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Jul/05/2011NXNE BBQ 2011

Hope everyone out there in music land is well rested after all of the 2011 NXNE / MMVA madness! Phew! What a whirlwind! A huge JCM THANK YOU goes out to the wicked bands that played our annual BBQ, in case you missed it, we were fortunate enough to have C´Mon, Candy Coated Killahz, Eastern Conference Champions, The White Eyes, The Vandelles, The Elwins and These Electric Lives grace our stage. We HIGHLY recommend checking out these bands if you haven´t already! We´d like to also thank George of "Hello My Name is Leslie Jones" and his amazing team for whipping up such tasty eats! We can´t forget all those who helped us pull this shindig off....Steve, Michael-Philip, Lori, Tanya, Joe, Chuck, Sara, Pam, Doofy, Stephan, Amanda, Jack, Emilio, Byron, Reagan, Sam, Justin and everyone else who lended a hand! And of course a big shout out to all of our party goers for making the event such a joy as always :) We hope to see everyone back next year! Man we´re lucky!

Jun/29/2011Compression Anyone?

We all know that a good mastering job requires more than just good gear. It also requires a well-treated room, an honest monitoring system and -- above all -- an excellent mastering engineer. Yet sometimes a piece of equipment comes along that paints a giant smile on our faces and reminds us how magical outboard gear can be in the mastering process. Recently, this happened to us when we brought in the Shadow Hills Industries Mastering Compressor. It´s massive at 5U in rack height, plus another 2U for the separate power supply. The unit features two compressors in series: (a) an optical compressor, and (b) a discrete compressor, run off a classic VCA compression circuit. It also boasts three different output transformers -- all with audibly different characters. Mmmmmm..... The Shadow Hills Industries Mastering Compressor has been a pleasure to work with. We´ve found it´s compression characteristics to be exceptionally musical. Paired with our Airfield Liminator 2 we feel the tonal possiblilities are endless! With so many options to choose from, the unit invites exploration, often leading us to places we might never have thought to venture. We hope you have a chance to drop by the studio soon and see what the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor can do to a mix!

May/26/2011So what exactly has been going on at JCM as of late?

PLENTY! There´s been no shortage of amazing music to come through our doors lately: Sloan, The Elwins, C´mon, The Midway State, Candy Coated Killahz, Lights, Diamond Rings, These Kids Wear Crowns, The Arkells, The Sheep Dogs, Moccio, Pork Belly Futures, Lorraine Segato, Sarah Slean, Brian Borcherdt, The Donefors, The Barra MacNeils, Stretch Orchestra, Never Ending White Lights, Fall And Divide, and Nash...just to name a few! We´ve been mastering oodles of fantastic music, a hefty portion of it is being mastered for VINYL! We´re loving it!If you have an questions about mastering for vinyl, be sure to drop us a line! We also have a facebook page to go with our trusty twitter account. Feel free to add us to either if you´re interested in what we´re up to.

Jul/03/2009What A Party!

Thank you all for making our NXNE BBQ such a great success. It was an absolute killer party!
We had 14 brilliant artists (Diana Catherine, Yellow Wood, Valerey Gore, The Warped 45´s, Trigger Finger, Winhara, Said The Whale, Jason Plumb, Christer, Oh No Not Stereo, Pirate Love, Labasheeda, These Electric Lives, Bloodgroup) from all corners of the globe up on stage to entertain us with their unique talents.
Hopefully you received some deserved exposure and some love... ;)
Word on the street is that our friends from Iceland might be getting some extra attention in these parts....
It´s been a pleasure to have worked with you all.
Thank you Sara, Bryan, Ian, Charles, Joe, Dan, Byron, Stephen, Tim, Brett, Steve, Lorne, Lori, Jason, Mike, Adrian and our kickin´ Six Shooter friends.
Looking forward to next year´s BBQ already!
João

Jun/01/2009MMVA’s & NXNE Partays!

A great big pat on the back going out to our super talented alumni who have just been nominated for the 2009 Much Music Video Awards! Congrats go out to Mariana’s Trench, nominated for Video of the Year, Director of the Year and MuchLoud Rock Video of the Year, Mobile, nominated for Post Production of the Year, The Midway State, nominated for Cinematographer of the Year, Lights and Shiloh, both nominated for Pop Video of the Year, Ten Second Epic for MuchLoud Rock Video of the Year and Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains and The Midway State for Videofact Indie Video of the Year. Well done all!

It’s that time of year again ladies and gents! With the help of our wicked awesome friends from Six Shooter Records, we’re currently gearing up for our annual NXNE BBQ extravaganza! As in previous years, it’s sure to be a hit! An evening full of good music, good people, GREAT food and HOPEFULLY, great weather! You won’t be sorry you came! Invites all around very shortly! Feel free to contact us if you’re interested in playing an acoustic set!
Hope to see you all soon!

-Sair