Tight, crunchy harmonies showcase Stonehoney’s knack and flare for classic country music with a southern rock twist, filmed live at Q, engineered by Joe Tooley and produced by Ed Valauskas in our very own Studio A.
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State Radio- Let It Go
State Radio recorded the tracks for their album Let It Go in Studio A. The band gave Pat his still often used nick name DENZEL! Visit Pat’a page to lean more about that…
Susan Werner – Classics
Susan Werner came to Q with producer Crit Harmon in 2009 and recorded a great batch of songs. What was unusual about them are the arrangements and the performances. Following is an excerpt form an interview with NPR’s Weekend Edition:
Now, Susan Werner has taken pop songs by others and written chamber music settings for them. Cat Steven’s “The Wind” is given a Bach-esque treatment. Bob Marley’s “Waiting In Vain” rings with echoes of Erik Satie. Stevie Wonder gets mashed up with Chopin-inspired arrangements. Seven other such tracks appear on her new album Classics.
“We chose songs that had a certain lyrical elegance to them, and a certain structural formality,” Werner says. “That is most beautifully revealed when you strip it down to its very basic elements. And there’s no hiding behind a string quartet.”
In an interview with host Liane Hansen, Werner said that she chose songs that had lyrical weight and thoughtfulness to them, such that the music would be taken seriously.
“It’s so easy, when you get near classical music, to do something funny,” she says. “I mean, once you think about the Bugs Bunny cartoons, oh my God, right? You have to be careful not to do something that has everybody in stitches.”
Here’s Susan’s version of Hazy Shade of Winter:
Liz Phair in the Studio
Liz Phair, exiled in Q-ville with Joe Tooley, who should have gotten her to play the six string bass, but didn’t.
Scamper – What Ever Happened (BC)
Scamper made a full length and two EP’s at Q in the mid 2000 with Top Polce producing and engineering. Guitar heavy, rocking drums, vocals harmonies, and love sick pop songs are exactly what ever happened to Scamper.
