Sixty

Sixty & I were both excited to get back in the studio with each other.  When we started discussing ideas about these songs we couldn’t wait to get behind the microphones and mixing board to make it happen. We compliment each other very well and never know what’s going to happen when we start, but at the end of the day we are always excited about what we have created.

Sixty originally came from a background of hip hop and rap.  But has drawn from a variety of music that has inspired him such as Pink Floyd and The Beatles to name a few.

In his own writing and production he has found ways to mesh all this together to be his own cohesive sound. With the release of “Saturn Synopsis” he has created a musical work of art that takes you on a journey.

For the recording of this album Sixty brought in numerous artists and friends to lend their talents including Zack Gingrich on guitar, Sean Saman for Cello and a rap feature with Godchild.  I had the honor of Co-producing and also performing on his colorful compositions.  Also to note that the amazing artwork was done by Jason Sullivan.

                          If you are looking for some new music to take you some place else & inspire you, this is it.  From what i hear you may get new music from Sixty sooner than later!!!

Check out his website and the “Forever” video here!!

For updates on Sixty go to his Facebook page.

Hot Jam Factory

Hot Jam Factory is where Garage rock, Psychedelic and Blues meet for a hell of a time. With Front man Jordan Trevino and Phil Altenburg on drums and Cristion Rocky on bass this three piece packs one energetic punch that’ll get you movin’.

From the moment we first talked and they explained what style of music they do I was hooked and excited to work with them. Needles to say they did not let me down.

If you put together jangly guitar chords over a big back beat, add a gritty bass, weave some honest lyrics with unforgettable melodies & smooth haunting background vocals, add a splash of reverb and keep it jagged around the edges you get the basic sound of Hot Jam Factory. But they are not done there…. these songs can go from sounding like old blues tunes or lean towards raw garage rock. When I hear one of their songs for the first time, I never know what we will end up doing with it.

Hot Jam Factory is currently working on a full length right now.        If you want to check out an upcoming band and some great new music that’s gonna make you feel good…. Check out the “Checkered Past” EP.

Blue Heart 

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Kids

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New Article On Full Tilt Productions!!

Thank you to Gina Tutko & Pa Music Scene for a                      great newspaper article about Full Tilt Productions.

 You can check it out here!!  

Nathan Veshecco

Last week marked the start of Nathan Veshecco’s fifth studio album. Nathan brought me a handful of great song demos.  I found it hard to narrow them down to the best songs for the album since they were all so good. We ended up picking a handful of songs that we both felt fit together best as an album. Like “Love, With Questions” we will be taking a more live or broken down approach to the songs.

We started out by recording the songs that will most likely stay acoustic guitar & vocal, which were done live and finished in 1 or 2 takes. Yesterday we jumped into recording the first of the drums with Marc Seeley for the songs that will have more of a band production.  In the next week or two we will continue working on additional drum tracks for the album. After that we will proceed into the overdub stage which will include some guest performers and even a mini orchestra!!!

You can follow the progress of the album on Nathan’s Twitter page.                                                                              This album was made possible by Nathan’s Kickstarter campaign and very supportive fans.

Phyllotaxis

Phyllotaxis has released their debut album titled “To All of Your Beliefs.” The debut album is a compilation of songs written by “Ravi,” which is a journey through driving rhythms, musical landscapes, and soaring ethereal vocals.

We Started working on the album and drum tracks early April and completed the rest of the recording by the end of the month, then jumped into mixing & mastering in May.

Working with Ravi is always a fun experience. His creative ideas and search for new soundscapes never stops. He has found his own unique sound and writing style that i think would appeal to just about anyone.  His songs range from intimate vocals with a lush background to big crunchy guitars with an aggressive sound.

For more info on Phyllotaxis.

Here is a video for the song “Hearsay”

Phil Connelly

Phil is an independent singer-songwriter from Los Angeles CA.  He has been working on a full length album in the LA area with his band, but was able to come into Full Tilt Productions a few months ago to record vocal parts.

