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Recording

Here’s to Possibility!

by Jason on August 3, 2009 · 5 comments

in Recording,Thoughts

Tweet “Is this to end or just begin?” – Robert Plant, “All of My Love” As I mentioned in my last post, after close to a year of planning and execution my new CD with the Jason Parker Quartet is now complete. And as happy as I am about that, it leaves me in a [...]

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Jason Parker Quartet CD is Complete!

by Jason on July 30, 2009 · 4 comments

in Bands,Recording

Tweet After months of planning, writing, arranging, rehearsing, recording, mixing, mastering, licensing, copyrighting, artwork-approving, liner note-writing and many different people-paying, the new Jason Parker Quartet CD “No More, No Less” is now complete! I sent the final files and master off to the replicator this week and should have the physical CD’s in my hands [...]

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Mastering Complete!

by Jason on June 30, 2009 · 8 comments

in Bands,Music,Recording

Tweet I finished the mastering for my new CD with the Jason Parker Quartet and I couldn’t be happier! I spent two afternoons with Mark Guenther of Seattle Disc Mastering watching him tweak dials and push buttons and still know next to nothing about the process. What I do know is that the disc sounds [...]

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Life Lessons Through Mixing

by Jason on June 23, 2009 · 3 comments

in Recording,Thoughts

Tweet I’m in the process of mixing my new CD with the Jason Parker Quartet. It’s been an intense and introspective time and I’ve learned so many things about myself, both as a musician and as a human being. In a way it’s been like therapy only cheaper (at $45/hr. for the studio vs. $120/hr. [...]

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A Day in the Life

by Jason on June 3, 2009 · 0 comments

in Business,Getting Started,Recording,Thoughts

Tweet One of the most common questions I get asked, by friends and strangers alike, is what does a “normal day” look like for me. I put that phrase in quotes because, simply put, there are no normal days for me. That’s one of the things I like the most about my job. I realize [...]

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Amazing News!

by Jason on May 31, 2009 · 2 comments

in Bands,Music,Recording

Tweet I have been applying for grants for years for a number of different projects. There are many wonderful organizations out there willing to fund arts projects but many, many more artists applying for those grants. I’m always disappointed when I don’t get funded, but even more amazed at all the quality artists out there [...]

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