Jimmy Tomasello (Guitar Program Manager from The Old Town School of Folk Music) performs for Studio Recording III at Flashpoint.

(above) Jimmy Tomasello on acoustic and vocals  

Bernie, 
Just a quick note to let you know once again what a truly great experience we had yesterday.  We were so happy with the whole process and the sound of the CD.  I really can’t wait to hear what it will sound like once you and the students do some work to the tracks.  Everyone was so professional and friendly and made us feel like we were in great hands.  I think all of us felt that if the opportunity came around, we’d be thrilled to come back for another session.  Again, thank you so much.
Gail Katz
 

(Above)  Band Group Photo

(Above) Gail Katz on Vocals

Old Town School of Folk Music Returns to FP for a tracking session with exotic instruments as part of the Recording Arts Program.

Bass

Acoustic Guitar

The Jug

Fiddle

Stomping

Dynamite Blu 

Vocals

Guitar

Bass

Mic Pre’s and EQ’s

Drums

Members of The Old Town School Of Folk Music record at Flashpoint as part of the Recording Arts Program.

AT 4050 on Vocals and Royer 121 on Banjo:

M200 on Acoustic Bass:

Drums:

421 and 451 on Sax:

Gefell M930’s on Acoustic:

Nick Bognar’s MySpace page

Amanda Sena records at FPA as part of the Recording II course. 

Amanda on acoustic guitar & vocals:

Brian on percussion:

Amanda Sena’s Website

Rob Fetters and Bernie Mack 

Acoustic Guitar:
Royer 121 and AKG 451 with Great River Pre’s and STC 8 Compression:

U87 for Vocals – API 512 Pre and Crane Song Compression:

Rob completing “Color” Guitar tracks in the control room:

Flashpoint Student Dan Macias on drums:
D112 and 421 for kick with API 512 Pre’s and Eq’s
421’s on Toms with Chandler LTD 1 Pre’s and Eq’s
Km 184’s on hat and ride with Helios Pre’s and Eq’s
Bock 195’s on overheads with Wunder Pre’s and Eq’s

Rob Fetters is an award-winning composer who has recorded and produced music for over 100 ABC TV commercials, and dozens of pieces for shows on the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and PBS. He’s created original music for national advertising campaigns: among them Sea World, Totes, Airheads Candy, Starkist, Intel, Crest, Hasbro, US Bank, and Roto Rooter. He has also composed and produced numerous postproduction scores for corporate films and theatrical presentations, most notably for Proctor & Gamble and Sea World.

In his long career as a singer/songwriter and guitar player, he has recorded and produced albums for other artists and performed internationally in the legendary guitar-pop band The Bears along with avant-garde guitarist Adrian Belew, toured with the Cincinnati Pops under the baton of Erich Kunzel, and done session work with artists ranging from The Ohio Players and Nigerian Afro-Popster Baoku Moses to Spanish language children’s choirs and wild experiments combining legendary bluesman Big Joe Duskin with an operatic soprano.

Mic placement on acoustic guitar and vocals:

Gefell M930 on vocal and Neumann KM 184 on acoustic guitar
both with Great River mic pres and Crane Song compression:

Royer 121’s in Blum for the room:

Paul Taneja: