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Recording

I’ve been honing my skills as a recording engineer ever since I interned at Livewire Production and Recording in New York City in 2007. I also completed a second internship at Mattlind Mastering and Recording in Tucson AZ after which I cofounded HecTon Recording and engineered out of Mattlind.


I have a broad musical background and am comfortable working in a wide variety of musical genres. I get to know what the artist is trying to achieve and work hard to bring the best performances out of them.


Over the last several years I have been setting up an intimate and comfortable recording studio at my house and have been using it to record my, and my friends’ bands. I also do session work playing guitars or singing.




Gear

DAW:
Logic Pro 


Interface/Preamps


- Antelope Orion 32+

- AML 1073-500 Pre x10

- AML 1073 

- Avalon 737SP channel strip

- Cranborne Audio Camden 500 x2

- DAV Broadhurst Gardens 2

- DIYRE CP-5 - Mass DRVR x2

- DIYRE CP-5 - Royal Blue x3

- Focusrite ISA Two  


Compressors:

- DBX 560a

- FMR Real Nice Compressor


Mics:

- Audix i5 x2

- Audix D6

- Beyerdynamic M160

- Beyerdynamic TG D58c x2
- Beyerdynamic TG D57c X2

- CAD KBM412 Kick mic

- CAD TSM411 Tom Mic x4

- CAD ICM417 x2

- CAD M179

- DIYRE RM-5 Ribbon Mic

- Electrovoice RE20

- Group DIY C12 Clone

- Group DIY U87 Clone x2

- M-Audio Pulsar II x2

- SE Electronics T2

- Sennheiser E906 x2

- Sennheiser MD 431II

- Shure Green Bullet

- Shure KSM137 x2

- Shure SM57 x3

- Shure SM7b


Amps and Cabs:

- Bogner Ecstasy 101b
-Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Roadster

- Mesa/Boogie Mark V Head

- Mesa/Boogie Transatlantic  TA-30

- Mojotone 800 2204

- Fender Super Reverb

- Boss Katana 50

- AX84 Single Ended Lead (aka 10watt JCM style)

- Mesa/Boogie Standard OS Rectifier Cab w/ Celestial Vintage 30s

- Mesa/Boogie Vintage Mark 4x12 Cab with Celestion c90s and EVM12L

- Mesa/Boogie Vertical 2x12 Rectifier Cab w/ Celestion Vintage 30s

- Mesa/Boogie Widebody 1x12 w/ Celestion C90

- Port City Vertical 2x12OS w/Sheffield 1200 and V30

- Lopo Line 2x12 Cab with Celestion Vintage 30s

- Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp

- Ampeg SVT-CL Bass Amp

- Ashdown ABM-115-300 Cab
- Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse 4x10 Cab

- Suhr Reactive Load 

- Two Notes Captor X



Drums:

- Tama Starclassic Performer (Birch) 6-piece

- Tama SLP Black Brass Snare 6.5x14

- Zildjian A series Cymbals 

   - 14”New Beat Hi Hats

   -16” Medium Thin Crash

   - 18” Medium Thin Crash

   - 21” Sweet Ride

- Zildjian K Custom

   - 20” Ride

- Sabian

   - 20” AAX Medium Crash