Working with audix

The Audix guys are awesome. They were helping us check out the microphones before we left town today. The Portland sessions sound amazing and apparently we got through them without damaging any mics. Go AMP! And thanks to Audix.
Kipper out

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amp project film blog (from now on "flog") entry #1

Industrial folk

A few nights ago we wandered in to a speakeasy that our friend Greggory Stockert told us about. We'll leave the name out so it can keep its word of mouth stature. Nevertheless, we witnessed some amazing performances and we knew we had to set up a session with them.
One of those musicians was Dusty Santanmaria who asked us to set up in a great open building down in the industrial area.
We arrived and set up while the man who owned the place, Dylan Lee Johnston warmed the room with his music. As the night went on we started drawing the attention of more and more great musicians. Also on the list was the haunting Tasche De La Rocha, Jesse Nelson, and Galen Ballinger. Dylan's space was wonderful but the sound really came out in to the large open space that we moved in to later. We recorded late in to the night, well...morning, with the aid of the sound of that room and a couple bottles of red wine. Once we finally cut, Dylan's space opened up again for an incredibly spooky impromptu jam session. A very late but also very successful evening for the ampp team. Kipper out dy

David coffin

<p>Amp has been very blessed with fantastic musicians to record over these past few weeks. We have done sessions in warehouses, kitchens, dining rooms, and at parties. And during our time out, one name has been brought up by multiple musicians. That name is David coffin.</p>
<p>Well after a few weeks of phone calls to his friends we got the elusive David Coffin. This man has refused to be on tape for over 40 years. We don't blame him. Sometimes the steril environment of a studio can be very counterproductive to the musical process.

Here is where we come in. Our ability to bring a studio to the musician, in an environment that they are comfortable with, is the reason why Mr. Coffin agreed to record with us.

On a side note, a puppet theater across the street was doing face paintings.
Baddacat out.

The journey has begun!

We have left our home in the rogue valley and started our journey. It has been a bit of a rough start. We have been faced with car problems, and a total complete computer failure. But here at amp, we see problems like these, as priceless footage for our documentary. So after we fixed our car on the side of the highway, and spent a day building a brand new computer, we got out and started recording. We have had the pleasure of recording a few great musicians already. Our system is working well and the sessions are sounding great. We are in the process of editing some footage, as well as updating our website. So keep checking in, because the show has just begun. Baddacat out.

The Logo that changed everything.

Yesterday the AMPP team hand painted a logo on our trailer. Everyone we talked to said, "you should go out and pay to have someone cut it out of vinyl." 

Now what is the fun in that?

Here at AMPP we are all about doing things the hard way and let me tell you everything from drawing the rough outline to applying the pigment is hard when corrugated aluminum is your canvas.

  

Luckily we were able to talk Hilary Clare Swain into driving down from Portland to help us. Hilary is extremely skilled. She is a educated interior architect, industrial designer, and artist. 

Once we had the outline drawn, and we were confident the placement was worth making it permanent, we started. Scott, a bit against his will, even helped apply the oil. (I think Hilary, and her stone hand, scared  him..... it scared me and I think I'm awesome at large format painting.)

We painted through the day until it got to 100 degrees, then we walked down to the river and toyed with the idea of getting in. 

There is something about the Rogue River that makes you rethink your judgement of the ambient temperature. It feels like a brain freeze, only in the very marrow of your bones.  

Thank you Hilary for lending us one of your many talents. We couldn't have pulled off that little URL font without you. You are a truly amazing individual. 

All I have left to do on it is add a few more details and go over the drawing with a sharp ink line. That helps to tighten up the overall look.

When I am done I think people are going to ask me, "Where did you get vinyl this big cut?" 

Yes. 

Joshua