberto of NPR’s Echoes has dubbed his m…

Amazing weekend with  of . We collaborated on finalizing the mixes of his incredible record, and then mastered it!! He b...
09/01/2020

Amazing weekend with of . We collaborated on finalizing the mixes of his incredible record, and then mastered it!! He bought me a bottle of really nice Scotch... and that's what I got into this business for, friendship and booze!! 🀘🏻🀘🏻🀘🏻
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Dan just REALLY raised the bar for booze gifts!! 😳😳😳😳     ***snotfaders                                                 ...
09/01/2020

Dan just REALLY raised the bar for booze gifts!! 😳😳😳😳
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08/30/2020

"Chasing Ghosts," the new single from , is LIVE on your fav streaming platform!! I'm so lucky to work with incredible artists, and my man who's chiseling these beautiful mixes!! πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
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My friends, please help me welcome "Juanita," the world's wackest Strat to the family. 🀘🏻🀘🏻🀘🏻🀘🏻As a weirdo jazz-rock gui...
08/26/2020

My friends, please help me welcome "Juanita," the world's wackest Strat to the family. 🀘🏻🀘🏻🀘🏻🀘🏻

As a weirdo jazz-rock guitarist, I almost never switch away from my neck pickup. I never, ever mess with tone k***s. So, I decided to mod this '04 MexiStrat to omit everything that just gets in my way onstage. Humongous thanks to Zach Perritt and Eliot Pride for helping me get this thing right!!! 😎
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Check out my "Prep for Mastering" talk, on the sE Electronics website, now with a 2-page downloadable PDF of tech tips o...
08/25/2020

Check out my "Prep for Mastering" talk, on the sE Electronics website, now with a 2-page downloadable PDF of tech tips on what your mix needs to turn into the best master it can!! πŸ€“πŸ€“
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PSA: These mf'ers are ON SALE at .com. I bought 30 notebooks for less than $8!!  😱😱😱     ***snotfaders                  ...
08/18/2020

PSA: These mf'ers are ON SALE at .com. I bought 30 notebooks for less than $8!! 😱😱😱
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About Master Frasco

This whole thing started in an 8’ x 8’ bedroom in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn. I was a singer/songwriter disappointed with the studios I could afford. Being the stubborn type, I decided to spend my recording budget on equipment for my own little space. I tracked and mixed my first album, In Light and Shadow, myself. It did well, charting an ACQB Top 100 song β€œAnchor,” which led to me recording music for other artists. This pet project developed into The Brooklyn Outboard, a full-service recording and mixing studio. Thankfully, by the time the studio had a name, I was able to rent a bigger space.

That first solo album had been mastered by Joe Palmaccio, one of the greats. But as I neared completion of my second record, my entire budget to release, promote, and support the album was stolen. A momentary acquaintance with [celebrity name redacted] led me to hire a lifelong friend of his as my manager. A few months into working together, he used his access to my business finances to take everything I had and disappear. Anything I couldn’t do myself was now off the table.

I had already put a year of work into making the album, I wasn’t about to publish β€œheated” mixes. I had no choice but to tackle the dark art of mastering. I bought Bob Katz’s Mastering Audio, the only print resource available at that time. I studied plug-in manuals, memorized the user’s guide of every piece of outboard gear I had, and fell asleep each night reading one of two textbooks: The Science of Sound or The Physics of Sound. I experimented for weeks with those 8 songs.

In completing that record, I discovered a new passion. I spent the rest of my time in NYC taking on less tracking, in favor of mastering work. And in late 2013, I moved to East Nashville to pursue a career solely in mastering. My first big projects in town were O’Shea: The Famine and The Feast – which went on to be nominated for several Golden Guitar awards in Australia – and local crowdpleasers, The FUTURE: Blood Moon. Today, I’m thankful to have broken into the Nashville music scene, mastering my fair share of albums and singles heard on Lightning 100, as well as artists from all over the USA, and occasionally the world.

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Hey Chris, I just read the About section...awesome! Way to make lemonade from lemons. Congrats on your successes -- here's to many more!
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