Sound Business 35 Studio Track Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia is LP with Carl Beaver producing and Bruce Hen - where Gamble & Huff are putting the finishing sal engineering. Riggs is also at Criteria, at work touches on albums they're producing for Teddy on a new album with Andy Johns and Marty Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle. Joe Tarsia, Cohn producing. Johns doubles as engineer on Sigma's president, is engineering. A new LP for the project; Bruce Hensal is the assistant. the Jones Girls is also in progress here, with Sarah Dash of Kirshner Records recently Dexter Wansel working with engineer Peter re- corded an album at Sound Labs in Hollywood Humphreys on several tunes and Gamble & Huff and RCA in New York. David Wolford is produc- producing others with engineer Tarsia. Other ac- ing for The Entertainment Company. tivity includes the finishing touches on Melba Moore's new album, produced by McFadden & Sunset Sound, L.A.: Toto doing overdubs for a Whitehead and engineered by Dirk Devlin. Pro- new CBS LP, Toni Knox engineering, David Leon- ducer Sandy lJnzer and engineer Jim Gallagher ard assisting; Neil Diamond doing strings for a are completing tracks on T.S. Monk's upcoming new CBS LP, Bob Gaudio producing, Ron Hitch- album. cock engineering, Stephen McManus assisting; Sigma in New York has its share of activity, Carter producing Prism for Capitol, Warren too. Mixer Francois Kevorkian is working with Dewey at the console, Richard McKernan assist- engineers Jay Mark and Carla Bandini on an al- ing; Earth, Wind & Fire doing strings for a new bum by The Strikers for Prelude Records. Kevor- ARC LP, Mick Gruawski engineering; Dan Fogel- kian and Mark are also working on records by berg working on his upcoming double LP for Keni Burk and Janet "Lady" Day, while Mark is CBS, co- producing himself with Marty Lewis; paired with mixer Jonathan Fearing on You and Leo Sayer doing tracks and overdubs with Don't Like My Music" by KID for Sam Records. producer Aril Mardin and engineer Jeremy Mark is also engineer for a Yvonne Gage project, Smith. being mixed by Ray Caviano and Don Bern- A&M Studios, L.A., activity: Michael Stokes ROCKIE RECORDING -A &M's Rockie Robbins puts finishing side. Producers Ashford & Simpson are working touches on new LP at L.A.'s United Western Recording producing LTD for A &M, Don Hahn and Jim Cas- Studios. Shown, left to right, are: studio engineer John with DJ. Rogers, with Michael Hutchinson as Guess; producer Jerry Peters; Robbins; and producer Skip sell handling engineer. engineering and second duties re- Scarborough. spectively; Joni Mitchell continuing work on a Greenhouse Studios in Urbana, Ill. is cur- new Elektra /Asylum project; and Randy Alpert rently recording The Rocking Clones' second producing Badau with Steve Katz behind the single for Edible Records. In the same city, Crea- console, Tim Garrity assisting. tive Audio is the site of mixdown for Combo Au- Consoles For Do-lt-Yourselfers dio's first record: an EP on STUFF Records. Kendun, L.A., action: Leon Sylvers super- NEW YORK -A 24 -track console fer, because we're buying in quan- available in kit form for $150. Cov- Fire Flight, a group from Trinidad, is at Cri- vising overdubs and mixing the Sylvers for Solar doesn't have to cost $100,000, but tity." ered next will be equalization and teria Recording Studios in Miami recording an Records, Jim Shifflett engineering; Kevin Beam - with an investment of a fraction of McClanahan credits Bob Lloyd limiters. "It takes six months to con- ish producing /engineering the Henry Paul Band that amount and about six months' with the do -it- yourself idea. Lloyd struct the whole thing, eight or nine for Atlantic, Tom Cummings assisting; Johnny time, a do- it- yourself console can approached Audience about mak- with accessories," McClanahan esti- "Guitar" Watson recording tracks and over- end up being worth that. ing it a reality when he found him- mates. "But you can get the board dubbing with producer 3M Slates Michael Zager for A &M Audience, a magazine listing used self unable to book studio time and moving in only three months. Records, Mallory Earl and Bob Wloard at the studio equipment, will begin pub- unable to afford to buy his own "We're proceeding very care- consolé; and McKinley Jackson producing the lishing instructions in September equipment. "He just got disgusted," fully," he Jones Girls for Philadelphia International. on adds, "because we've seen Promotions how to build a console. Audience is McClanahan says, 'and this is the people use acid flux when they NEW YORK -3M's retail and Engineer Brian Gardner mastering the follow- published monthly by Professional result." should use non -acid -based flux - professional customers are the bene- ing projects at Allen Zentz, L.A.: Rene And An- Systems Exchange of Annapolis, The