Matthew J Barnhart

Some new records I’ve worked on

After some extremely long, drawn-out sessions in late 2007/early 2008, I’ve actually managed to shoehorn in quite a few new records, some of which are just about ready to see the light of day:

• The new albums by The Distant Seconds and American Werewolf Academy are being mastered at Golden Mastering right now.
• New albums The Great Tyrant, Handbrake, and Shiny Around The Edges are in the able hands of Carl at Saff Mastering.
• Did a quick, one-day, live-in-the-studio session for singer/songwriter Billy Blaze.
• Recently spent two days recording an almost live-in-the-studio album for The Naptime Shake. Vocals were almost entirely done live, except for two lines in one song that were overdubbed. The only other overdubs were some backing vocals, percussion, and keyboards.

I’ll be taking a break from recording in August — in particular, Katey and I are taking a much-needed vacation to Vermont, Montreal, and New York (to see the huge The Ex/Getatchew Merkuria/Alemayehu Eshete/Mahmoud Ahmed/Extra Golden show at Lincoln Center). I’ll have a couple of quick sessions in September, then I head out with The New Year and Tre Orsi for quite a bit of touring, though Thanksgiving. I’ll get back into studio work more fully in December.