ACE HOTEL & JACKPOT! RECORDING MFNW Sessions
During Music Fest Northwest Sept 9-10 2011 and Sept 8-9 2012, Ace Hotel in downtown Portland invited Jackpot! Recording to set up a small recording area in their mezzanine and record a succession of artists live against the clatter of Stumptown espresso machines and hotel guests coming and going. Each artist had half an hour to record one or more songs, all captured live to stereo. Here we will present tracks from these sessions for free download.
Many thanks to the artists involved for signing up and dropping in. Thanks as well to Ryan Bukstein and the staff of Ace Hotel for being game to try this out and being as accommodating as could be, and to Stumptown Coffee for hooking us up with delicious drinks. Gear thanks to Scott Hampton for loaning us his mixer. All recordings engineered by Larry Crane with Kendra Lynn (2011) and Adam Lee (2012) assisting. Songs are presented courtesy of the performers.
During Music Fest Northwest Sept 9-10 2011 and Sept 8-9 2012, Ace Hotel in downtown Portland invited Jackpot! Recording to set up a small recording area in their mezzanine and record a succession of artists live against the clatter of Stumptown espresso machines and hotel guests coming and going. Each artist had half an hour to record one or more songs, all captured live to stereo. Here we will present tracks from these sessions for free download.
Many thanks to the artists involved for signing up and dropping in. Thanks as well to Ryan Bukstein and the staff of Ace Hotel for being game to try this out and being as accommodating as could be, and to Stumptown Coffee for hooking us up with delicious drinks. Gear thanks to Scott Hampton for loaning us his mixer. All recordings engineered by Larry Crane with Kendra Lynn (2011) and Adam Lee (2012) assisting. Songs are presented courtesy of the performers.
New 2012 Sessions!
[DOWNLOAD] Call Off Your Dogs
[DOWNLOAD] Majoring in the Arts
[DOWNLOAD] Nothing Came in the Mail
[DOWNLOAD] In A Perfect Storm on Fire
[DOWNLOAD] Natuarally
[DOWNLOAD] Tired of Waiting Around
[DOWNLOAD] Come to Me
[DOWNLOAD] Fire Song
[DOWNLOAD] Los Angeles
[DOWNLOAD] Mama's Gonna Give You Love
[DOWNLOAD] I Am Learning
[DOWNLOAD] I Can't Get There
[DOWNLOAD] In the Sun
[DOWNLOAD] Sew My Mouth Shut
[DOWNLOAD] What Am I Thinking
[DOWNLOAD] I Understand
[DOWNLOAD] I Wanna Live
[DOWNLOAD] Showtime
[DOWNLOAD] The Guide to Better Songwriting
[DOWNLOAD] True to You
[DOWNLOAD] You Found the Light
2011 Sessions
[DOWNLOAD] "He's Coming Back" (take 2)
[DOWNLOAD] "When You're Ready (One, Two, Three)"
[DOWNLOAD] "3 Eye"
[DOWNLOAD] "Carmel Brown"
[DOWNLOAD] "Oh No!"
[DOWNLOAD] "Sleep"
[DOWNLOAD] "The King's Orchestrated Mayhem"
[DOWNLOAD] "You Wanted To Know"
[DOWNLOAD] "Hook in My Arm"
[DOWNLOAD] "Love Hurts"
[DOWNLOAD] "Mary Anne"
[DOWNLOAD] "Women and Money"
[DOWNLOAD] "His Head is Not Right"
[DOWNLOAD] "Off With Your Head"
[DOWNLOAD] "Pirate"
[DOWNLOAD] "Prep Hum"
[DOWNLOAD] "Underwater Theme"
[DOWNLOAD] "Carrie Corn"
[DOWNLOAD] "I've Been Saved"
[DOWNLOAD] "Portland Town USA"
[DOWNLOAD] "Cheer Up"
[DOWNLOAD] "City Beats"
[DOWNLOAD] "Come On Out"
[DOWNLOAD] "Solo"
[DOWNLOAD] "Sunken Ship"
[DOWNLOAD] "You Don't Mind"
[DOWNLOAD] "Ghost Town"
[DOWNLOAD] "Gotta Let Her Go'
[DOWNLOAD] "Improv"
[DOWNLOAD] "Lonely Town"
[DOWNLOAD] "The Wrong Gospel Song"
Technical Notes:
All songs were tracked live via an assortment of eight microphones, mixed to stereo through a small mixing console and into Pro Tools via a Digi 002. No compression was used, and a very slight amount of EQ was applied via the console.
