Going into Thursday night’s session with the latest Studio 2.0 band The Rough Boys, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I assumed that they were a bluegrass or an alt-country band. Man was I wrong and glad of it! As soon as the band’s drummer Sam, aka “The Wildman” sat down and proceeded to beat the hell out of the drums, it was non-stop rock n’ roll from there. Their songs are pushed by catchy Zeppelin-esque guitar riffs and have a killer rhythm section to fill out the groove.

They’re at Euphonic Sound recording their debut EP entitled “Showing Teeth” and describe themselves as cut throat rock n’ roll. Both seem fitting enough. They have a bite and edge to their sound that doesn’t need a deafening wall of Marshall amps cranked to 11. This is undoubtedly because of Alex “Spooky” Bernier, the axe man in The Rough Boys. He has the right mix of disciplined guitar lines and power chords.

Tom “Stonewall” Gervais, the bands bassist is clearly the cohesive element to their sound. He keeps their music flowing with driving bass lines. But, these sessions are also a chance to welcome their new singer Jack Cerre. He doesn’t have a nickname yet, but I’m sure it’ll come by the time “Showing Teeth” is released.

It’s going to be an exiting album when it’s all said and done; I can tell you that.

Last weekend, we started the drum tracking for new Studio 2.0 artist Detch Jennings. Check the post below for more info on him!

We started with the track “Calling On Hope” and moved onto “Mother Dearest”. After a couple hours we finished the session with the tracks “Just Words and Music” and “Wake Up”.

Detch Jennings’ roots are mostly in metal, but fans of acoustic rock are going to have to check this one out. We’re talking Bad Religion and Rise Against style harmonies, hooky rhythms and catchy melodies. We’ve got the ball rolling with Detch Jennings, and we sure as hell can’t wait to see where it rolls.

We hired Justin Forfar of local punk band 48 Caliber to hammer off the drum tracks, and as always, he nailed each and every song.

Check out the images from the session below! You’ll also see a couple members of our established audio engineering interns and Studio Manifesto authors Connor and Andy. Interested in developing and sharpening your skills in a professional recording studio and supporting the independent music community? Send us an email and let us know!

Shawn here from the Euphonic Team. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be working with indie rock artist Detch Jennings on a 5 Song Studio 2.0 EP. Detch came to the studio a couple months ago to record some acoustic material, and 3 of those songs are going to be making a revamped appearance on the upcoming EP.

We’ll be adding a full range of musicians behind the recordings, including drums, bass, and a few different types of guitars and keys. We’ll be keeping quite an organic sound, with acoustic guitar leading the instruments. How will it sound? You’ll have to keep up to date to hear! Production starts next week, and I couldn’t be more excited to start working with Detch.

Detch Jennings will be playing Sunday during an open mic at the Supermarket in Kensington Market, and I’ll be backing him up on bass. Come check us out to get a taste of things to come.

Here is one of our newer Studio 2.0 artist’s da Bute. Things have really clicked between da Bute and Euphonic producer Duke. Mixes are complete for da Bute’s 5 – song EP. Should have masters for you all to hear within the next couple of weeks.

…and check out his MySpace page. The music is coming. Meantime just imagine Seal singing “Ghetto Gladiator”…. or Bounty Killer singing “Crazy.”

Welcoming a new member of a family is a joyous and important event… having said that, we’re pleased to announce the Soundcraft Series 800 Console into the Euphonic Sound family of gear!

Toronto’s indie recording artists have had nothing but great things to say about the Soundcraft Series 800. Beautifuly smooth classic British analog sound!