Mix on 4hero release ‘Extensions’
I mixed the track Sophia of the eagerly awaited album 4hero presents Extensions, which can be heard below. The original track is from 4hero’s Play with the changes album. The Liverpool Session Orchestra performed the strings with Christian Badzura’s arrangement being dynamic and soulful, keeping the sweetness of the original but with a 1970’s funky disco groove driving the rhythm section.
Liverpool Session Orchestra with Erino Yumiki at Parr Street
The single Lost by Japanese artist Erino Yumiki, currently heard on a Japanese TV series, is featuring the Liverpool Session Orchestra with Christian Badzura’s arrangement. You can listen to the track further down the article.
Erino Yumki is a songwriter and guitarist who loves the songs and the sounds of the Beatles. So it was not too far-fetched to turn to the services of the Liverpool Session Orchestra to create the mixture of beatlesque and modern string parts Erino aimed for.
Gorbachov’s racing soundrack
This – I must say – I like. It’s coverage of the Wexican Motorsport crew testing their newly aquired Nissan Laurel before the third round of the Irish Prodrift Series in July 2009.
Hildebrand mixed and co-produced the debut album of Gorbachov in 2007/08, which is now the soundtrack to a loud and fast racing car sport.
The song “Come and Get It” seems to fit perfectly for this video and is part of a strong first album. You can listen to more in the Media Player, read the related post or visit Gorbachov’s Myspace.
So cool to hear the gear changes over the guitar parts…
Liverpool Session Orchestra with Shane Beales at Motor Museum
Liverpool based songwriter Shane Beales has chosen the Liverpool Session Orchestra to perform on his beautiful tracks Missiles.net and Burnt. LiSO provided a quartet to be recorded in the newly revamped Motor Museum Studio.
Both songs have previously been tracked at Evelyn Yard Studio, an EMI facility in London. Using a guide rough mix Christian Badzura arranged the string parts in close collaboration with Shane Beales. “I guess, once a song is written others can find space within that to express themselves. That’s exactly what Christian has done,” said Shane.
Liverpool Session Orchestra with Nate James at Parr Street
The first Liverpool Session Orchestra VideoLog shows LiSO recording ‘Runaway’ performed by Nate James. This cover of the famous song by Loleatta Holloway was produced by David Brand for Nate’s recent cover album ‘Revival’ full of the best soul classics.
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A taster: The Elephants’ Treehouse Session
TreehouseSessions.com shows artists being recorded live at Hildebrand’s former studio, called the Treehouse, which was located in a beautiful open-plan rooftop in Liverpool. Check out the Treehouse Sessions website to see and hear many more sessions of various artists.
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Gorbachov – People Skills
It was great fun to have the Irish lads known as Gorbachov over in Liverpool to record and mix their debut album.
Now it’s the turn of Waterford fivepiece Gorbachov, who are trying something a little different, as they’ve announced an official pairing with Wexican Motorsport Continue reading…»
Mixing Nate James – High Times
High Times is a song on Nate James’ second record Kingdom Falls. After releasing the record Set the Tone as well as the EP Funkdefining, Kingdon Falls was a surprise to many with a very different sound and musical direction. Hildebrand was asked to mix the track High Times and give it brash and dirty, yet still popular sonic quality.
“The brief was particular interesting as it was also about pulling the sounds closer together and introduce additional drive. Often the feel for the tempo is changed when mixing a song and obviously the aim in this track is to make it feel faster. So first I introduced a lot of ‘natural’ distortion into the sounds and worked the EQs out so that the drums become a gel between programmed and natural and a unit in the mix. In comes the Manley Vari-Mu and its great bounce together with the bass. Getting that right lays the ground for the whole track and forms the basis for the rest of the sounds”, comments Hildebrand.
