Christopher Scott Cooper
Date: Tuesday, August 22 @ 05:36:17 UTC
Topic: General News


2006 has turned into a banner year for engineer/producer Christopher Scott Cooper here at Blue Seven Audio with several major CD releases and even more projects forthcoming this Fall.

In January CSC completed mixing Footnotes To Fairytales by Peter James. The CD was released in March to excellent reviews. Called "lush, cinematic folk music" by one critic the CD has gone on to rave reviews in Guitar Player magazine, the Guitar Nine website, and live performances on NPR. This is an artist and CD to pay attention to in the future. See Peter's website for more reviews and information: http://www.peterjamesmusic.com.



In April and May CSC worked on transferring, re-recording, and re-mixing the recordings of Fontain's Muse from their original source media to create a new release for their extensive tour of the West Coast. Incorporating traditional Indian/Middle Eastern music with contemporary pop sensibilities. Spiral Dance is for those who enjoy trance like music with soaring vocals. For more info: http://www.fontainsmuse.com.

In June, after 3 years of hard work, CSC finished Mind Furniture's sophmore release Hoop Of Flame with an expected release in the Fall. This project is more straight ahead rock, but has elements of their Prog-rock beginnings, with amazing lyrics by lead singer John Mabry. CSC engineered and co-produced and this was the first recording done at Blue Seven Audio when it opened in 2003. http://www.mindfurniture.com

Also in June CSC mastered the first release for SF based indie muses Needle. Recorded and mixed by Steven Beck of OnLineRock.com who met CSC through eBay. (Welcome to the modern world) For more info: http://www.myspace.com/needlemusic.

This past month of July saw the final mixing of Genre Peak's Ends Of The Earth CD. Produced by GP and CSC and engineered/mixed by CSC this is electronica/rock/textural soundscape music at its best. Think Depeche Mode meets NIN with no keyboards! Drum programming by Martin Birke (Casualty Park, Sandbox Trio), stick and bass by Dan Panasenko (Sandbox Trio, Peter James), and guitars and synth guitars by Steve Sullivan.

This was a chance for CSC to stretch his producing muscle and give GP a big open sound. Look for release this Fall on Jet Speed records. More info: http://www.genrepeak.net.

Currently in progress at Blue Seven Audio, with CSC engineering and co-producing, are Prog rockers Metaphor, who are working on their third CD The Sparrow, a concept CD based on a sci-philosophy novel by Mary Doria Russell. It's a novel about humankind's first foray to another inhabited planet. Basic tracking was started in June 2005 and CSC will begin mixing this September. This promises to be a very different project for both Metaphor and CSC. More info at: http://www.metaphor.org.

In between these projects CSC has been working with 2 local cover bands on their demo CDs. The long standing well-known The Hitmen (rock/pop/R&B covers) from San Jose, and the Ron Gariffo Octet (jazz standards/disco/ pop covers with full horn section and custom arrangments by Ron himself) from Redwood City.

[Source: Christopher Scott Cooper/Blue Seven Audio]







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