The Iguana Music Fund
Helping Musicians Finish Projects
 The Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center launches The Iguana Music Fund to financially support musicians in need with grants from $500-$2,000
A generous anonymous donor who understands the financial struggles many independent artists are facing nowadays has donated funds for beginning or established musicians with a connection to New England. The fund will help facilitate the professional and artistic development of their music endeavors. It will be facilitated through Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center, where applications are now being accepted.
The Iguana Music Fund grants are made to individual artists for specific career building projects. Areas of support may include, but are not limited to recording or manufacturing assistance, publicity or marketing support, additional equipment or instruments, instrument repair or replacement, special projects and other specific activities promoting artistic and professional growth.
This fund is open to all professional musicians with ties to the New England area, either by residence or through regular touring activities.
Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2008 through November 15, 2008. Awards will be made by December 31, 2008.
The application can be found online at the
Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center’s website, www.passimcenter.org.
For further information please contact:
iguanamusicfund@passimcenter.org
Q Division Studio’s
In-House Music Service
Songwriting Fit for TV
Some of the strongest and catchiest melodies ever written have been scored for commercial purposes. Not to say releasing CDs isn’t “commercial,” but literally, for TV commercials.
Esteemed Somerville studio, Q Division, has appointed Boston-based songwriter Frank Ciampi as their Director of Music Services and head composer.
Ciampi, a Berklee graduate who majored in jazz bass performance, has been in the process of scoring demos for commercials in collaboration with music licensing company Vapor Music for MasterCard, Spin Master/Air Hogs Toys, Coca-Cola, Canadian Tire and more.
Also in progress is Ciampi’s score for Fathers and Son, a new animated series by Fox.
Ciampi’s day-to-day operations include creating a music library for Q Division Music consisting of original compositions and cues ranging from 15 seconds to one minute. Ciampi adds, “Q Division Music’s philosophy, musically speaking, has been to keep all avenues open and available to our clients. We never force any certain style or musical genre to picture. Some of our best work has been produced by taking a less traditional route when scoring.”
Unlike other studios relying on samples and outside musicians for commercial projects, Q Division Music keeps the budget down in costs by having everything under one roof. Ciampi adds, “Within Q, there are two huge live rooms that are well suited for an orchestra, a baby grand piano, any keyboard you could ask for, vintage gear, great engineers on call, as well as two kitchens, lounge areas, foosball table and beer. Those are all things that we are proud to offer to our clients.”
www.QDivisionmusic.com
Venue Profile
Great Scott
Local and National Bands Co-exist in Harmony
Great Scott has grown to be one of the main venues in Boston’s live indie underground music scene. The club, which has served as a venue for live music for six years but has been in existence for 18, prides itself on the variety of musicians they host and the welcoming atmosphere the venue promotes. Great Scott’s deep-set stage allows for visitors to both enjoy the music up close and also come up for air to drink and chat with the Allston community that frequents there. The club has also become a favorite space for local bands such as The Bon Savants, Clickers and Night Rally. The venue has hosted national acts such as Hot Chip, Of Montreal and Wolfmother. Great Scott also recognizes the importance of community service; every Thanksgiving, they host a dinner for anyone who needs a place to have a Thanksgiving meal and feel at home. So, for a plethora of local or national indie bands in an eclectic, welcoming environment, Great Scott is the place to be.
Venue Stats
Genre: Indie, original, underground
Capacity: 240 people
Stage Size: 12 feet deep by 18 feet wide
Backline/Gear Info: No backline, full PA with speakers
Alumni: Of Montreal, Hot Chip, Magnolia Electric Co., Lightning Bolt, Wolfmother, Hooray For Earth, Clickers, Night Rally, The Bon Savants
Booking: Carl Lavin
submissions@greatscottbston.com
Booking Policy: Great Scott books shows for every night of the week. They choose their bands based anticipated draw and bar sales and to support the local music scene. The venue should only be contacted if the band has a full show solidified. To submit, send website, MySpace or Sonicbids EPK to Carl Lavin at submissions@greatscottboston.com
Music Schedule: 7 days a week/ 7 nights a week
1222 Commonwealth Ave, Allston, Ma 02134 | (617) 566-9014
www.greatscottboston.com | manager@greatscottboston.com
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IN THE NEWS
November 14 to16 brings The Fourth International Art of Record Production Conference at UMass Lowell. This prestigious event features the legendary producer (and 34- time Grammy winner) Phil Ramone, along with panel discussions and tips and tricks with MIX Magazine editor Sarah Jones among other industry professionals. The Art of Record Production is a community of scholars, recording professionals, musicians and organizations that have an interest in how the recording process transforms music.
Registration fee for the conference is $250 ($150 for students).
The Conference Banquet will be held on Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. for $75. The conference itself will take place at the Doubletree Riverfront Hotel in Downtown Lowell and in Durgin Hall on the UMass Lowell campus; a shuttle bus will connect the two locations.
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KissyPig Studio in Allston has been hard at work on sessions with G Love & Special Sauce, The Vinyl Skyway, David Arvedon and Bone Gunn.
www.kissypig.com
Specialized Mastering Engineer Dana White has been working on some great new records for Miskatonic, Danny Shirley (of Confederate Railroad), Red Tape Parade, Jennifer Truesdale, the sublime Portland-based Heirs of the Eiffel Tower and Ras Iyahson.
www.specialized
mastering.com
Boston’s 37’ Productions have been up to a lot of work. Craig Ahern (Boston Philharmonic) released his debut solo classical guitar CD and is already recording the follow-up.
