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Tracksheets - New Year / Grammy Issue 2004Newsletter Index==================== AVATAR TRACKSHEETS ==================== Avatar Studios Newsletter New Year / Grammy Issue 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------- Visit us at http://www.AvatarStudios.net ----------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE 1. 46th Annual Grammy Award Nominees Recorded at Avatar 2. Creative Community News 3. "Hall of Fame" Photo 4. Session News 5. Quick Mentions 6. Book a Session / Contact Us / Feedback 7. About Avatar Studios 8. Subscribe / Unsubscribe ----------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to our New Year / Grammy issue of Avatar Studio’s electronic newsletter, AVATAR TRACKSHEETS. We recently purchased an XM satellite radio receiver. After listening to it, we feel that this is part of the future of how consumers will get their music. It does to radio what cable TV did to network TV - provide more variety & choices. With so much music being programmed, it brings back the joy of listening to music and discovering new artists again. 2004 is going to be the year where we begin to get back to basics. 1. 46th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEES RECORDED AT AVATAR => The 46th Annual GRAMMY Award nominees were announced on December 4th. Avatar Studios would like to congratulate all the nominees. This year, there were nine nominees who recorded their works at Avatar. Check out who they were at www.avatarstudios.net. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony televised (8PM on CBS) from Los Angeles on February 8, 2004. 2. CREATIVE COMMUNITY NEWS => Roy Hendrickson Appointed Avatar’s Chief Engineer Roy Hendrickson was appointed Avatar Studio’s Chief Engineer. His duties include heading up Avatar’s renowned maintenance department. Roy possesses a very intimate technical knowledge of Avatar’s equipment and a thorough understanding of what engineers need in their sessions. That said, Avatar promises to be even better prepared to provide top quality service for your sessions. Roy is already a resident of Avatar’s recording complex with his own mixing room, Studio R, on the 4th floor. That is where he recently mixed Cheap Trick’s DVD, featuring live concert footage mixed in surround, on his Yamaha DM2000 console. He has previously worked on 5.1 surround mixes for Philippe Saisse and Cassandra Wilson. Roy, with his 23 years of experience, is available for your surround mixing needs. For more details, contact mailto:Tino@AvatarStudios.net?subject=StudioR. 3. "HALL OF FAME" PHOTO => In this issue, we feature the photo of NORAH JONES who recorded her highly anticipated follow up album, "Feels Like Home" at Avatar. The new album will be released on February 10th. Over eight songs from the album were recorded at Avatar’s Studio C. The New York Times recently did an in-depth article about her in its Sunday Magazine on January 25th. We wish her well. Check out the photos from their Avatar session at http://www.AvatarStudios.net/aboutus/gallery.html. 4. SESSION NEWS => Legendary guitarist GEORGE BENSON was putting the finishing touches on his new record. Alec Head engineered with assistance from Ross Petersen. => Legendary bassist CHARLIE HADEN recorded his new Verve release with guest Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Jay Newland engineered with help from Ross Petersen. => TREY ANASTASIO from Phish worked on his solo record with Chris Shaw engineering the overdub and mix sessions. => Island Def Jam recording artist FEFE DOBSON was in mixing her debut album with producer Jay Levine. Aya Takemura assisted Steve Reed. => Telarc Records recorded the SAX SUMMIT featuring Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman in DSD for 5.1 Surround. Robert Friedrich engineered with help from Peter Doris. Richard Seidel oversaw the project. => Virgin Records and AOL Music taped "Sessions at AOL" with the legendary IGGY AND THE STOOGES. The recording was engineered by Gregg Thompson, with live sound duties handled by Avatar’s Anthony Ruotolo. => Max Jazz artist CLAUDIA ACUNA recorded her new release with engineer Joe Ferla. Brian Montgomery assisted. => LUCIANA SOUZA recorded a new Sunnyside release with producer Francois Zalacain and engineer James Farber. Aya Takemura assisted. 5. QUICK MENTIONS => Avatar Studios Provides Back Up & Documentation Services Avatar can provide standardized back ups & documentation of your masters that follows guidelines based on the Delivery Recommendations for Master Recordings specified by the P&E Wing of The Recording Academy. Avatar also can organize and document your Pro Tools files, whether it is in preparation for mixing or for archival purposes. It is important to make sure your assets are well protected and properly labeled. For more details, contact mailto:Tino@AvatarStudios.net?subject=Masters. => New MIDI Suite Available Avatar Studios has added a brand new MIDI-based writing / production suite. The "MIDI Suite", located on the 4th floor features Pro Tools, Logic Audio, Digital Performer, and Cakewalk. As an added bonus, the room has breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline from its east window. For hourly, daily and weekly reservations contact mailto:Tino@AvatarStudios.net?subject=StudioM. => Avatar Studios Demo EP Package Deal Avatar has put together special demo EP packages for up & coming artists who are interested in a professionally produced quality demo EPs to give out or sell at gigs. The package includes tracking, overdubbing and mixing at Avatar with options including mastering and manufacturing of 1,000 CDs. For more details, contact mailto:Tino@AvatarStudios.net?subject=EPOffer. => Avatar Studios Provides Live Recording Services Avatar has been doing live recordings for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s ongoing 2003-2004 season. At the end of the season, Avatar will have recorded over 20 live performances at three different venues. The quality and recording expertise that Avatar is known for is now available to record your live performances. For more details, contact mailto:Tino@AvatarStudios.net?subject=LiveRecording. 6. BOOK A SESSION / CONTACT US / FEEDBACK => To book a session, call Tino at (212) 765-7500 or email him at mailto:Tino@AvatarStudios.net?subject=book_from_newsletter. =>We welcome any feedback you might have regarding our newsletter or the services that we offer. For feedback: mailto:clientservices@AvatarStudios.net?subject=feedback_from_newsletter . 7. ABOUT AVATAR STUDIOS Avatar Studios is a 33,000-square-foot multi-room facility on Manhattan's west side providing the highest possible quality audio recording services to the recording industry. The studio houses four premier recording rooms with unparalleled acoustics containing a Neve 8068, two SSL 9000Js and a Neve VRP. The four rooms are equipped with four ISDN lines per room and a remote recording session can be set up at a moment’s notice. AVATAR also has several project rooms available including a Pro Tools editing suite and a MIDI studio suite. History: http://www.AvatarStudios.net/aboutus/history.html Clients: http://www.AvatarStudios.net/aboutus Gear: http://www.AvatarStudios.net/gear 8. SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE => To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, go to http://www.AvatarStudios.net/news/newsletter.html. We respect your privacy. We will not give out your e-mail address. If you wish not to receive this newsletter, please follow the instructions below to unsubscribe. 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