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Jordan Weaver is a great singer and I’m having a fun time recording him for the next Biola King’s Men CD.
Trevor Gomes recording sessions. Engineered by Brian Petersen.
Photography by Brian Petersen at www.brianapetersen.com
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From a harp recording session by Brian Petersen with a piece written by Trevor Gomes on November 20, 2010.
Miced with a Neumann TLM 49 cardioid directional large-diaphragm studio microphone running to a UA LA 610 into Pro Tools LE8 running Waves Mercury Bundle.
People may ask, “How do I record a harp?” A couple rules always apply for any recording. I use a nice large room with high ceilings, a good player, good charts, and a good producer and engineer. I used two mics in with one pointing at the soundboard and the Neumann is bit higher aimed at the strings. I loved the result and will use this in the future.
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From a string recording session at Grace EV Free for the Isaiah worship CD coming out in September.
Photography by Brian Petersen at www.brianapetersen.com
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String players on a recording session for “So Much Joy” at Grace EV Free in La Mirada.
Arrangements by William Gearhart
Engineering by Brian Petersen
Session signal path
Neumann M 149 Tube microphone
running into a Great River ME-1NV preamplifier
Digi 002 Mixer with firewire 400
Digidesign Pro Tools
Studio Projects LSD-2 stereo microphone
going into a Universal Audio 2108 preamplifier
Digi 002 Mixer with firewire 400
Digidesign Pro Tools
Neumann TLM 49 microphone
Universal Audio LA-610 Tube pre / T4 Optical Compressor
Digi 002 Mixer with firewire 400
Digidesign Pro Tools
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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 Grace EV Free in La Mirada.
Mixed at the Village in West L.A. on a HD pro tools rig.
Members: Drew Brokke, Trevor Gomes, Arnold Geis, Matt Gould, Kevin Krogstad, Dan Rigall, Matt Sanchez, Jordan Tolentino
Released by Biola.
Here is an article about the CD.
http://www.biola.edu/news/articles/2009/091216_kingsmen.cfm
The King’s Men, Biola University’s a cappella student singing group, recently released their second CD titled No Turning Back. The CD features the group’s newest music alongside traditional hymns and worship songs, proving to be a unique listening experience.
Drew Brokke, a senior music and worship major and member of The King’s Men, was challenged to grow as a musician through the recording experience.
“Working on this album was simultaneously one of the most frustrating and rewarding experiences of my life,” said Brokke. “I was never so aware of my faults as a musician as then, but the rewards for working through them have been more than worth it. I feel so privileged to have been a part of it.”
Since 1986, The King’s Men, have performed and provided a unique style of music ranging from classical works by Morten Lauridsen to popular works arranged by M-Pact, Glad, and Walt Harrah. Though the members change each year, The King’s Men still continue to remain strong and their desire is that God be extolled through their talents.
Walt Harrah, the producer of No Turning Back, believes the experience was invaluable for the group.
“It was a tremendous growing experience for the singers, both in their respect of each other’s talent, as well as respect for the process of making a recording,” Harrah said.
The King’s Men can be found performing at various community and Biola-sponsored events.No Turning Back is available for purchase through the Conservatory of Music and at the Biola Bookstore.
Written by Lauren Kermelis, Media Relations Intern. Jenna Bartlo, Media Relations Coordinator, can be reached at (562)777-4061 or through email at jenna.l.bartlo@biola.edu.
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
Brian Petersen and Jordan Tolentino in the studio for the King’s Men from Biola
Posted on May 24, 2009
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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 amazing on strings. It is transformerless and has the K 47 capsule with a boost at 2kHz.
Engineering by Brian Petersen
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Neumann M 149 Tube microphone on a Steinway Grand Piano recording session
Posted on April 17, 2009
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Steinway Grand Piano recording session at Crowell Hall located on the Biola campus in La Mirada, CA. The tracks are to be used as an interlude for a Christian worship album that will be released by Grace Evangelical Free Church.
Recording in the studio with the Biola King’s Men and Walt Harrah
Posted on April 15, 2009
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Shots from the studio with Walt Harrah and Biola University’s very own a cappella group, the King’s Men.
The record was being produced by Walt Harrah and was engineered by Brian Petersen at Grace Evangelical Free Church in La Mirada, CA. The album has been recorded in Pro Tools 8 at 24 /48.00 kHz using Universal Audio Tube mic pres and Neumann microphones.
Kelly Wright playing during a recording session at Grace EV Free in La Mirada.
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