A little Tech News First:
Mojave Mics:
So We at Mission were looking to add a couple of small diaphram tube mics to our locker. We ended up trying a pair of MA 100s from Mojave. These mics are the shit! Robust on the lows with plenty of open top end. They are a little slower on transients than our other small diaphram mics (which we wanted ). The result is that silky top end on Acoustics and other stringed instruments . Try recording acoustics with a 90º coincident pair about 10″ away btw the sound hole and the 12th fret. Bet you never use anything else.
Lynx Aurora 16 converters:
Ever wonder what it would be like if the bottom end of protools was clear and articulated – kind of like a curtain was removed from in front of youraspeakers? I can’t honestly say whether its the converters themselves or clocking issues inherent to 192s, but since we installed these, I have noticed that the bottom end of Mission recordings translates to other listening environments so much better with less EQ going down and in mix.
June 2011
Busy month at Mission so far…
Boys Like Girls drummer John Keefe brought his side project The Rebels to Mission to track four songs. Dave “Sluggo” Katz produced and Oliver Straus manned the desk. They will return next month to mix.
Jonah Smith and his band tracked 14 songs in two days with Oliver Straus. Live recording Lives!!
The Sons of Bill came to Mission to track 4 songs with Jon Kaplan and Oliver Straus.
Jon Matias was in tracking drums and bass for his upcoming album.
And the month isn’t over
Check out Geron Hoy’s record Soldier on itunes!!!
May 2011
Decca/Universal recording artist Jay James Picton spent the month at mission recording his debut release. Mike Peden and Jack Daley made creative choices while Oliver Straus manned the controls. For more photos, follow the LINK
April 2011
Alex Winston tracked songs for her upcoming release for Universal with producer Charlie Hugall.
March 2011
March brought Chrissy Hynde and JP Jones to Mission sound with producer Victor Van Vught. The pair recorded tracks for a new record to be released soon.
Songstress Deborah Berg recorded tracks for her new release with producer Ken Rich.
August:
Matt & Kim
Returned to Mission with Oliver Straus to do additional production and mix their upcoming full length release “Sidewalks”.
The New Politics:
Tracked a Bad Religion cut for Spin Magazine with Oliver Straus
July so far….
Matt and Kim!!…
That dynamic electro pop duo returns to Mission to track and mix with Oliver Straus.
Kevin Hammond…… Again !!
June ’10
Nir Z tracked drums on 2 songs for Pete Wentz‘s new electro pop project “The Black Cards” on Mercury. Oliver Straus was at the console for the Sam Hollander production.
A&M / Octone artist Kevin Hammond was back reworking album tracks with Oliver Straus and Jon Kaplan.
So…. From here on in we’re just gonna call them the “Mission Sound Allstars“… Nir Z - drums . Jack Daley – bass. Ben Butler – guitar. Billy Stein – keys….
May ’10
Josh Moran and Great Big Planes was in to cut 3 more tracks. Josh and Oliver Straus produced. Oliver was at the console.
Sony artist Mike Posner was in with Sam Hollander and Sluggo (Dave Katz ) to work on 2 tracks. Oliver Straus engineered.
A&M / Octone artist Kevin Hammond cut 8 acoustic tracks with producer/mixer Jon Kaplan. Oliver Straus engineered.
April:
Ferni Cordoba and The Funk On Me recorded their upcoming Spanish release at mission in April. Anyone who pines for the days of Tower of Power and Average White Band should find this guy and kiss him! Oliver Straus engineered.
Oliver Straus mixed The Mugs‘ eclectic Brooklyn-based band for self release.
March:
Portugese pop legend Paulo Gonzo tracked his entire record for Sony Europe.
Cindy Blackman and Jack Daley, of Lenny Kravitz fame played on and produced 10 classic soul tunes with Oliver Straus.
Diego Garcia tracks live LP
Diego Garcia teamed up with drummer Tony Mason and Bassist Nick D’Amato at Mission to record with Oliver Straus.
February:
Paper Tongues Acoustic EP
Oliver Straus and Yu Ting Lin produced 5 acoustic tracks. Oliver Straus Engineered.
Richard Julian produces Rosita at Mission.
Richard Julian teamed with engineer Tom Schick to record Rosita’s full lenth record.
January:
Sam Hollander and Nikki Jean
Oliver Straus recorded Nir Z for Sam and Nikki.
The New Politics
Jon Kaplan and Oliver Straus tracked 6 cuts for the RCA/Jive artists upcoming release.
November ’09
Oliver Straus is mixing Matt and Kim’s “Lessons Learned” for their showstopping appearance at MTVu Woody Awards. read
We Are Scientists recorded tracks with engineer Chris Cody for their upcoming release
Oliver Straus engineered tracks for Def Jam artist Electric Touch with producer duo Espionage
March… One Word… Arctic Monkeys
Producer James Ford and engineer Alain Johannes cut 9 tracks with the Monkeys at Mission
We hear 3 cuts made the new album “Humbug”
"Did We Record That???"
April…Dion Lunadon (D4)..True Lovers
Dion Lunadon of the New Zealand band D4 spent April at Mission Sound recording and mixing his new project True Lovers.
May…Marius Muller Westerhagen…
German recording legend comes to brooklyn to record his latest record with us
Also… Carebears on Fire
Who new 13 year-old girls could rock so hard!!
And…Neon Trees
The Trees recorded three tracks with producer Tim O’heir and Oliver Straus
Finally…Ely Reed
Ely Reed Cut tracks to tape with engineer Joe Tooley bringing soul to Mission Sound
June… The Hot and Heavy
Oliver Straus and Jon Kaplan recorded and mixed tracks for this up and coming young band… watch for them soon
July… Matt and Kim … Jesse Malin
July was a full month with Dynamic duo Matt and Kim in to cut tracks with Producer Ben Allen
Jesse Malin cut tracks with producer Ted Hutt
August… Animal Collective!!!
Ben Allen must like this place !!?? He and Animal Collective graced Mission with a deluge of sythesizers. They were great!! We look forward to seeing them back in September
