in the studio

  • In The Studio / New Releases: November 2013

    In The Studio: Lisa Manning continues to sing her poems to tape. Tom Hauck‘s record #3 is sounding more like record #1. Morgan Jackson is recording his French Horn audition for a plethora of university admission applications. Litehouse are polishing of three more sound captures. Rob Garfield is layering his latest. The Instinct are coming…

  • In The Studio: September/October 2013

    The Electric Ears should use earplugs they are jamming so loud!  The Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band record is getting mixed in the box.  Sister Kathy’s 20-song-80-minute opus got the kids vocal treatment and has moved on to mix.  Paul Catania continues to record Pocket Tanya.  Tom Hauck is laying down rekkid #3. …

  • In The Studio: July/August 2013

    Litehouse shined a beacon on three new songs.  Jon Hardy finished the Mexican Ape Lord‘s vocals.  Tom Hauck kept it rolling.  Rob Garfield is cutting two more tracks for his core demographic.  Sister Kathy continued to roll away the stone.  Tim Castro sighted the Atlantic Starr sound in Gloucester.  Willie Nile taped another appearance on…

  • In The Studio: June 2013

    Mark Pelosi recorded vocals by himself in the control room through a Bang A Song signal chain. Sister Kathy cut 20 basics and the overdubs have begun. Alise Ashby voiced her compositions through a Bang A Song signal chain. The Mercy Case’s next batch is getting mixed. The Electric Ears turned small amps up very…

  • In The Studio: May 2013

    The Instinct dubbed out their latest single. The Mercy Case are showing Jen no rock mercy.  Jon Hardy continues to bake the Mexican  Ape Lord‘s cake. Chelsea Berry is going to sing songs that soar.  Sister Kathy is making your kids next favorite record.  Tony and Jack O’hara are furnishing the Dog House.  Sonic Euphoria…

  • In The Studio: April 2013

    Brad Byrd is coming in to produce the Rick Williams rock.  Willie Alexander is identifying some radio stations.  Tom Hauck is putting the finishing touches on his second Bang-A-Song recorded LP.  Renee and Joe‘s album is being uploaded for mastering as we type.  The Instinct are melting the walls between their rehearsal and our recording…

  • In The Studio: March 2013

    Sonic Euphoria continue to chase their auditory high.  Inge Berge cut rhythm tracks for his Erika Van Pelt productions.  Tom Hauck stabs it in solo.  Jon Hardy makes the Mexican Ape Lord tracks sing.  Andrew Jones is stepping out from behind the kit to give the drummer some…songwriting and production credits.  Brad Byrd is nesting…

  • Presidential ProTools

    Friend of Bang-A-Song, Ted Widmer, is the author of the recently published ‘Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy‘ (Hyperion), which contains 2.5 hours of previously-unheard recordings from Kennedy’s Oval Office Dictaphone.  You can read a review in the New York Times. Better yet, you can pick up a copy on…

  • Wednesday December 7th: Vocal Therapy Class

    Bang-A-Song will be hosting Jennifer Winston of Beverly’s Speech Therapy Group at the studio for a vocal health class on Wednesday night starting at 7pm. Bang-A-Song is located at 72 Rogers Street/183 Main Street in Gloucester. The class, aimed at musicians and singers, will cover your voice, how it’s supposed to work, how to keep…

  • In The Studio: September 2012

    The Loud Clappers are mixing their next 4 song 7”. No handclaps were recorded. Tom Hauck is recording your musical invitation to get onboard The Obama Train. Litehouse have turned the electricity back on to finish four tracks they started last May. Renee & Joe continue to develop their debut LP. The Singing Poet Lisa…

  • In The Studio: August 2012

    Paul Jensen is tracking/remixing musicals of his dating back to the early 70’s. Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band are coming out from Ohio to overdub on the 10 songs Daniel started last May. Another month, another Hauck Hit. Bury Me Standing are tracking the second half of the LP they started in February.…