Brad was chosen to master Maroon 5’s new album, ‘Hands All Over’, produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, mixed by renowned mixer Mike Shipley and released on A&M/Octone Records. The album, due for full release on Sept. 21st, has already spawned its first hit single, ‘Misery’ (currently charting at #3 (HotAC) and #10 (Mainstream Top40) (at time of writing). We’re very pleased with how the production turned out and think you will enjoy this one very much - give it a listen!

Euphonic was also chosen to master Satellite’s new EP, mixed by uber-mixer Jeff Juliano. The band, which features Mitch Allan (of SR-71) and Steven McMorran (of Trading Yesterday), has amazing songwriting and performances, truly a must listen. Brad was also chosen to master the Barenaked Ladies newest release ‘Every Subway Car’ (mixed by the incredible Bob Clearmountain). Featuring Erin McCarley, this catchy song is definitely worth a listen.

In response to the recent flooding in Nashville, Mike Farris pulled together an incredible cast of musicians to play for his new benefit EP, ‘The Night The Cumberland Came Alive’. Featuring an all-star cast of musicians including: Sam Bush, Kenny Vaughan (Marty Stuart), Ketch Secor and Gill Landry from Old Crow Medicine Show, Byron House (Robert Plant), as well as Ann, Regina and Alfreda McCrary (The McCrary Sisters), Derrek Phillips and Eric Holt from Farris’ own Roseland Rhythm Revue, this EP is worth picking up – and it’s for a good cause!

Also, a belated congratulations to Mike for winning a Dove Award for ‘Shout! Live’, mastered here at Euphonic.

Amazing mix engineer Diego Acosta sent Juan Fernando Velasco’s latest album to Brad for some final polish, truly an amazing record. Upon release, the album sold over 25,000 copies in less than two hours in Ecuador, shattering previous sales records. At time of writing, the album has sold over 75,000 copies (12x Platinum) in Ecuador alone – congrats to all involved!

We’ve been busy with many other projects, of course, as we’re experiencing one of our best years ever here at Euphonic masters – a special thanks to all who allow us to serve you!

Virgin Record’s Sick Puppies had Brad master their new acoustic EP, featuring ‘Odd One’, ‘Pretender’, ‘So What I Lied’ and ‘You’re Going Down’. Release date is currently unknown, but keep an ear out for these – they’re great! Brad was also chosen to master the new HillKrunk record, which features the North Mississippi Allstars, 8 Ball & MJG, Al Kapone, and Eloise – this is an amazing mix of southern rap, crunk, soul and rock n roll that is truly amazing to hear…

We were truly excited to hear from John Hampson again when Brad was brought in to put the final polish on John’s new album, beautifully mixed by Nick Didia and Paul Umbach. John’s one of the great modern songwriters, so it’s always a pleasure to work with him! We also had the pleasure of cutting new records for Prototype, Kalin Veliov, MasterKey, Tracy Thomas, and many more…

Congratulations to Jully Black for the nomination of her latest album, ‘Black Book’, for a Juno award (RnB Album of the Year). Also, congratulations to Johnny Rawls‘ ‘Ace of Spades‘ which won Soul Blues Album of the Year at the Blues Music Awards. Both were mastered by Brad at Euphonic.

Euphonic celebrated our seventh anniversary in March of this year, and spent some time reflecting back on some of the great artists we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years such as Alison Krauss, Saving Abel, Black Eyed Peas, the North Mississippi Allstars and Sister Hazel (to name a few). It’s truly been an amazing ride and I’m thankful to all the talented folks who have worked with us, making it a blast to come to work every day!

Never settling for ‘good enough’, we’re always looking for ways to improve every aspect of our business, so early this year we hired the design firm switch creative to update the website and we’re very pleased with the results! We also had our resident genius gear designer Frank Lacy build a new EQ for us, called the Wedge (as it’s the simplest tool in the box). It’s a passive shelving design with a super clean makeup stage – it’s truly amazing how good it sounds!

More big news soon…

Legendary producer Jim Gaines chose Brad to master the new Lance Lopez album for Joybringer, this album is amazing – a fresh combination of rock and blues that’s truly a joy to listen to. Ouachita, a new band from Austin, sent Euphonic their new album for mastering, magnificently mixed to 1/2″ analog tape at Pedernales Studios. As is typical in the fourth quarter, we did quite a few Christmas records this year, like the Sarah Macintosh album listed above. Another Christmas record we cut was for J.D. Webb – this one is pretty amazing as J.D. has an incredible voice. Super-producer Craig King and engineer Matt Tudor had Brad master a new EP and singles for B.Angie.B – this stuff is really hot, definitely worth the listen! Dave Martin of Java Jive Studios chose Euphonic to master the new Carolyn Martin album, titled ‘Cookin With Carolyn’ – this record is a wonderful example of what can be done with amazing players and great engineering – Dave’s mixes were so good Brad said “I just tried to stay out of the way”.

We’re really proud of the European connection we’ve developed over the years and this quarter was the perfect example of it! Starting with Shane Shu’s new album on V2 Records, superbly mixed by Ujang Sastramidjaja (as usual, as Ujang is amazing!). Engineer Iain Hutchison sent Brad Iain Morrison’s latest effort, titled ‘Trust The Sea To Guide Me’, released on Coda Music as well as Eoghan Colgan’s latest release, which will also serve as the soundtrack for the film Love / Loss. Eoghan’s music is truly amazing – do yourself a favor and check him out! Peter Crosbie continues to funnel his beautiful mixes to Brad, including new singles from Mint and Stephanie Crayencour. Peter also sent the new Claudine Muno and The Luna Boots album on Green l.f.ant Records and the new Marble Sounds record on Zealrecords – both are really nice records to listen to top to bottom, somewhat of a rarity nowadays. Euphonic was also chosen to master the new Helin-Mari Arder album, produced and engineered by Johannes Lohmus and the uber-talented Audun Borrmann sent the new Marte Wulf single, titled ‘Opptakt’. What a great track!

Lucero drummer Roy Berry had Brad master his new solo release, titled overjoid released on East West Record / Liberty & Lament . Super-rockers Deepfield released a limited edition EP on Skiddco Music as a preview to their much-anticipated follow-up album to ‘Archetypes and Repetition’ (also mastered at Euphonic). It was produced/engineered/mixed by Skidd Mills – check this one out before they’re all gone! Charleston SC’s own The Plainfield Project sent their self-titled debut album to Euphonic to put the finishing touches on it. This album is great, tracked and mixed by Charleston Sound’s own Jeff Hodges.

We’ve had quite a few international acts utilize Euphonic’s FTP servers in order to work with Brad: Oslo’s Siri Nilsen had Euphonic master her new release on Grappa Records, while Ujang Sastramidjaja had Brad polish the Netherlands own Beans & Fatback record, as did Belgian indie artists Busty Duck.

It’s also been a busy time for singles – Norwegian rockers Saivu chose Brad to master their first single from their upcoming album, mixed by uber-mixer Ben Grosse. They hope to finish up the full length soon, so keep an eye out for these guys! Ronald Martinez asked Brad put the finishing touches on his newest single ‘Como Quisiera’, which was mixed by Charles Dye. Primary Wave rockers Taddy Porter sent their new single, titled ‘Shake Me’ (iTunes store link here) in for a bit of final polish. This awesome track was produced / mixed by Skidd Mills and tracked by his engineer, J.Hall. Last but not least, producer Craig King had Brad master the new B Angle B tracks for her upcoming EP, mixed by Matt Troja. Of course, many more projects came to Euphonic during this time, but this is all we have time for right now…

On a parting note, Brad was pleased to receive RIAA sales awards of Saving Abel’s self-titled debut album (gold) and first single, ‘Addicted’ (platinum), released on Virgin Records. Congratulations to Saving Abel for their success – we’re proud that Euphonic was chosen to be a part of the team.

Virgin Records artists Saving Abel dropped off their new acoustic EP to be mastered – this one is awesome! Produced, engineered and mixed by uber-talent Skidd Mills, it contains some of their most beloved tracks, such as ‘Addicted’ and ‘Drowning Face Down’ as well as a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’. Ardent Music is back as a record label! The first release is Jump Back Jake’s “Brooklyn Hustle / Memphis Muscle”, produced, engineered and mixed by the extraordinary Pete Matthews. Congratulations to Ardent, Jump Back Jake, and Pete for such an historic release! Long time friends and clients Sister Hazel chose Brad to master their new studio album, titled ‘Release’. This one is due in stores on August 18th, be sure to check it out!

Brilliant singer / songwriter John Hampson had Euphonic master his new solo album, titled ‘Shiny New Album’ featuring the new single ‘How Much’ – this album is chock-full of great songs and performances – highly recommended. Hit pop / rock duo Aranda has Brad master their new single ‘Why You Wanna Bring Me Down’ which was chosen for use as the theme song for the WWE Bash – congrats to Aranda!