Phil made another trip to the Central PA area a few weeks ago and was thinking of adding another song to the album.   Since the song is a solo acoustic guitar & vocal song, he wanted to take advantage of being in the area, and being able to track it with me at Full Tilt Productions.

Phil came in with an idea of what kind of a sound he was looking for, and played me the song so I could get a feel for it.  After getting the mics placed, and a sound we were both excited about, we had the guitar track laid down quickly & moved on to recording lead & background vocals.  These consisted of a smooth, light hearted lead vocal performance and back ground vocals for the interlude parts that we echoed and reverbed out during mixing for certain parts of the song.

The song “Call Me Crazy” and an interview with Phil were featured on the radio show Fresh Set last week airing on     98.9 WQLV with J.D. Cooper & JMC

Here is a little sample of the song that will be included on the full length album.

“Call Me Carzy”

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For more info on Phil Connelly

Greg Maroney

Greg & I have been working on his new album titled “The Spectrum Of Love” for the past few months and we put the finishing touches on it this week.

Greg decided to record this album differently than he did in the past with his others. He has a very nice rich sounding Yamaha CS 8’2″ sitting in his living room that he has always composed on but always chose to go to a studio setting to record. This time around he wanted to be able to record at his own pace and do it when the inspiration hit.  So this lead us to testing different microphone combinations and recording techniques to experiment with on his piano until we found the right sound Greg was looking for.

We started mixing most of the songs last month but Greg felt he had more to write and add to the album so we held off on finishing it until he wrote & recorded new songs to finish the collection.

“The Spectrum Of Love” has 15 great songs on it that capture Greg’s writing & playing at it’s truest & most comfortable form. Not to mention you will find a few happy accidents when mother nature decided to be a part of Greg’s music because of being set in a beautiful country valley. Which in my opinion                                                                                             added even more honestly and character into the music.

For more info on Greg Maroney click here

Here’s a sample you can check out before the album is released.

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Nathan Veshecco

On May 22nd Nathan Veshecco released a career  retrospective compilation, Plenty Of Hits In The Sea, available  exclusively at www.nathanveshecco.com as a digital download!  Featuring nearly three hours of music spanning his first decade as a recording artist (2001-2010), the Plenty Of Hits package also includes free bonus downloads, full artwork and extensive liner notes.

Most of this package highlights stand out tracks from his first four studio albums and itunes singles releases. Which i was behind the mixing board for most of.  He also recorded three brand new songs with me specifically for this compilation. As a bonus Nathan thought it would be a great idea to record a conversation between the two of us looking back on the start & continuation of his & my career to add on to the package.

Nathan & I have been working together for 10 years now and it’s a perfect example of  two creative people building a great  working relationship & friendship. Which is important to me with all the artists i work with.

Melo

Melo (Keith Claggett) Is a young up and coming rap artist from the Harrisburg PA area.

He released his new album a few weeks ago and has been promoting himself locally and in the Miami Fl. area creating a buzz about his music.

Music started as a hobby for him then quickly became a passion.  He has only been rapping a little over a year but has quickly found his voice and sound as an artist through the process of doing this album.

Right after we finished his 1st release he decided to start writing an original song with me.  We started writing immediately and came up with a song we both felt very strong about.  I am currently producing the beat and music for it.  We plan to release it this summer.

For more info about Melo and to hear his music check it out here!!!

Shannon Marsyada Trio

I recently put the finishing touches on the mixes that I produced for Shannon and her band.  You can look for an album release sometime this summer.

For those who don’t know of Shannon yet, you will love the sincerity that comes across in her voice.  She has a unique sound that is raw and controlled all at the same time.

The Shannon Marsyada TRIO have been making waves both in NYC and here in NEPA, performing songs from the new album. They even have a song featured on the upcoming New Writers Disc compliments of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in                                                                                           New York City.

The band is comprised of singer-songwriter, Shannon Marsyada on lead vocals, keys, and a little guitar;                         Lisa Welch on vocals and bass; And Mike Marsyada on drums, and guitar.

For more info & updates on The Shannon Marsyada TRIO

Here’s a sneak peak of the album’s title track……

Paper Flower

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