The Randalls’ “Rainy Day Music” CD is out now

by Michael on January 20, 2010 · 0 comments

The Randalls - Rainy Day Music The Randalls‘ debut album, Rainy Day Music, was recorded and mixed at Catherine North Studios in 2009. It’s now available in CD form.

Just yesterday, Alan Cross flagged the Randalls as one six acts worthy of some attention in this post at exploremusic.com.

Below is a sample of “Quicksand,” a song written just before the band started recording in the studio last spring.

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Happy New Year 2010!

by Michael on January 1, 2010 · 0 comments

In 2009 I had the opportunity to work with the following artists and producers at Catherine North Studios. (I’m sorry if I missed anyone.)

I hope 2010 is a great year for everyone!

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My love affair with Rose Cousins

October 19, 2009

Earlier this month I had the amazing opportunity to work with Rose Cousins and producer, Luke Doucet. I tweeted about it, but I was too busy to keep everything up to date. In fact, I hadn’t updated this website in over a month because I’ve simply been too busy (or maybe I just haven’t made the time for it — depends on how you look at it).

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Scott Cooper says goodbye to the city

July 22, 2009

Scott Cooper has left Toronto and has moved up to the Midland-Penetaguishene area. He’s still writing and performing music, though not as much as he once did.

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Dubai by Ministry of the Environment

July 15, 2009

My first movie. And a song that was never finished. What a perfect combination. The video was shot on a bus ride from Hamilton to Toronto to see a Ministry of the Environment show on July 10, 2009.

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All I needed to know about the music industry I learned from Trent Reznor

July 11, 2009

Trent Reznor wrote a great post on the Nine Inch Nails forum about what he would do to “make it” as a new artist in the music business as it is today. Online marketing and social networking are couple of the keys to success.

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The Randalls album nearing completion

July 9, 2009

I’ve been working with the Randalls at Catherine North Studios since February recording seven new songs, and tweaking four songs from previous sessions.

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In the studio with the Hippy Mafia

June 25, 2009

The Hippy Mafia are back in the studio working on a new release. The Manchester-based group have set up shop at Catherine North Studios for the past few days.

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