the second album that i’ve produced with midland band archana totally eclipses their first. the melodies are catchier, the concepts are bigger, and the prog freakouts are scarier.  the album was released as a pair of eps, with the more straightforward rock songs on roundabout 1 and the experimental tunes on roundabout 2.  both are available free of charge on their bandcamp page, so you have absolutely no excuse not to go download it right now.

the first solo release from silk filled stilts’ justin gambino, this album has been a labor of love over the last 5+ years.  it started as a loose collection of individual tracks justin recorded while between bands, but has since grown into a full album (with quite a few b-sides kicking around as well).  justin moved to santiago, chile shortly after completing this project…hopefully the folks south of the equator can appreciate his talent and charm.

silk filled stilts is a sort of ann arbor indie rock supergroup, with roots of its family trees in seahorsenapkinforce and subgenius.  the songs are all over the map stylistically and picking a single track that was representative of the entire album is next to impossible, but their hit single “takin’ time out” (also available on vinyl!) is below.  i also contributed a remix of my personal favorite, “record in digital” to the album, which i’ve included below to stroke my already bloated ego.

this is record number four with after we fall and the first half of what is planned to be a double ep.  the duo is spread across the country now (half in detroit, half in washington, d.c.), but every now and then they make the trek back here to lansing and we lay down another masterpiece.  the guys can barely walk down the street these days without being mobbed by legions of house of night fans, but they’re always welcome to seek shelter within my studio’s walls.

this is the second record i’ve done with mount pleasant band aurorealis.  i’ve only known them a couple of years, but their songwriting has come a long way in that time and, when paired with their trio of strong singers, makes for a great rock record.  this is definitely a group to watch out for.

what started as troy jackson’s solo project eventually grew into a full blown band project, and i think we’re all the better for it.  this three song ep is just a preview of what will be on their upcoming full length release ‘night and day’, but i’m impatient and want to get this out into the world.  pick up the ep and help finance the production of the rest of the record…we’ll all thank you for it!

9 out of 10 msu sorority girls can’t be wrong: the spartan dischords really are better than nothing.  it took us a couple of years to get it completely finished, but the end result is something i’m really proud of and undoubtedly the most polished a cappella record i’ve done so far.  during the final push lance ‘pants’ kinstner was here so often that when the cd was finally sent out for duplication i didn’t know what to do with myself.  i hope to one day recover from this slump, but i make no promises.

the debut album from wmu’s broncords is the second in my spring a cappella trilogy.  the group started in 2007 and i’m proud to have been a part of their first recording project.  check out ‘hold it against me’ below, then go buy their record so they can continue hanging out with me in the studio.

this is the second record i’ve done with msu’s female a cappella group ladies first and by far their strongest release.  we shared a lot of laughs (and a few tears) throughout its creation and  its going to be tough spending the summer without my regular ladies first dates.  just don’t tell my wife.

ron was introduced to me by soul / r&b singer lyric’lee (whose album will hopefully get finished up one of these days).  hailing from chicago, ron’s delivery is unique in lansing’s music scene and his recordings reflect that.  we ended up chopping the whole thing into one continuous mix and it’s easy to listen to the whole record from start to finish without realizing just how much heart goes into an hour of non-stop rapping.