The day we tracked Exit 18’s single, hello u’r mine, we also tracked the title track from their new album – Incantations. We wheeled the (very old) upright piano that lives in Studio B’s lounge into Studio A, installed a light in it, and a 4K Nikon camera (held in place with the lid). Julia Perry proceeded to perform inspiring takes at the piano – presenting acoustic challenges for Chuck who had to contend with the drums and piano in the same space (Rafi wanted the drums in the big room – for a huge rock sound)… Anyway – check out their performance – which is nothing short of mesmerizing. All performed live!
Coral Moons – Gasoline – Live From the Q Region*
Coral Moon’s cover of HAIM’s Gasoline sort of snuck up on us; it was an extra credit song that we captured during a quick session, and we just love the way it turned out.
Chuck Hargreaves recorded and mixed this, and Rafi Sofer shot and edited it. Jay Kolp hung out and helped on the session.
Exit 18 – Live From the Q Region*
Check out this awesome and very catchy tune – hello u’r mine – from Exit 18. Performed, recorded and shot completely live in Studio A!
Coral Moons – Live From the Q Region*
We’re starting a new series we’re calling Live From the Q Region*! It will feature performances captured LIVE in Studio A, on “tape” and video:). Studio A can support all sorts of madness, including multi camera shoots and live tracking.
We’re kicking off the series with Coral Moons performing their song Made Up My Mind, and we’ll follow that up with songs from Exit 18. Want to get featured on Live From the Q Region*? Drop us a line and we’ll chat!
Coleman Rogers Photography
We’re really pleased to hang Coleman Rogers’ photos in Studio B’s lounge for the next few months. Coleman is a long time music nerd, if you will – he’s an engineer, a tech, a teacher, a photographer, and like the rest of us – a devoted fan. The work that hangs in Studio B’s lounge is a combination of concert photography and art photography. In his own words:
Coleman spent his high-school years near Detroit, working in his darkroom for the school newspaper and yearbook, as well as the theater. The theater is where he learned to love shooting in the dark. After thirty-plus years in and around Boston and New York recording studios, as an engineer and service technician, Coleman retired and spends most of his time photographing shows and experimenting
with film, Polaroid, and digital photo techniques.In his live music photos, he tries to capture the raw energy of the moment by becoming emotionally involved in the music, paying full attention to the interplay between the artists on stage.
His photo experiments grow out of his Guided Chaos process, where randomness and entropy are part of the process. This current body of work represents a release of intention, where his creativity is centered on play for the sake of play, embracing mistakes and eschewing perfection, with no attachment to a specific outcome.
Coleman’s work will hang for the rest of the year (prints are for sale btw!), and we’re planning on hosting an opening at the end of October. While the work is easy to see if you’re working at Q, we’re happy to show it to anyone by appointment. Please drop us a line to schedule a visit!
