A new project featuring members of the band Tomorrows Bad Seeds has been tracking drums at URS for their upcoming album. They’re using some pretty awesome drummers and last week was Josh Freese! Besides being a phenomenal drummer he’s one heck of a story teller!
“It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Sean, Matt and Michael. These guys are really talented! They’ve written some really cool tunes and are utilizing some pretty amazing drummers for the record. Josh was absolutely amazing. You can hear in every note that he’s just having a blast!” says Engineer Charlie Waymire.
Let’s have a look at the set up for the day.
Ross Garfield from Drum Doctors brought Josh’s DW kit with a full assortment of Paiste Cymbals.
Josh Freese Kit
We used quite a variety of mics to give MD/Producer Michael Choi plenty of choices when it comes time to mix. Here’s a quick run down:
Kick Inside: Heil PR40, Chandler Limited TG Channel
Kick Outside: Audio Technica 4047, Chameleon Labs 7602
Sub Kick: Teledyne 8″ woofer, Chandler Limited Germanium w/Thick button engaged
Snare Top: SM57, Chandler Limited TG Channel
Snare Bottom: MXL V67n, MXL MPAC01
Hats:AKG 451b, MXL MPAC01
Toms: Heil PR30’s, Golden Age Project Pre73’s
Overheads: Audio Technica 4050’s, Overstayer Channel Amp
High Overhead: Cascade Knucklehead Ribbon Mic, Overstayer Channel Amp (way up by the ceiling!)
Rooms Wide Far & High: MXL Cube’s, Golden Age Project Pre73’s, Overstayer Stereo VCA Compressor
Room Mid (mono): MXL R144 Ribbon Mic, Overstayer Channel Amp
Room Back (mono): MXL V67i, Golden Age Project Pre73, ART ProVLA II Compressor (behind the kit in the corner of the room)
Now for a few photos from the session!
Josh's Kick set up
Josh Freese Snare
Josh Freese Kit - Back
Matt, Sean, Josh, Michael & Charlie