Also at 37’ is Petrina Foley of Oddway, who recorded and mixed her solo debut, Proper Goodbye, which has now been finished. Musicians include drummer-extraodinaire Mike Lévesque and Brad McCarthy.
www.37ft.com
Project Sound Studio has recently recorded and mixed The Serious Geniuses’ full-length CD and LP, You Can Steal the Riffs But You Can’t Steal the Talent.
www.projectsound
recording.com
Boston’s Red Invasion is pressing their second full-length album, Ugly To Know So, which is available now for download.
www.myspace.com/
redinvasion
Logan 5 and the Runners are a new Boston art/glam/new wave/synth-rock outfit, who have been tracking and mixing with Pete Weiss of Verdant Studios. Weiss describes the album as “a cool mixture of looping percolation, real drums, dramatic vocals, with the occasional trumpet and rock-god guitar moment thrown in for good measure.”
www.myspace.com/
logan5andtherunners
Former Bob Ludwig/Gateway Mastering engineer, Laurie Flannery visited Specialized Mastering recently, mastering for Jenn Teft’s latest release, Time is a Thief.
www.specialized
mastering.com
The legendary Graham Parker was in Q Division’s Studio B doing some overdubs with Mike Gent (The Figgs/The Gentlemen) on guitar with Matt Tahaney engineering for a film/TV project.
www.grahamparker.net
Taxpayer recently posted on their blog that they are in the studio developing some new songs. To hear one of their new tracks, check out “Creatures of Habit” on their MySpace.
www.myspace.com/
taxpayer
Sunburned Hand of The Man, an experimental psychedelic outfit, recently converged at Verdant Studio with noted UK producer/remixer Four Tet and engineer extraordinaire Justin Pizzoferrato.
www.myspace.com/
sunburnedhandoftheman
Doug Wapner, a NYC singer/songwriter, tracked and mixed an EP with Matt Beaudoin engineering and Frank Ciampi producing and playing bass at Q Division. Guest appearances by Mike Gent (The Figgs/The Gentlemen), Pete Caldes (The Gravel Pit/ The Gentlemen) and Matt Pynn (Will Dailey, Dylan in the Movies)
www.myspace.com/
dougwapner
Joe Clapp of Ultrasound Studio has recently finished production on Rich Cronin’s (LFO, VH1) new disc. The studio has also wrote a song for Nelly and Ashanti with producers Wiskey Tango and Boom Bap and have added some more Neve EQ’s and other vintage tube gear to their already-vast array of gear.
www.ultrasound
productions.com
Miskatonic recently tracked in Q Division’s Studio B with Rafi Sofer producing and engineering for an upcoming release.
www.myspace.com/
miskatonicrock
Shelly Valauskas, a singer/songwriter from New Haven, CT, was in the studio mixing with Rafi Sofer for an upcoming EP at Q Division.
www.shellye.net
Gene Dante and The Future Starlets have recently recorded a full-length LP with producer Peter Lubin and engineer Jon Lupfer at Q Division.
www.genedante.com
Local soul phenoms Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves cut a handful of B-Sides for UK and Japan only releases at Q Division with Joe Tooley engineering and Ed Valauskas producing.
www.elipaperboy
reed.com
Same Sky Productions owner and head engineer David Messier is currently mixing the full-length debut from This Blue Heaven with engineer Andre Cantave. The 12-song record is available now for download.
www.myspace.com/
thisblueheaven
Rik Tinory Studio is currently recording sound tracks for an ABC Special, The Goode Family, to air in the fall. The special is narrated by actress Nancy Walls of Saturday Night Live who is also is the wife of actor Steve Carrell.
www.riktinory.com
Same Sky Productions of Bridgewater, MA will be opening a studio in Austin, Texas in January.
www.samesky
productions.com
Vocalist Andrea Capozzoli is recording her debut CD at Schuler Productions Studio.
www.andreacapo.
tripod.com
Galaxy Park studios has been currently working on upcoming releases by Apple Betty Mouth Sewn Shut, Defcon 4, Vagiant, For The Worse, Nothing But Enemies/SCFF, HelToro, Disaster Strikes, Sunwise, The Wobblies, The Shadows Smile’s and the Wrong Side of the Tracks.
www.galaxypark.com
Midatlantic (formerly The Bleedin Bleedins) recently finished their new record at Underground Sun Studio. The studio also added a new Digidesign C|24 to their Pro Tools HD3 setup.
www.myspace.com/
midatlantictheband
David Franz of Underground Sun Studio’s new book Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools (3rd Edition), was recently released by Hal Leonard, while his studio is working on composition projects for several advertising agencies, as well as mixing and mastering several bands. Also on board is Father Abe from Indefinite Article, who is now working in the studio.
www.undergroundsun
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Boston rockers Trucker Mouth recently finished a full length-record at ChillHouse Studios
www.trucker-mouth.com
ChillHouse Studio is currently expanding into the film world by doing audio post-production, mixing and some scoring on the horror film Drive-In Horror Show and a Boston-based gang film, titled Conned.
www.chillhouse
studios.com
Michael and Marisa’s debut disc Kicking it Together was recorded at Mortal Music. The album was mixed by Andy Pinkham and produced by Billy Garzone. The band had their project polished by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering.
www.michae
landmarissa.com
Forked Tongue, the second release by Revolutionary Snake Ensemble was released on Cuneiform Records. Ken Field produced and Andy Pinkham recorded and mixed the album at Mortal Music.
www.myspace.com/
revolutionarysnake
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