Jazz sax great Jeff Kashiwa had Euphonic master his new greatest hits album, released on Native Language. This is a great retrospective collection of Jeff’s work, definitely worth giving a listen! Brad was once again brought on board to master a new Cherry Poppin’ Daddies album, ‘The Skankin’ Hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies’ the long-awaited collection of their Ska material. Definitely worth checking out!

Jd Webb sent his upcoming album and EP (as well as his first single) to Euphonic for the final polish. The songs were superbly mixed by Claudio Cueni. Brad was also chosen to put the final polish on the new studio album by The Clarks, titled ‘Restless Days’ which was recorded and mixed by Sean McDonald at Sofa King Music Services. The album has been well-received, climbing the Billboard Top 200 as well as debuting at #7 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart – congratulations to The Clarks and Sean for the effort! Every once in a while a band comes along that rocks you to your foundation – I had that pleasure recently while working with such a band – The Missionary Position – who offer an intoxicating blend of great songs, inspiring performances and rich sonic textures. You need to check these guys out, truly a special group.

Of course, this is just a small sample of the projects we’ve worked on in the last few months – there’s no way we could fit it all here!

Also, here are a few sessions pics taken recently, we hope to include more of these over time:

Virgin Records artists Saving Abel had Brad master their self-titled debut album, which has since been certified Gold (so far). The first single, ‘Addicted’, was a #1 hit, and has been certified Platinum. The second and third singles, ‘18 Days’ and ‘Drowning (Face Down)’ are currently burning up the charts as well. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Skidd Mills – congrats to all involved for the success!

Canadian R&B star Jully Black had Euphonic Masters put the finishing touches on her latest effort for Universal Records, titled ‘Revival’. The album, produced by Black Eyed Peas drummer Keith Harris and mixed by uber-engineer Dylan ‘3d’ Dresdow, has been a great success, being certified Gold and featuring four hit singles, ‘Seven Day Fool’, ‘DJ PLay My Song’, ‘Until I Stay’, and ‘Queen’. In addition, ‘Revival’ was awarded a Juno as the 2008: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year while ‘Seven Day Fool’ was nominated for the 2008: Single of the Year. Congrats Jully!

Green River Ordinance chose Brad to master the singles off their new Virgin Records project, titled ‘Out Of My Hands’. these tracks were produced by Paul Ebersold – keep an ear out for these guys! Sister Hazel once again chose Euphonic to master their latest offering, Before The Amplifiers, the long-awaited live acoustic album featuring 21 tracks spread over two discs. Featuring a cross-sectin of their career thus far, it contains their hits and fan favorites including ‘Champagne High’, ‘Happy’, ‘All For You’, and ‘World Inside My Head’ among many more. Ben Kenney also sent his latest offering, titled ‘Distance and Comfort’, the third album Brad’s been asked to master for Ben – it’s always a pleasure working with musicians of his caliber!

Also, the North Mississippi Allstars had Brad put the finishing touches on their long-awaited retrospective project ‘Do It Like We Used To Do’. This 2 CD/1 DVD package includes two discs of music that highlight the band’s live performances over their first twelve years together and a full-length documentary DVD on the history of the band. The documentary includes interviews with the Allstars as well as incredible live footage of the band and the influential musicians that helped mold them from the beginning. Lead singer Luther Dickinson says this retrospective release “represents survival for a regional art form and tradition that stubbornly preserves and evolves”. This is a must have for the NMA fan and we’re very proud to have once again been chosen to work with these guys.

Obviously, there have been tons of other projects since our last update (337 projects, to be exact!), but time won’t allow us to do more than talk about a few here right now. We hope to update this with greater regularity from here on out, but as busy as it is, we’re not making any promises!

Finally, we’ve made some rather significant changes over the last year to the chain and the studio. We had our tech – the amazing Frank Lacy – build us a new, custom-designed mastering EQ based on a previously unreleased schematic by Barry Porter. This EQ (called the BPEQ2), in conjunction with the Davelizer and the Crane Song Ibis allow some of the smoothest equalization you’ll ever hear. We also added the new Korg MR-2000S DSD recorder to allow playback of high-resolution DSD files (up to an astonishing 1-Bit/5.6448 MHz!). Even more significantly, we hired Belgium’s Thomas Jouanjean of Northward Acoustics to upgrade the mastering room acoustics. I’ve worked in several studios over the years, but upon hearing Northward’s upgraded acoustics in my mastering room I was blown away - truly jaw-dropping frequency response and imaging! My clients have also been blown away, many commenting that the room was the best sounding room they have ever heard. Thomas Jouanjean is a true pleasure to work with – the perfect combination of knowledge and experience that allows him to create the ideal work space. Thanks again, Tom.