Garage Mahal Recording Studio

11/27/2020

Mix Blog Live: Memories of Bruce Swedien - Mixonline

Here’s an article written by my good friend Steve La Cerra about the late Bruce Swedien. One thing’s for sure: once all the engineers of Bruce’s generation are gone (even those still alive are probably retired) there won’t be equally great engineers to replace them. It’s now all one big race to somewhere between ok and pretty good.

Steve La Cerra recalls the human side of Bruce Swedien, how they met over a story about Neumann M49s and how he ended up at the mix console at the legendary engineer's studio in Connecticut.

11/17/2020

Legendary Audio Engineer Bruce Swedien Dead at 86

In the world of recording, Bruce Swedien walked amongst the giants. He recorded and mixed countless artists, his most heard work probably being those classic Michael Jackson records. A friend of mine knew him and by all accounts he was a great guy. He passed yesterday, leaving us with a HUGE catalog of music to enjoy.

The man who recorded and mixed Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall and Thriller has died

08/09/2020

Prolific Rock And Metal Producer Martin Birch Dead At 71

This is tragic. Martin Birch recorded a laundry list of great albums, including Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath, which I use as my primary reference mix in the studio. He will be sorely missed.

Martin Birch was at the helm of many great rock and heavy metal albums. He died early Sunday at the age of 71. Rest in Peace.

07/30/2020

A Beloved Portland, Maine, Music Club Says Goodbye

More bleak news regarding the closing of Port City Music Hall:

Port City Music Hall was key in propelling Father John Misty, Maggie Rogers and more to bigger stages. This week, the club announced it’s closing forever

07/29/2020

One of Portland Maine’s best live music venues, Port City Music Hall, has fallen victim to the corona virus and will be closing for good. Saw many good shows there: X, The Feelies, Henry Rollins, Eastern Spell, Ocean, The English Beat, and many others. It will be missed. I have fond memories of playing there myself. Here’s a photo of By Blood Alone playing there in happier times.

@Port City Music Hall w/Ocean - 03/23/2010

05/12/2020

Better Than Before

VIces Inc have published a lyric video for their latest single, "Better Than Before" (recorded and mixed at Garage Mahal Recording Studio.) Check it out:

https://youtu.be/COwvjoWvShE

#vicesinc #garagemahalrecordingstudio #portlandpoppunk #southieheightsrecords

Lyric video for the single "Better Than Before"

05/06/2020

The new EP by Ex Avenue, "Nowhere Fast", is out! It was recorded and mixed at here at Garage Mahal Recording Studio and mastered at Pat Keane Mastering. Check it out here:

http://ow.ly/oYTd50zyoIO

#exavenue #garagemahalrecordingstudio #patkeanemastering #portlandpunk #bandcamp

05/01/2020

IE Thomson's EP "Fractured Pieces Torment" (recorded here at Garage Mahal Recording Studio) is now available online. it's a killer release - go check it out:

https://iethomson.bandcamp.com/releases

#iethomson #bandcamp #garagemahalrecordingstudio #fracturedpiecestorment #runttwah #ellieosborn #tonyk #jasonsebek #nickmcintire #warrenmcpherson

04/24/2020

About | Garage Mahal Recording Studio Maine | Garage Mahal Recording

As we weather the Coronavirus storm, I’m sure many of us are working on new music! Need a great mix to finish it all off? I am extending my deal on unattended mixing services for the low, low rate of $25/hr from now until May 15th, 2020. Hit me up!

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email: [email protected]
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20 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross. Let’s make some music and stay safe everyone!

I got my start in recording studios back in the early 90s after graduating from Center for the Media Arts with a degree in recording studio engineering.

04/23/2020

All you musicians and audio folk out there: what’s your position on click tracks? Some think it a necessity - others find it a groove killer. Where do you stand on this issue?

https://www.garagemahalrecording.com/click-tracks-yay-or-nay/

#clicktrack #metronome #prorecording #garagemahalrecordingstudio #mainerecordingstudio

03/19/2020

I hope everyone reading this is protecting themselves as best they can. Not surprisingly I have had some cancelations, so I am now offering unattended mixing services for the low, low rate of $25/hr from now until April 7th, 2020. Got a project that needs finishing? Hit me up! Contact me on:

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email: [email protected]
text: 2074150536

20 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross. Let’s make some music and stay safe everyone!

02/20/2020

Happy belated birthday to the riffmaster himself - Tony Iommi! Many of us would not be doing what we do without his textbook of evil and ominous guitar licks. #tonyiommi #blacksabbath #gibsonsg #doommetal

02/10/2020

Vices Inc were back at Garage Mahal Recording Studio last week laying down more tracks. (Guitar and drums, followed by bass, percussion and some vocals.) We should be finishing up the vocals this week. #vicesinc #mainerecordingstudio #poppunk #pixes

https://www.garagemahalrecording.com

02/07/2020

Our beloved city of Portland Maine and its “wildly ambitious music scene” has been profiled in Rolling Stone. Nice for the smaller (and original) Portland to get some musical props. #rollingstone #portlandmainemusic

http://ow.ly/Pxlx50yd7Ox

02/06/2020

A new band, Vices Inc, were in the studio the other week laying down basic tracks for the forthcoming slew of releases (EP, LP, and various singles.) Their sound lies somewhere between pop punk and Pixies style indie rock. #vicesinc #mainerecording #poppunk #pixes

