http://danrudin.com/News keeping you up to date Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:46:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm finally in the process of building out Studio A2, the "back" tracking room at My Space Recording. This space has been my favorite for brass recording, percussion, and other sundries, but it has never been thermally or acoustically insulated. So here's the progress on turning A2 into ... http://danrudin.com/News/building-studio-a2 I've added a flash video reel with some of my work for picture. I'll be adding more clips as I crunch them to flv. These examples feature some of the many fun things I do in the studio, including sound design, composition, mixing and editing. http://danrudin.com/News/new-video-reel In 2007, I had the opportunity to work with FlickerLab animation company on an animation segment for the documentary film "Bigger, Stronger, Faster". The film, released today in theaters across the country, explores the use of steroids and performance enhancers in American culture. The animation segment was dropped from the ... http://danrudin.com/News/bigger-stronger-faster May 26th-30th, we recorded vocals for MTI / Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. The cast was auditioned and conducted by Lori Casteel www.casteelmusicservices.com with production by myself and David Weinstein. The reduced length show is part of MTI's extensive Broadway Jr. collection aimed at involving a ... http://danrudin.com/News/disneys-beauty-and-the-beast May 19th-23rd, I tracked the first release for the Loud Horns band (sponsored by Loud Mouthpieces). The band plays an aggressive style of jazz/funk/rock that I think is very cool. Comprised of a drum set, bass, keyboard, and guitar rhythm section and the unusual line-up of 3 trumpets, ... http://danrudin.com/News/loud-horns This was just posted on youtube by the record label. Lots of action shots of my studio and friends. http://danrudin.com/News/the-making-of-matt-belsantes-new-release Well, since it's been 4 months since my last confession... I've finished mixing "RENT" for MTI. I mixed some songs for Country/Rock/Pop artist Rebecca Lynn Howard's new release. Producer/ Über Drummer Lee Levin came up from Miami with co-producers Dan Warner and Tommy Torres to record overdubs here with bassist Michael Rhodes for ... http://danrudin.com/News/matt-belsante-and-more Tech Space, a new addition to danrudin.com, is a pro-audio gear schematics library and link list. It includes schematics and manuals for guitar amps, effects pedals and lots of new and vintage gear.As a community service project, Tech Space is an effort to assemble and collate tech information from ... http://danrudin.com/News/tech-space-page-coming-online Happy New Year to all!Mixing, Mixing, Mixing. Sweeney Todd is ALMOST done. I recently mixed 2 records produced by long time friend and colleague Bob Mater.Kristin Dare’s new release just left here for mastering by Richard Dodd. I co-produced and engineered the album over a multi-year span.Recorded ... http://danrudin.com/News/goings-on I’m working for MTI (new York) on a recording of Stephen Sondheim’s broadway show “Sweeney Todd” for theatrical licensing. We’re using the original scores orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick in 1979 with some adaptation by Larry Lees of MTI. The score is unbelievably well written. Tunick’s use of ... http://danrudin.com/News/sweeney-todd