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Lake Studio Mix of the Month - June 2017

5-4-3-2-1 by Ali Sellin 2017

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Lake Studios (Kelowna, Montreal)

Ali Sellin is a traditional country artist from Alberta.  Zachari and I met her when we were on tour in 2015, playing a show at Ye Olde Jar Bar in Medicine Hat.  She said she wanted to make a record with us and we said yah! let's do it.  This song comes from her second album that she has recorded at Lake Studios called Burnt River. www.alisellin.net

“you have such a great sense of what works and plays sweet“ Ali Sellin

This mix features Ali's classic country vocal delivery, and her upbeat hooky songwriting.  It was lots of fun to arrange.  It kicks off with Zach's drums (recorded at Lake Studios, Montreal) and Andrew's electric guitar along with some handclaps to give it a happy party vibe.  I particularly love the tone of my 1973 Gibson ES335 through my Fender Deville amp - which you hear so clearly before the piano, organ and bass come in.  That guitar and amp is a magic combination that had been heard on lots of great recordings - and its irresistible.  The track also features the piano chops of one of our go-to studio musicians, Eric Disero as well as Ali's longtime bass player Bill Coffee - who recorded his part at Absynthe Studios in Medicine Hat.  I think what really makes this mix work is Ali's lead vocal, the back-up gang vocals and the great groove that makes you want to jump up and down and sing along.  

Andrew Smith - Lake Studios (Kelowna)

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New (and old) Projects

Things are picking up here at Lake Studios. We had Cod Gone Wild from Vernon in here yesterday for a listening session (www.codgonewild.com). We are currently hard at work mixing their new album. We also have a couple other projects in the works.

We are partly recording and doing the mixing, mastering and design for an album from the Vernon trio Steel Wound (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steel-Wound/163303657038570). Its also a really fun project to work on. 

We just sent off an EP to be mixed by Alex Oana (www.alexoana.com) that we recorded back in Spring 2013 for our friends The Mighty River (www.themightyrivermusic.com). So watch out for the record to be released in the near future. 

Finally we are getting back to work on a project thats been on hold for awhile. We are finishing up and adding to an album for The Creeks (http://www.reverbnation.com/boboldfield). Another awesome Vernon based group.

We have a few other projects that are in the works or just beginning which we'll talk about another time. 

thanks for reading,

Zach at Lake Studios

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