Companero Connor here with the results of round 2 of our Open Window initiative.

This time we chose the song Quit Delaying, by Studio 2.0 artist Truth.

For those of you thinking “what the hell is Open Window?” your questions are about to be answered. Open Window is a collaborative initiative helping advance indie artists through an open framework, follow that link to read more about it.

This session was a bit bigger than the last round, where we opened up Tronic’s song “Intro” for collaboration. This time we had a few new participants, notably Ivan Mininovi who joined us from twitter and laid down a pretty sick guitar riff. Check out the song below.

Quit Delaying – Open Window Session 2 by James Pew

As is becoming standard, we got together and did a group mix of the song which was then fine tuned by James.

Next up is Studio 2.0 artist Chadwick’s song Sealed Tight which will close for mixing August 13th. Check it out on Indaba Music.

One of the best perks about working in a recording studio is seeing free live shows. Audio engineers spend all this time sitting in an enclosed environment fine tuning songs, that it’s just a breathe of fresh air to hear a band perform them live. For most bands, it’s a more comfortable setting and after listening back to the recordings, they have a better sense of what the song is.

Last night, Emma and I (Andy) went to see Tea & Coffee compete in a Battle of the Bands at the Hard Luck Bar. I’m not sure how to describe their music. Quirky, theatric, funky, psychedelic all seem fitting. Anyways, a few weeks ago they dropped by the studio to record an EP, which can be listened to at www.edenveilrecords.com. They played the 3 songs from the EP last night, as well as a slew of others. A fourth song, ‘Stalker’s Waltz’ (hence the title of the post) was tracked but still needs to be worked on.

Check out a video of the song “You Took Off” from last night’s show!

It’s important to show support for artists you’ve worked for. It says a lot about establishing relationships and a community. Besides, what’s better than live music?

Things have been hectic (in a good way) in the Euphonic Sound universe. With one United in Flow audition day down and another one on the way it is easy to forget about what else goes on around here. What you may not know is that quietly in the shadows James has been working on a brand new album with our favorite folk girl Andrea Gauster titled “We’re Not Lost”.

And guess what? …  It’s done!

We are currently in the post production faze and everyone has been working real hard for this to be ready in time for its August 26th release date. I myself have had the pleasure to sit in sessions and document everything from writing, recording and adorable Andrea randomness for her “In the Studio” web series. Check out parts 1, 2 and 3 stay tuned for upcoming weekly episodes.











Also speaking of videos we are all heading to High Park this Friday to shoot Andrea’s music video for the track “By You” off her upcoming album. This is an open invite to you. Yes you at home reading this on your computer! Come on down, be an extra, be a star, bring your friends, family, elderly neighbors and their pet cat! All is welcome! For more details you can contact Andrea at  – andreagauster@gmail.com

Finally I would just like to say I am so excited for this release. Andrea, James, Shawn, Adam and Freddy have brewed up something really special in the Euphonic Laboratory.  You may think I am just being bias because I work here but I am really not joking around when I say this album is something special. If you’d like to hear a leaked copy of “We’re Not Lost”, you can catch up with me on my train ride home and listen to me hum all the tunes.

Sincerely,

Sirianni

Hola digital world! Comparara Emma here!

I am being vewy vewy quiet right now. No I’m not sick and I  havn’t had my jaw wired shut. I am being quiet because today, in our very own studio, we have an indie film shoot going on!

The guys you see on the floor are from 3rd law productions. They are working on a project, with hopes of submitting it to the Toronto International Film Festival.

I was talking to the guys this morning, asking them about the process etc, and they seem to be right in line with the Euphonic way of doing things! They are shooting entirely local, using local talent, and are self funded. We work with many DIY musicians, but not very many DIY indie film makers. We are excited to see what comes of the shoot today, and will keep you, loyal Euphonic Sound readers in the loop!

Pax for now!

Companero Shawn here,

If you’re a regular reader of anything Euphonic-related, you’re probably pretty familiar with a little event we’re putting together called United in Flow.

On Saturday July 10th, we opened up the studio for all of Toronto’s indie hop-hop artists to come down and audition for United In Flow. We called it Open Audition Day, and we’re still reeling down from the action we saw all day long. The talent we had in the studio was absolutely off the hook. It was so amazing, it blew my socks off. Literally. The talent was so intense, the sheer presence of all of these artists caused a physical anomaly resulting in my socks shooting off of my feet. It happened so fast, and I still can’t find them.

The video above is a documentation of all of the action we had going on all day long. We plan on holding another Open Audition Day very soon, so keep an eye out for all of the happenings over at the United In Flow website.

We were also fortunate enough to listen to Scott Jackson beatbox in person. You would have been too if you made it out to the event, so make sure you’re at the next one!