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Here and Now – Live Worship Recording 3 7 2010

Here and Now. Live worship music with lyrics from Grace EV Free Church on 3 7 2010.
Mondsel/Harrah ©2010 Seedsower Music ASCAP

Here and Now (Live 3 7 2010) from Grace EV Free on Vimeo.
Download the sheet music here: Here And Now by Walt Harrah
Music: Walt Harrah
Vocals: Marla Bustad, Mindy Price, & Walt Harrah
Drums: Nate Warne
Bass: Andrew [...]

Published: Biola Review for the iPad

Published: Biola Review for the iPad

This is a great innovation in technology that can be used for the kingdom of God, and will be of great use to our community here at Biola University.

Why We Love: Plurality of Elders

Why We Love: Plurality of Elders from Grace EV Free on Vimeo.
Enjoy this video series from the Elders at Grace Evangelical Free Church in La Mirada. See the full length version at http://www.graceevfree.org/why-we-love/


Music Rack Gear at Westlake Recording Studios

Music Rack Gear at Westlake Recording Studios

Studio E is a beautiful mixing suite equipped with a 72 input SSL 9000J console and an extraordinary amount of outboard gear. Studio "E" has a roomy luxurious private lounge with many creature comforts including Internet access and dining facilities. The studio is also equipped with ISDN lines for Global Recording.
Console:
Solid State Logic 9072J Super [...]

Eddie Kramer with new Waves plug ins at NAMM 2010

Eddie Kramer with new Waves plug ins at NAMM 2010

Eddie Kramer at NAMM 2010
Photos by Brian Petersen at brianapetersen@gmail.com
Eddie Kramer demonstrates new plug ins at NAMM 2010.
HLS Channel (aka Helios Channel) and PIE Compressor (aka Pye Compressor)
Text from the Waves Site on Eddie Kramer
“Any producer is only as good as the music he helps create. By this standard, Eddie Kramer must be regarded as [...]

Published photo by the Biola University Library

Published photo by the Biola University Library

This photo is being used by the Biola University Library on their twitter page http://twitter.com/biolalibrary
“You are the light of the world.”


Chris Lord Alge with new Waves plug ins at NAMM 2010

Chris Lord Alge with new Waves plug ins at NAMM 2010

Chris Lord-Alge at NAMM 2010
Chris demonstrates his new fader style channel series of Waves plugins coming for drums, vocals, and guitars.
Quoted from the Waves Web Site
When Waves first released its SSL 4000 Collection, we wanted input from an experienced SSL user. Who better to turn to than master mixer to the superstars, Chris Lord-Alge? After [...]

Published Berklee College of Music Advertisement by Brian Petersen

Published Berklee College of Music Advertisement by Brian Petersen

The Berklee College of Music is currently using one of my shots on their web site and in printed advertisements.
http://www.berkleemusic.com/

Recording session with a Royer 121 on a Fender Guitar Amp

Recording session with a Royer 121 on a Fender Guitar Amp

An electric guitar session with a Royer 121 ribbon mic on a Fender guitar amp.


Biola King's Men CD: No Turning Back

Biola King’s Men CD: No Turning Back

I had a blast engineering this a cappella album for the King’s Men at Biola with Walt Harrah.
Session signal path included:
Neumann TLM 49 microphone
Universal Audio LA-610 Tube pre / T4 Optical Compressor
Digi 002 Mixer Digidesign Pro Tools
Produced by Walt Harrah
Engineering by Brian Petersen
Mixed and Mastered by Brian Scheuble and Nolan Sipe
This album was recorded at [...]

Ted Blaisdell mixing at the Westlake Studios

Ted Blaisdell mixing at the Westlake Studios

Ted Blaisdell mixing the album, “So Much Joy,” in Studio E at the Westlake Studios
Produced by Walt Harrah
Engineered by Brian Petersen
Mixed by Ted Blaisdell at the Westlake Studios
Mastered by Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab
Album design by John-Mark Warkentin
tedblaisdell.com/

Grace EV Free Christmas Concert

Grace EV Free Christmas Concert

Grace EV Free Choir and Orchestra during the 2009 Christmas Concert
Will Gearhart is conducting
Marla Bustad with the solo
Produced by Walt Harrah
Erik Bergen is on sound
Marlin Gramenz is running visuals
Thatcher Kelly is shooting video
Brian Sterling is taking still photography
Brian Petersen is the technical director


So Much Joy CD and Video

So Much Joy CD and Video

So Much Joy from Grace EV Free from Grace EV Free on Vimeo.
Watch the new video about “So Much Joy.” Get the free download at www.songsofgrace.org and tell your friends.
I had the joy of engineering this CD and really like the outcome. Listen below and enjoy the songs of Christmas!
The video was shot by the [...]

