My Brightest Diamond dropped by the Miracle Theater in SE Portland during their most recent tour behind “This is My Hand”. They delivered a stellar performance as a stripped down rock trio, a pleasant divergence from their larger sound with strings and wind instruments.
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Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Ben Cleek
Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs
Audio Gear List
Recorded with Apogee Ensemble
Vocals: SM7
Guitar Amp: AKG 414
Bass Amp: Sennheiser 421
Kick Drum: AEA R84
Snare Drum: AKG C1000
Hi-Tom: Ear Trumpets Edwina
Lo-Tom: Ear Trumpets Edwina
Overheads: Beyerdynamic 930
This time we met the iridescent crooning of Melaena Cadiz on a bustling morning in the industrial NW, compliments of Staver Locomotive. The Brooklyn dweller found her way to the west coast on a brief tour for her new album Deep Below Heaven. We’re glad our fine city of Portland made the roster.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Ben Cleek
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Before embarking on his West Coast tour, Snowblind Traveler, took time to perform these brilliants songs at Paxton Gate on N Mississippi Ave. His new album, Confederate Burial, is out now.
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Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Ben Cleek
Our first official session of 2013 led us to the Bob White Theatre with Portland based band The Parson Red Heads. The Bob White Theatre, an old, once abandoned theater and organ workshop stationed in SE Portland has been on our on-going list of spaces we hoped to shoot a session. The Parson Red Heads also had an interest in the space, and we were fortunate enough to gain access for the shoot.
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Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
In early 2013 we were approached by Mason Jar Music, and asked to be part of a special project they were putting together. The project, titled The Storm is Passing Over, was a Hurricane Sandy Benefit Album featuring an all-star collection of artists re-imagining classic American storm songs. We were honored and pleased to be a part of the project by recording the Gundersen Family and their live performance of The Flood. They performed two songs that day, and here is that second song titled, Middle of June.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
A few months ago we were approached by Mason Jar Music, and asked to be part of a special project they were putting together. The project, titled The Storm is Passing Over, is a Hurricane Sandy Benefit Album featuring an all-star collection of artists re-imagining classic American storm songs with 100% of proceeds going to the relief effort.
We were honored and pleased to be a part of the project by recording the Gundersen Family and their live performance of The Flood. Please head on over to the http://thestormispassingover.com/, donate, download and help spread the word.
For more on The Storm is Passing Over head here
For more on The Gundersen Family head here
Recorded at Disjecta center for the arts
Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
On her recent stop through Portland, Alison Sudol aka A Fine Frenzy, shared a few songs with us at one of Portland's finest piano shops, Classic Pianos. Her intimate 3 song performance included songs from her most recent album, Pines.
For more on a Fine Frenzy head here
For more on Classic Pianos head here
Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Our latest session with the Milk Carton Kids at the Alberta Abbey is one of many great and proud moments. The duo and the space breathed together. Passing cars found their place within and between the songs, and in the same way guitars and voices found their place in the natural beauty of a large reverberant gymnasium.
For more on the Milk Carton Kids head here.
For more on the Alberta Abbey head here.
Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Portland’s annual music festival, MusicFest NW, took place the first week of September. We decided to focus on documenting a couple of the bands featured in the festival. The second session we produced during the festival features Seattle band, Deep Sea Diver, performing at the Portland gallery space, DISJECTA.
For more on Deep Sea Diver head here.
For more on Disjecta head here.
Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Portland's annual music festival MusicFest NW took place the first week of September. We decided to focus on documenting a couple of the bands featured in the festival. The first session we are presenting features the LA based band Earlimart performing in the Portland Garment Factory with special guest drummer, Scott McPherson. Also, Earlimart's newest album System Preferences is available now digitally.
For more on Earlimart head here.
For more on the Portland Garment Factory head here.
Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
On a hot summer day we found ourselves crammed into the tiny vintage piano shop, the Immortal Piano, with the Portland band Gallop. Featuring piano, cello, violin, banjo, guitar, accordion and two vocalists, Gallop's performance was nothing shy of graceful. This crew is writing some great music and we recommend heading here to purchase their recently released self-titled debut album. In the meantime watch their performance from earlier this summer.
