Taylor News Oct 2011

Happy Halloween

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Lots of little Trick or Treaters at our door this year. Our favorite are the little ones that dress up like bugs!

Fun Facts:

• The biggest pumpkin in the world tipped the scales at a whopping 1,446     pounds. This gigantic gourd was weighed in October 2004 at a pumpkin festival in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada.


• Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!


• The mask used by Michael Meyers in the movie "Halloween" was actually William Shatner's mask painted white.

Here's What's In The News at Taylor Sound

Black Phoenix Orchestra is back in the studio working on their new and first full length album. September and October the band was in for pre-production work. They are scheduled to start tracking the album early December.

Alkatine has finished up their first 6 song EP and are out to print. All songs were tracked, mixed and mastered by Brad. We look forward to their release in the near future. Wayfarer and Clara's Silence have also finished up their first EP's respectively.  Brad tracked and mixed all songs and has just finished up the final mastering as well.

New to us, the band 'The Pygmies' came in to have their new album mastered. Looking forward to checking these guys out!

In The Works

Singer/Songwriter Aislinn Grant has been in the studio putting some final touches on her EP and guitarist 'Electric Monk' is currently working on a full length album and will be in and out of the studio over the next couple of months finishing off his tracking.

Making Radio Waves

'Rockets and DInosaurs' were added to X92.9FM Daily Rotation recently. Black Phoenix Orchestra was added to a number of radio stations across Canada. Please see the band's websites for more details.

 

 

 

The Lions Release Iconoclastic

Taylor Sound would like to congratulate Calgary band The Lions on the release of their latest album entitled 'Iconoclastic'.  The full length, double-disc CD was released in September at The Cantos Music Foundation. The party was for 200 close friends and fans and all proceeds from the show went to The Legacy Foundation of Calgary, an organization that helps bring music knowledge to youth who's families do not have the means for private lessons. Chris Millar from The Lions teaches guitar for The Legacy Foundation.  This marks the 6th album that Brad has recorded and mixed for the band.

Iconoclastic can be heard and purchased from the band's website www.thelionsrockandroll.com or from itunes.

Sound Treatments

Like with any business, there's always something to do to make things better and more comfortable. In the last month (mostly over the halloween weekend) we constructed and installed some heavy duty bass traps and sound treatments. Wanting to have our additions functional and attractive, we wrapped them in texture rich fabric.... And they look great.

Hanging them was rather entertaining. Wedge between the bass traps and the wall while balancing on a ladder, well.....if someone had a camera.....

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What are bass traps?

Bass Traps are acoustic energy absorbers which are designed to damp low frequency sound energy with the goal of attaining a flatter low frequency(LF) room response by reducing LF resonances in rooms. They are commonly used in recording studios, mastering rooms, home theatres and other rooms built to provide a critical listening environment. (Wikipedia)

There are many different designs and materials so take the time and do some research to ensure you make the right choice for your space.