Studio E at Westlake Recording Studios

Studio E at Westlake Recording Studios

Studio E is a beautiful mixing suite equipped with a 72 input SSL 9000J console and an extraordinary amount of outboard gear. Studio “E” has a roomy luxurious private lounge with many creature comforts including Internet access and dining facilities. The studio is also equipped with ISDN lines for Global Recording.
Westlake Recording Studios
7265 Santa Monica [...]

Resident Advisor publishes two of my photos

Resident Advisor publishes two of my photos

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1007
Todd Burns, the editor over at Resident Advisor requested two photos to be used for their magazines take at mastering. Get the article here and see the shots. http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1007
Resident Advisor is the leading online electronic music magazine.
Established in 2001, RA publishes news, reviews and features to an audience of more than 600,000* monthly readers. Thousands [...]


Grace EV Free worship

Grace EV Free worship

The Grace Choir and Orchestra celebrate Easter and Christ’s resurrection in the new building at Grace EV Free in La Mirada, CA.

Antelope Isochrome OCX external clock with a Digidesign Digi 002 pro tools interface.

Antelope Isochrome OCX external clock with a Digidesign Digi 002 pro tools interface.

It’s no doubt that the Digi 002 is now an industry standard interface and has been featured on numerous records. Its smaller size combined with the ability to portably record to pro tools makes for a win win combination. The units come in either a 3U rack mount version or a table top automated mixer [...]

Living Stones Video from Grace EV Free

Living Stones Video from Grace EV Free

Living Stones Video from Grace EV Free from Grace EV Free on Vimeo.
This video was created for the new building dedication of our latest worship center at Grace Evangelical Free Church in La Mirada.
Edited by Thatcher Kelly
Pictures by Ryan McDuff, Mike Burbidge, Jim McCormick, and Brian Petersen
Audio engineered by Brian Petersen
Directed by Walt Harrah


Grace EV Free Adventure Week 2009

Grace EV Free Adventure Week 2009

I had a blast shooting and editing film during the 2009 Adventure Week at Grace EV Free in La Mirada, Ca.  Enjoy this recap video from the 2009 Adventure Week.

Grace EV Free Adventure Week Video 2009 from Brian Petersen on Vimeo.
Enjoy this recap video from the 2009 Adventure Week at Grace EV Free in La [...]

Brian Petersen and Jordan Tolentino in the studio for the King's Men from Biola

Brian Petersen and Jordan Tolentino in the studio for the King’s Men from Biola

Brian Petersen and Jordan Tolentino in the studio for the King’s Men from Biola, originally uploaded by bpbp Brian Petersen.
This dude can sing!
Session signal path
Neumann TLM 49 microphone
Universal Audio LA-610 Tube pre / T4 Optical Compressor
Digi 002 Mixer
Digidesign Pro Tools
The TLM 49 is a large diaphragm condenser mic with a cardioid pickup pattern that sounds [...]

Pro Tools and Yamaha ns10 monitors in the studio

Pro Tools and Yamaha ns10 monitors in the studio

In 1978 Yamaha first introduced the NS-10 design with the iconic white woofer. At that time they were marketed as home audio compact bookshelf speakers. And they did a terrible job at it. Long listening sessions proved fatiguing to the ear, due to tweeter-woofer alignment/phasing issues and the harsh quality of the tweeter, when used [...]


How to mic a grand piano on a recording session

How to mic a grand piano on a recording session

A Yamaha 7′ Grand Piano (built in concert grand factory) at the former Crossroads Studio in Costa Mesa. The drums and band from earlier sessions were run to tape and then to Radar and pt.
See the full size pic at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpbp/2777435516/
Chris Taylor’s rig from Crossroads:
46 Inputs to mix custom built console with API out-put [...]

Brian Scheuble at the Village Recorder in Santa Monica

Brian Scheuble at the Village Recorder in Santa Monica

Brian Scheuble
Producer / Audio Recording / Mixing Engineer
Online Mixing available email for details: bscheuble@mac.com
homepage.mac.com/bscheuble/disco/Personal18.html
See another pic here
flickr.com/photos/bpbp/2742195121/
Brian Scheuble – Audio Recording / Mixing Engineer / Producer Credits

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Mastering by Doug Sax with Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab in Ojai

Mastering by Doug Sax with Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab in Ojai

Mastering by Doug Sax with Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab in Ojai, originally uploaded by bpbp Brian Petersen.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpbp/2766508599/

From a mastering session by Doug Sax with Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab in Ojai, Ca. Brian Scheuble who mixed the album is near the Pro Tools rig. The album is a worship record [...]