NJ-based Jake Antelis recently produced, mixed and recorded NJ pop act The New Velvet for their self-titled debut album.
The record was tracked at Antelis’ studio, Jantelis Productions, using Solid State Logic and Avalon preamps, AKG and Earthworks microphones to record into Pro Tools and Logic.
The New Velvet is Read more...
HILLSIDE, NJ: Did you know that the Hillside High School team nickname is the Comets? That’s because the New Jersey town of Hillside was incorporated in 1910, shortly after the appearance of Halley’s Comet. WOW.
100 years later, they best prepare to rename themselves the Antelis’s. That’s right. Hillside-based mixer/engineer/producer Read more...
NJ-based producer/mixer/engineer Jake Antelis recently wrapped up producing and mixing sessions with indie blues/pop/folk/Motown-inspired artist Matt Koziol. The pair were collaborating on Koziol’s upcoming EP “Heart on the Line”, and the first single, “The Sign” can be heard on Koziol’s Myspace site.
Koziol’s CD release party is tomorrow, Sunday March Read more...
Modern production and pop music in particular often involves a lot of editing. I’m a big fan of spending more time on tracking and less time on edits – and only when needed.
When edits are needed I like to get them done as efficiently and quickly as possible while Read more...
Gain Staging is an important part of dealing with audio when recording and mixing.
In this tutorial, I’ll go through some of the issues that are big red flags. If you’re needing some help with gain staging in your sessions, I’ll help you to solve them with some quick and Read more...
