STUFF I THINK IS COOL:

"As engineers, we can fuck things up more easily than we can improve them.
I believe we should spend our energy trying to improve our not-fucking-up skills rather than coming up with wacky new ways to influence the sound of the records."

- Steve Albini

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Studios I Like:

Abbey Road Studios, Westminster, UK

Airtime Studio, Bloomington, IN

Electrical Audio, Chicago, IL

Epiphonic Studios, Lenoir, NC

Fidelitorium, Kernersville, NC

GAT3 Productions, Charlotte, NC

Hooverama @ Liquid Studios, Charlotte, NC

Kudzu Ranch Recorders, Mebane, NC

Old House Studio, Gastonia, NC

Oxide Lounge, Bloomington, IL

The Playroom, Charlotte, NC

Q Division, Somerville, MA

Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA

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With Whom I Like To Work:

Chris Blair, mastering engineer, Westminster, UK

Daniel Coston, professional photographer, Charlotte, NC

Jill Goulet, professional photographer, Charlotte, NC

Hoyt Dooley, III, mastering engineer, Nashville, TN

Dave Harris, mastering engineer, Charlotte, NC

Hot Sake Creative, commercial music & film scoring, Charlotte, NC

Brent Lambert, mastering engineer, Carrboro, NC

Robert Preston, tech, Charlotte, NC

Dave Raphael, professional photographer, New York, NY

Joe Zook, freelance engineer, Los Angeles, CA

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What To Buy:

Aurelio's Pizza, Chicago, IL- Mmmm

Chucks - Need I say more?

Famous Original Ray's Pizza, NY, NY- Mmmm

iZ Corp. - Recording the world.

Noble & Cooley - The world's best drums.

Paiste Cymbals, Sounds, Gongs - I like 'em!

Rickenbacker Guitars - If it's good enough for George Shearing...

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If You Don't Trust Me:

Harmony Central User Reviews

Studio Auditions

TapeOp Message Board

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Where To Buy:

Aurelio's Pizza, Chicago, IL- Shipping information

Brent Averill Enterprises, Sherman Oaks, CA

Ebay, the Netherworld

Front End Audio, Columbia, SC

Harmony Central Classifieds

Studio Tech Supply, Burnet, TX

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Other Educational Materials:

Easterners

Everything you wanted to know...

...And everything else

Free subscription

Old stuff rocks

Old stuff rocks, Pt. II - Sad, but true

Reality TV

Stay current

Thinking folk

You're doomed

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Show Your Stuff:

cltROCK

Complex Radio

The Evening Muse

Jazz Composers Forum

Nothing But Drums

Queen City Music

Tosco Music Parties

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Internet Services:

Community Musician Music Classifieds and CD Duplication

Indie-Music.com

Musicians Contact

United Punk

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