Nomadic Sound Research

PRODUCTION / MUSIC DEVELOPMENT / ENGINEERING / MUSICAL DIRECTING
NSR is currently looking for new artists to produce and develop.
Email us a presskit or link to your music at production@nomadicsoundresearch.com
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Knowing that recordings are the life and breath of artist music, the following is a list of achieved objectives and outcomes of some of our passed clients:

  • Having a demo and press kit to shop to music labels
  • Develop a creative and original sound
  • Work with a producer with fresh ideas
  • Help with songwriting
  • Set of recorded well-written songs
  • Achieving their dream of making a great record
  • Rediscovering the fun and love in the recording process
  • Find new meaning in the their music
  • Putting their heart and soul to tape


  Here are ideas clients have addressed in there production process:


  • Learn new improvising techniques
  • Transmitting energy to an audience
  • Spirituality in performing
  • Discovering another dimension in music
  • Building a relationship with sound
  • Explore the universality of soundmaking and listening
  • Being able to conduct a music score
  • Perform with any kind of band, artist or songwriter
  • Effortless performing
  • Forging connections between thinking and feeling
  • Learn to listen deeper
  • Song structure and form
  • Introduction to the tonal center
  • Notation, rhythm and meter
  • Intervals of all the notes and their inversions
  • Major and minor scales and the circle of fifths
  • Movement and rest in Melody
  • Triad arrangements and how to build a chord
  • Harmonizing a melody
  • History of music theory
  • Songwriting techniques


The following are services offered along with out production:


  • Music composition, soundscapes, sound effects, and sound design
  • Music and sound for commercials, jingles, TV broadcasts, feature and short films, videos, games, internet and websites
  • A professional multi-track digital and analog recording studio
  • Voiceovers, sweetening and music scoring
  • Composition for bands, artists and songwriters

Production Equipment

Studio

DigiDesign:
Pro-Tools HD3 software and recording systems
Macintosh G5

AKG:
C12 Tube Condenser Microphone
2 414
Cardiod Condenser "Matched pair" Microphones

Groove tube:
GT60 Studio Tube Condenser Microphone
GT SuPre two Channel Preamplifier
GT50 Studio FET Condenser Microphone

Rode:
Rode K2 Tube Condenser Microphone
2 Rode NT5 Cardiod Condenser "Matched pair" Microphones

Shure:
Shure Beta 52 Cardioid Microphone
2 Beta 58A Dynamic Microphones
Shure 55SH Series II Broadcasting Microphone
3 Shure SM57 Unidirectional Dynamic Microphones

Vintech:
2 Vintech X73 Microphone Preamplifiers

Neve:
2 Neve 33122 Microphone Preamplifiers

Avalon:
Avalon VT-737SP Pure Class A Preamplifier with Compressor
Avalon AD2022 Dual Mono Pure Class A Preamplifiers

Universal Audio:
Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier/Compressor
2 UA 1176N Limiting Amplifier



Production Team

Mastering:
Stephen Marsh at Threshold Sound and Vision (Keb'Mo, Ginuwine and Incubus)
Ryan Foster at Freq. Mastering Portland, Oregon

Engineers:
Chris Tristram at Backroom Studios (Marjorie Fair, Nine Black Alps)
Dana Neilson at Little People Production (System of a Down, Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

Mixers and Editors:
Josh Jennings at Willie Cash Studios (IllKidd, Rene Mercury)
Dana Neilson at Little People Production (System of a Down, Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

Mat Thorne at Pez Dispenser/Mattel Studios (The State of Texas vs Dave)
Chris Tristram at Backroom Studios (Marjorie Fair, Nine Black Alps)
Bill Barnett at Gung Ho Studios (Cherry Poppin Daddys)

Gear:
Paul Peterson at Bill Wall Leather
Shane Hammond at Set Masters
SIR Studio and Instrument Rentals

Studios:
NRG Recording Studios
Sunset Sound Recording Studios,
Conway Recording Studios
A & M Recording Studios
New Direction Recording Studios
Gung Ho Studios
Love Juice Labs

Production Credits

2007 SAINT MOTEL Bright Nights EP (Co-Produced and Drummer) Released Spring 2007

2006 EMILY JENSEN First Glance EP (Produced, Recorded, Percussion, Pro-Tools Editor) Released Summer 2006.

2005 CHAD BARD A Week in California Poem (Produced, Recorded, Dobro, Pro-Tools Editor) Unreleased.

2004AUDRA MAE Blue Eyes EP (Produced, Recorded, Co-Songwriter) Release date 2006.

2004KIM DeFRANCO Moving Forward Track (Produced, Recorded, Co-Songwriter, Drummer) Release 2005.

2004 EDDIE ROESER from (URGE OVERKILL) How Could You Track (Produced, Recorded, Co-arranged) Unreleased.

2003 THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. DAVE Self-Titled EP (Produced, Recorded, Co-Songwriter) Self-Released.

2003 NATALIE DAVIDSON Piano with love Track (Produced and Recorded) Unreleased.

2003 RENE RUTLEDGE Happily Jaded EP (Produced, Recorded, Co-songwriter) Funded by Interscope Records and Released by Guess Fashion Europe for promotional use.

2003 THE FULL CIRCLE The 26 Hour Prop Shop EP (Produced, Co-Recorded, Drummer) Funded by Jason K. Entertainment.  Live Music Video for the song Insane shot at the Key Club in Los Angeles on March 23, 2003.

2002 DAMONE ROBERTS Sex With Me EP (Produced, Recorded, Co-Songwriter) Funded and Released under Robert Hayes at Sound Management.

2002 GINA APONTE I Need a Real Man Song (Produced, Recorded, Co-Songwriter) Released under The Geva Festival and Moose Knuckle Entertainment.

2002 PLAYGROUND MUSIC Songs for The Kids Album (Co-Produced, Co-Recorded, Drummer) Self Released.

1999 BROTHER JIBRIL Tic Toc Track (Produced, Co-Songwriter, Drummer)

1999 NICK MARSELIC Tribute  EP (Produced, Co-Songwriter, Drummer/Percussion) Self Released.

1996 QUINTESSETET Just to Get a Gist of It  Album (Produced, Co-Songwriter) Funded By New York Bagel Company and Released under CSF Studios.

1994 GRAFFIX Self-Titled EP (Produced, Recorded, Co-Songwriter, Drummer) Self Released.

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