Sonia Montez was recently in the studio cutting basic tracks for her first full length album. Through a long process of pre-production, arrangement and rehearsals, the recording is at last underway and sounds amazing.
Sonia played guitar as well and sang some amazing scratch vocals which you will probably never hear!
This was our first session at Quad Lakeside, and strongly recommend the facility to any of our colleagues who are looking for a tranquil and accessible place to record. There is a cozy control room where recordists do their thing, and where Sonia could sing guide vocals.
The main live room is quite spacious allowing us decent separation between drums and piano. Then there are two isolation booths at the opposite end from the control room, where we recorded acoustic and electric guitars during the live take. The studio also has a great Wurlitzer and Hammond C3 with a customized Leslie and some other rareties. Sonic Scoop also ran a piece on the spot. A million thanks to Lou, Matt and Susan for the amazing studio and hospitality.
Stay tuned, we might well post some media from the session here..
Lola Johnson and Radian Records are proud to announce the digital release The Scene Unseen. The EP produced by Radian Records, is a collection of songs and perspectives originating from the happenings during the artist’s residence on Avenue D. The songs are performed with musicians from the many scenes of Lola’s journeys Lola Johnson, Brother Dave (Lil’ Momma, Brother Dave & The Brave), Roberto Ruiz (Toke Squealy), Patrick McLellan (McP Band, Chappo), Maria Schettino (Object, Evil Us, The Catskills), Char Johnson (Black Accent), Adam Hinz, and Adam Freiholtz (Hitnotics).
Recorded primarily by Lola at home, using retired equipment from RedBird Studio, the EP reveals some new moods of Lola on record. The 7 song EP, or mini-album, can be purchased at Bandcamp ($3) and iTunes ($1/song). The song “Til Another Day” can be downloaded for free at Bandcamp.
Listen: “Til Another Day”
Radian Records artists Lola Johnson and Chelsea Wolf will be opening up the night for the Louise Browne & Facing Stories show at Bar East. Also appearing: Another Astronaut. Powered by Natty Dreed Promotions and Rollow the Leader.
By Kate Bennert ‘12, Arts & Entertainment Contributor
December 8, 2011
Last week’s coffeehouse lured a sizeable crowd out of pre-finals week hibernation for what promised to be a warm and vibrant night of acoustic music.
The show opened up with the lovely Sonia Montez, whose Latin influence and quirky personality proved to be a refreshing change of pace for Hamilton’s Acoustic Coffeehouse series this year. A native of Brooklyn, Montez’s debut record Of Tears and Honey is somber and sweet (as the title suggests) and altogether a profound work of art. [read more…]
In Session with Chelsea Wolf on a Radian Records production.
“Little Old Me” (Take 1)
Featuring Lola Johnson
Lola Johnson 9pm Tonight at National Underground
Lola Johnson hosts YouNow.com launch at TechCrunch
The Brooklyn Indie Fest is happening September 16th-18th, 2011 3 Days, 2 Stages, 1 Venue, 60 of the best Independent Bands in NYC The mission of the festival is to bring together a bill of the best independent artists in NYC for a three days in the late summer/early fall of 2011. We want this to be an opportunity for fans of local live music to see their their favorite bands as well as be introduced to some of the best independent bands in NYC.
Sonia Montez Playing tonight at Gizzi’s 9pm
Tonight Monday Aug. 1- Women In Music Festival at Gizzi’s Café 16 W 8th St. NYC- No Cover
7PM Miriam Mendelson Acoustic / Alternative / Folk Cyclgrrl on Youtube. 8PM Glenna Bell Great country music www.glennabell.com
This was our first session at Quad Lakeside, and strongly recommend the facility to any of our colleagues who are looking for a tranquil and accessible place to record. There is a cozy control room where recordists do their thing, and where Sonia could sing guide vocals.