first part of the console to be things like that. We want to be sure ficiaries of special promotions. This gela's second Capitol release produced by Md. tackled is the microphone preamp, it's done right." fall, a videocassette rebate goes into Bobby Watson and engineered by Bruce Swe- The modular console was de- effect; for the pro market. there's an dien; a Stanley Clarke /George Duke single from signed by Bob Lloyd of Precision their recent optimum- biasing and free tape pro- self -produced LP; and Lena Home's Electromagnetics of Bowie, Md. It live two -pocket LP from her New York Broadway DUOTONE makes more gram. will be available in kit form from than needles . . . show The Lady And Her Music" for Qwest Rec- Retail customers buying up to 10 Audience; the price will depend ords, produced by Quincy Jones, engineered by WE MAKE MUSIC Scotch T -120 or L -500 on the features video- Bruce Swedien. desired. Brad At Duotone music is our business. cassettes Sept. 28 -Jan. 9 will receive McClanahan, director P.S.E., of That's why for over 40 years we have been a leading itanufac- a $2 rebate by sending proof * * * says, "You can buy of pur- all the parts from turer of quality phonograph needles record and tape ac- chase to 3M. us, and add as many extra features Dan Siegel recording a new self -produced LP cessories as well as your one source of supply for audio Retailers participating in the pro- as you want. You can also buy the at Triad Recording, Eugene, Ore., for Inner City cables stereo headphones tape and record cases cart- motion get a 10% free goods deal. parts anywhere else, but you won't Records, Peter Loriez engineering. ridges and viceo care products. Let Duotone show you the The retailer buys nine T-60, T -120, get a better deal than the one we of- Single Bullet Theory recording at Alpha way to TREMENDOUS PROFITS on L -250 or L -500 videocassettes and all your stylus cartridge Recording Studios, Richmond, Va., with produc- and accessory needs. receives the 10th free. Support in- ers Carlos Chafin and Barry Gottlieb. cludes point -of- purchase materials, Jeff Glixman producing Mother's Finest for Studio such as counter cards. and advertis- Atlantic Records at Axis Sound Studios, Atlanta, -Label Ties ing in national consumer publica- Ga., Cheryl Bordagaray engineering. Continued from page 33 tions and on local radio. Recent activity at Kingdom Sound, Syosset, the same people who put that album On the pro end, 3M is optimally L.I., sees Joan Jeff & the Blackheads doing an together." biasing all Otani MTRIO series pro- LP for Boardwalk, Kenny Laguna and Richie Cor- Besides return business, there's fessional recorders for Scotch 226 dell producing, Glen Kolotkin engineering, Kolot- plenty of new business out there, audio tape and packing them with kin also there mixing Duke a Jupiter's new Coast Sloman said, and a lot of it goes to reel of the tape. To Coast LP. Otari's two -channel those studios who one -quarter have built reputa- inch and four -channel * * * tions on repeat business. "New one -half inch professional produc- Reelsound Recording, based in Manchaca, people who come to your studio be- tion and mastering recorders are Tex., completed live dates with Ted Nugent in cause you did well with a big act can generally used for post -production Austin, Tex., and Duluth, Minn., with Dancer keep a flow of business to you for by recording studios, broadcast pro- McCullough and Nugent producing, Malcolm years," Sloman duction, said. "But you need soundtrack and industrial Harper, Jr., Mason Harlow and Mark Gitterle en- that foundation of clientele." companies. gineering. Clientele is supplied by record companies, but Sloman pointed out, "The record company is interested in gross sales, not in increasing your net profit. Many people in record companies, in fact, have no idea what goes on in a studio." Because such lack of under- standing is detrimental to the stu- dio /record company relationship, Sloman urged SPARS to educate the industry as to "what's involved in capturing the magic on tape." SPARS members are perfect candi- dates to carry out this educational process, he said. One important way studios help record companies is o- with their tech- nology. "If not for the work done by studios," said Sloman, "the art of # f ais waf recording wouldn't have advanced, because record companies certainly Duotone Co. Inc haven't taken the initiative to im- COMPASS P.O. 8cx 1168 Miami. Aortae 33143 CEREMONY -Lead guitarist Steve Holland of Molly Hatchet chose prove it. It all comes from tech- the site of Write for our complete needle 8 accessory catalog (dealers only) or his recording studio, Compass Point, in Nassau, Bahamas, to wed nicians. Often a record company Call Toll Free 1.800.327.5808 (Fla call collect 305.665.1 1 2 1 j his fiancee Honey. 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