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Video: Pigeon Hole – Light Show feat. D-Sisive

// February 1st, 2011 // No Comments » // Audio


Video for Pigeon Hole’s “Light Show” feat. D-Sisive (who just recieved his Juno Awards nomination for Rap Album Of The Year – not too shabby). Directed by our friend Stuey Kubrick. Recored & Mixed by Jamie Kuse at Creativ Recording Studios.

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Terell Safadi – Black Red Yellow (Black and Yellow Remix)

// January 29th, 2011 // No Comments » // Audio

Rapper / Skateboarder Terell Safadi just dropped a Black and Yellow remix, titled “Black Red Yellow”, a homage to the throwback Vancouver Canuck’s Jerseys of the 90′s. My favorite NHL team is having a banner year so far, and Terell’s anthem really captures the pride and energy of a city behind it’s team. Check it out:

Terell is currently recording a record with me here at Creativ Recording Studios, set for release this summer.
Check him out on twitter at @terellsafadi

VIDEO BLOG: DJ Itchy Ron x Sweatshop Union (In Studio)

// December 13th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog Post, In The Studio

Working on a new Sweatshop Union CD/DVD combo slated for release in 2011. Here’s some footage from a session involving DJ Itchy Ron laying down some cuts on a song I’m producing called “Bring Back The Music” featuring Juno nominee D-Sisive. Ronnie is a serato master, and its really cool to watch him do his thing.

Learning Curve: How To Get Funding as a Canadian Artist

// November 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog Post, Learning Curve

What musician doesn’t want some additional funding to help them record, tour, make a music video, make a website, or do any of the other things that are necessary to get ahead today? You may have already heard about people appling for government funded Factor grants, but are still unsure of how to do so your self. The fact is: if you aren’t perusing some of these grants, or similar ones, you aren’t hustling hard enough. We do a lot of FACTOR funded recording here at Creativ. You should be getting in on our government’s willingness to help out Canadian musicians. Here’s the main avenues, via @musicbc:

RECORDING:

If you are a recording artist looking for help in the application process, please contact me and I can help get you pointed in the right direction.

FACTOR

Demo Grant

http://factor.ca/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=24

This program assists new artists, professional songwriters (songwriters that are members of a performing rights organization) and publishers with the production of their songs on a high quality demo recording, as well as basic press kit expenses, to enhance their career.FACTOR may provide a contribution of up to a maximum of $2,000 which represents 75% of the total eligible recording budget. Continue Reading

MUSIC VIDEO: The Trillionaire$ “Hollywood Square” feat. Moka Only & Frank Nitt

// November 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // Audio

New music video from Sweatshop Union Presents: The Trillionaire$, directed by Stuey Kubrick. This track is off the album “By Hook or By Crook”, which debuted top 10 on the iTunes hiphop charts here in Canada. The song was mixed & mastered by me here at Creativ Recording Studios. Have a look:

PS – Don’t think I have noticed my trend of only posting videos up. Admittedly, it’s an easy, visually stimulating way out of having to find time to come up with my own content. That said I’m looking forward to writing some interesting new articles soon, so keep an eye out for that.

Jamie
Twitter: @jamiekuse
Facebook: facebook.com/premediesel

Bowen – VLOG #1 – Recording @ Creativ Recording Studios

// October 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog Post, In The Studio

Here is the first installment of Vancouver recording artist Bowen’s first video blog. It takes a brief look into the amazing recording process we share. Bowen and I are on our fourth record together, so needless to say we have a great chemistry in the studio. He has also become a great friend over the years. Check out the video:

The Video:

Grab this free mp3:

Bowen is also giving away his first single, the song you hear playing in the video, for free download. You can grab the 320kbps mp3 here: http://www.mediafire.com/?39r37dq5naw5zuc

VIDEO: Sweatshop Union Presents: Dirty Circus – Where I’m From

// September 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // Audio

New music video from the Sweatshop Union Presents: Dirty Circus record “Alive and Well”, directed by our friend Stuey Kubrick. This is one of my favorite tracks on the record, and was real fun to mix & master. Vancouver local Chin Injeti kils it on bass/synth/guitars. Check it:

VIDEO – Caspian “P.O.P.” / Studio Footage

// September 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // Audio, In The Studio

This latest video from Caspian was filmed live during our recording session here at Creativ Recording Studios. Its an aggressive track, which I understand may be a contender for his upcoming record, possibly as the intro track. This video is especially interesting because it takes you right into the moments of recording the song, and I even get a cameo or two. The video was filmed and edited by Blake McRitchie for Stompdown Killaz / FilmThis. Check it:

VIDEO: Terell Safadi – New Video In Production

// September 2nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Audio, Blog Post

Terell Safadi, one of my favorite artists from Vancouver, is coming out with his first official video for his single “Tonight” (produced by Crooks N Kruscher). Its a big party athem that I had the pleasure of mixing & mastering here at Creativ Recording Studios. Check out the video teaser:

Check Terell out on Twitter at @TerellSafadi

Avid Unviels New Pro Tools|HD Interfaces

// August 17th, 2010 // No Comments » // Current Events

3 New Pro Tools HD Systems

Avid, the makers of Pro Tools, have unveiled a new line of their flagship interfaces. There are three new pieces of hardware available: the HD I/O, HD OMNI and HD MADI. Avid is claiming a ground up redesign of the platform, with features never before seen. Though not a Pro Tools HD user myself, i must admit that some of the new features sound remotely interesting (my best attempts to avoid being singled out as an endorser or band-wagoner).

New features include a new clocking and filtering system, and more interestingly, a proprietary new soft knee analog limiter (HD I/O and HD OMNI).

HD OMNI – Filling the “Mid Level” Void for Avid?

The HD Omni looks like it could be a great option for pro-sumer studios, or overdub/edit rooms at professional facilities. It includes HD conversion, 2 mic preamps, 4 Line In, surround monitoring and a 14×26 software mixer. Looking at it reminds me of a trusty old Edoril UA1000 card i had kicking around for ages. I’d love to hear what the Omni sounds like, especially when it comes to the preamps. Avid could be making a wise move to tackle that mid level market with this piece. If you are one of the thousands of people out there that doesn’t need loads of analog I/O, and you want to get into the PT|HD market, this could be worth checking out.

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