Free Guerrilla Recording: Three bands at the Buckhorn

From the vault CHiTT Productions presents a live recording from the Buckhorn Bar: the Ghosts of Predators Past, the Neo-nostalgics, and Driftwood. Recorded on location December 14, 2007 at the Buckhorn Bar in Laramie, Wyoming.




Free download:
CHiTT Productions Presents the Buckhorn Bar
December 14, 2007
Ghosts of Predators Past, Neo-nostalgics & Driftwood
192 kbps 65 Megs




All parties involved in the recordings retain their original rights to their creations. You are free to download and distribute this album for non-commercial purposes only.

Sample songs from the full album:
Ghosts of Predators Past:

Neo-Nostalgics

Driftwood

Gear used in the recording of this show: Shure SM58 (vocals), Sennheiser e609 (guitars), Shure Beta 52 (kick and bass), Shure SM57 (snare), Sennheiser e604 (toms), AT2020 (overheads). Multitracked to hard disk.

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Neo-Nostalgics live at the Buckhorn

Here's some video of the Neo-Nostalgics show at the historic (and uniquely aromatic) Buckhorn Bar on December 14th, 2007. CHiTT productions was there providing sound reinforcement and recording all the bands on the bill that night. Thanks in part to a rotating radio promo the bar was packed late into the night-- the best turn out in Laramie in a while, especially considering that finals were over and a lot of students were gone. Also on the bill that night were the Ghosts of Predators Past and Driftwood. Check back soon for a compilation album of the bands on the bill that night and more videos as they surface.

CHiTT Goes Guerrilla with Neo-Nostalgics

CHiTT rolled in to the Neo-Nostalgics' practice space to do some on-site guerrilla recording Tuesday.


Gear setup went quickly and seamlessly until we ran into a nasty electrical buzz, which is a common malady in many home-based electrical situations. After tracking down the buzz and eliminating it with a trusty $0.69 ground lift adapter, the Neo-Nostalgics rolled through their songs in two easy sets. Drums were multitracked with a mic and a track for each piece in the drum set, a Shure Beta 52 on kick, Sennheisers on the snare and toms, and AT2020s for stereo overheads. Keys and bass were recorded direct, and the guitar cab was recorded using a Sennheiser e609, isolated in a separate room in the basement.

All in all, we've got 8 tracks spanning 9 or so songs, with vocal tracks anticipated to be completed in an upcoming session. Mixdowns will come soon afterwards, so we'll keep you posted on the developments.