Don Van Vleit passed away last week. I can’t honestly say that Captain Beefheart’s music was on my short list of go-to music, but I’ve dug his music for many years. In 1999 I mastered a five CD box set of Captain Beefheart treasures – Grow Fins – for Revenant Records, a label known for its […]
Bill Kirchen’s “Word To The Wise” out on Proper American, mastered by David Glasser
“I’ve been a fan of Bill Kirchen’s tele-playing and soulful honky tonk singing since I first heard him with Commander Cody’s Lost Planet Airmen in the early ’70s. “Word To The Wise” (Proper American) is the 5th Bill Kirchen project I’ve had the pleasure to Master. Produced and Recorded by Paul Riley in London, the […]
Otis Taylor’s “Clovis People Vol 3” out on Telarc Records, mastered by David Glasser
“Clovis People Vol 3” (Telarc Records) is the 6th project that I’ve mastered for Otis Taylor. Each has been refreshingly unique, but this one really stands out. Excellent songs (natch); a great band that includes Ron Miles, Gary Moore, Chuck Campbell, and Cassie Taylor; and a fantastic sound. Otis is an easy guy to work […]
Airshow adds Plangent Processes analog transfers to restoration services
Airshow is proud to announce the addition of Plangent Processes analog transfers to our list of available restoration services. With the installation of custom Plangent tape replay electronics and heads installed on one of our ATR-100 tape machines and our partnership with Jamie Howarth at Plangent Processes, we’ve made available to our clients the best […]
Grateful Dead – “Crimson, White, & Indigo” released on 4/20 – mastered by David Glasser
“Crimson, White and Indigo”, a DVD/3 CD set from the Grateful Dead was released on 4/20. It’s the complete show from 7/7/89 in Philadelphia. Produced by David Lemieux, Recorded by John Cutler in Le Mobile recording truck, Mixed by Mike McGinn, and Mastered by David Glasser. The DVD- created by VideoArts in San Francisco – […]
Debut CD from Real Vocal String Quartet released
One of the musical highlights for me last year was mastering the debut CD from San Francisco’s Real Vocal String Quartet, which offers up an eclectic mix of musical styles in a string quartet setting, with vocals. The CD sounds gorgeous; it was engineered and produced by Bruce Kaphan who is a fanatic for details. […]