02/05/2020

Here’s me at NAMM a few weeks ago demoing the Universal Audio Ox. They actually had a left handed guitar for me to use. The Ox sounded great and I may have to pick up one. Or maybe two. #namm2020 #garagemahalrecording #universalaudioox

02/04/2020

It’s quite busy here at Garage Mahal Recording, and i’m really behind with posting. Look who I ran into at NAMM a few weeks ago - musical artist and engineer extraordinaire Logan Belle! We go way back to jr high school. It was great getting caught up. #namm2020 #loganbelle

12/20/2019

The guys from Ex Avenue were back at Garage Mahal Recording this week for vocals. Songs are taking shape nicely. #exavenue #garagemahalrecordingstudio #mainepunk #mainerecordingstudio

https://www.garagemahalrecording.com

11/25/2019

The Garage Mahal Recording Studio website has been redesigned. I'm thrilled with it's new look and functionality. Feel free to visit, listen to new audio clips, and get to know me and my work. #garagemahalrecordingstudio #mainerecording #websiteredesign

https://www.garagemahalrecording.com/sounds/

11/20/2019

Last week i was in Mix Mode, working on the new single by Avi Fine. Avi posesses a Rik Ocasek-esque voice and Elliot Easton level guitar chops, so not surprisingly the track has a distinct Cars vibe. #avifine #garagemahalrecordingstudio #carsband

https://www.garagemahalrecording.com

11/18/2019

Ex Avenue were here at Garage Mahal Recording Studio over the weekend, laying tracks for their first release. They’ve got a Replacements vibe with some twangy, surfy guitar added in, and are fun guys to work with. #exavenue #garagemahalrecordingstudio

http://ow.ly/9y5n50xe43l

10/11/2019

The new single by Runtt Wah, “With You I Can Run Forever” Is now available on Bandcamp. Mixed here at Garage Mahal Recording, All the proceeds form this release will go to ALS Research. http://ow.ly/KMrt50wHxBu #runttwah #garagemahalrecording #alsresearch

10/10/2019

The new EP by IE Thomson, “Fractured Pieces Torment”, Is now available. Recorded and mixed here at Garage Mahal Recording, you can get it direct from IE herself! Just go to IE Thomson on Facebook and message her. #iethomson #garagemahalrecording #fracturedpiecestorment

09/16/2019

Got some props on my production skills in a recent OGRE review: "Great production and engineering creates an instant classic."

http://ow.ly/xh2950wbxTX

#garagemahalrecording #ogre #mainemetal #portlanddoom# #mainerecordingstudio

09/10/2019

OGRE - The Future

"The Future", the first single from the album Thrice as Strong by OGRE, is now up on youtube. Check it out - it rocks very hard. #ogre #portlanddoom #mainemetal #garagemahalrecording

From the forthcoming album "Thrice As Strong" out Oct 25, 2019 on Cruz Del Sur Music. Pre-order: CD: http://tinyurl.com/y59tvgbw VINYL: http://tinyurl.com/y6...

09/03/2019

"Thrice as Strong" by Ogre (recorded by Yours Truly at Garage Mahal Recording) is now available for pre-order on Amazon. CD and LP. Get it! http://ow.ly/68sR50vV6qZ #ogre #thriceasstrong #portlanddoom #garagemahalrecording #mainemetal

06/26/2019

Spent the last few months recording and mixing the new OGRE album, "Thrice as Strong". The final product is absolutely killer. Got some props in the press release from their new label. #garagemahal #ogreportland #doommetal #cruzdelsur http://ow.ly/7lxn50uNljE

06/21/2019

‎Eulogy by Runtt

“Eulogy” by Runtt Wah is now available on Apple Music. I had the honor and privilege of mixing this expressive album. Expertly mastered by Pat Keane at Pat Keane Mastering.

‎Album · 2019 · 10 Songs

02/28/2019

Responder was in for 3 days last week laying down tracks for a forthcoming release. Cool sound and tunes, one of which has a black sabbath boogie that puts lesser bands to shame. http://ow.ly/HZ8Q30nRSTb #audiorecording #responder #garagemahalrecording #portlandmaine

02/15/2019

six years ago and it's still one of my favorite projects to have worked on.

12/25/2018

Season's Greetings from Garage Mahal Recording!

08/21/2018

Cellist Ellie Osborn was at Garage Mahal Recording Studio on Sunday laying down some tracks for the Ie Thomson project. I love the cello, it' s such a dramatic, mournful instrument. #ellieosborn #iethomson #recordingstudio #cello http://ow.ly/hMvR30luEJr

07/31/2018

Chad and Sam from An Overnight Low were at Garage Mahal Recording yesterday to lay down some song demos. Good guys and good tunes. (Yes, once again I failed to get a photo so I'm using this one of the whole band.) http://ow.ly/ud5030lcKiz #anovernightlow #recordingstudiomaine

07/05/2018

Laying down some guitar tracks on a singer/songwriter project using my G&L ASAT Classic and Mesa-Boogie 50 Cal Plus. The Boogie has never let me down. http://ow.ly/Xkm330kOMR8 #iethomson #mesaboogie #gandlguitars #garagemahalrec #mainerecordingstudio

06/27/2018

The Argon Red were back at Garage Mahal Recording to lay down more tracks. We now have basics for the entire album - 15 songs. Next up is vocals and overdubs. http://ow.ly/mAfN30kGDhy #theargonred #garagemahalrec #recordingstudio #maine