June 2003

Mastered releases for Portland area artists Straitjacket, Avenue of the Strongest, The Doyle Band, The Horrors of Teenage Sex, Ghost Parade, Christine Young Band, Mitze Zilka, Dennis Hitchcox, Joshua Fire and The Gypsy Moths. Engineer Mark Fretham a.k.a. Doctor Digital stopped by with Blake Sakamoto, Ann Ishimaru and Zack Semke to master Portland Taiko. Portland Taiko is a premiere North American taiko ensemble. Taiko (the Japanese word for drum and the name of the art form) has its roots in ancient Japanese tradition. Outsider Audio‘s Caleb Olsen was in to compile a new 18 song sampler CD for the label including artists: Jordan Tyler, Craig Meade and Luke. A full length master for Craig Meade was also completed. Adam Mackintosh of Gruesome Galore was in to master a live recording of the band from a festival in Spain. Portland Legends Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts mastered their new 25 song CD in celebration of their 25th Anniversary! 5 Guys Named Moe‘s Brian Pelky came by to put the finishing touches on their new 12 song release entitled “Dancing in the Streets”. Doug Sweet of KMHD 89.1 FM was in to compile and master a CD of Cathedral Park performances. Courtney Jones of Corvallis, OR came by to master as did Sam and John Densmore and their band Silverhawk of Coos Bay, OR. Singer, James Giger and Pianist, Colleen Adent tracked 12 new songs with Kevin at Walter Midi Studios in Gresham, OR.