For more on Gallop head here.
For more on the Immortal Piano head here.
For more on Ear Trumpet Labs Microphones head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
The incomparable Joe Henry and the lovely Lisa Hannigan recently teamed up for a short US tour, which led them our way through Portland, OR. The rare opportunity to document these two singing and performing together in such an intimate and beautiful setting (Portland’s White House), was quite extraordinary. Watch here as they perform three songs for us.
For more on Joe Henry head here.
For more on Lisa Hannigan head here.
For more on Portland’s White House head here.
For more on Ear Trumpet Labs Microphones head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
At the foundation of Portland's treasured band, Dolorean, is singer/songwriter Al James. He exudes sincerity and a genuine quality that seems to escape the many others trying to sing heartfelt country-tinged tunes. In this solo session you can hear Al's songs fill the empty space at Löyly magnificently. They cut like a knife, only to mend.
For more on Al James and Dolorean head here.
For more on the lovely space/sauna Löyly head here.
Session wouldn't have sounded so natural without Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video Shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
At the foundation of Portland's treasured band, Dolorean, is singer/songwriter Al James. He exudes sincerity and a genuine quality that seems to escape the many others trying to sing heartfelt country-tinged tunes. In this solo session you can hear Al's songs fill the empty space at Löyly magnificently. They cut like a knife, only to mend.
For more on Al James and Dolorean head here.
For more on the lovely space/sauna Löyly head here.
Session wouldn't have sounded so natural without Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video Shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
On a recent US tour Benjamin Francis Leftwich came through Portland to play at Mississippi Studios. Kindly, Benjamin agreed to walk down a few blocks to Emerald Petals, a fantastic florist shop on Mississippi Ave., to join us for a session. What resulted was quite captivating, a quiet and beautiful performance.
For more on Benjamin Francis Leftwich head here.
For more on Emerald Petals head here.
Guitar/Vocal mic provided by Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Churches, of California, gave us our loudest session to date, and it was fantastic. On the wings of their new EP (which can be downloaded for free here), Churches recorded this session with us at Dig a Pony, an amazing Bar in SE Portland. This trio is truly amazing, so follow them for live dates, and download the album.
For more on Churches head here.
For more on Dig a Pony head here.
Vocal microphones provided by Ear Trumpet Labs.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
On her recent tour opening up for Social Distortion, Lindi Ortega recorded a few of her country songs with us at Vintage Pink on SE 25th & Hawthorne. Huge thanks goes out to Ear Trumpet Labs for sponsoring this session by providing us with their beautiful Edwina microphone for Lindi's vocals.
For more on Lindi Ortega head here.
For more on Vintage Pink head here.
For more on Ear Trumpet Labs head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
e were fortunate enough to host a session with An Horse and have some sunshine all in the same day. While on their U.S. tour they recorded their session with us beneath the sun, on the patio of SE Portland's Farm Cafe.
For more on An Horse head here.
For more on Farm Cafe head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
A session with Houston's own, Robert Ellis, took place at the Tanner Goods flagship store on 13th and West Burnside. If Robert Ellis is coming to your town during the rest of his North American tour, we highly recommend catching his show. Until then, enjoy the session here.
For more on Tanner Goods head here.
For Robert Ellis tour dates and more head here.
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
While on their recent U.S. tour, Elliot Brood performed for the Portland Sessions at Bishops Barbershop in downtown Portland. In addition to our Portland friends that came out to watch the session, we were joined by Portland's own House Spirits Distillery, which made some tasty drinks, and 24th and Meatballs, which provided some good rainy day Portland food. It was quite the party. Watch it all happen here!
For all things Elliot Brood head here.
For all things Bishops Barbershop head here.
For all things House Spirits Distillery head here.
For all things 24th and Meatballs head here.
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Missouri native, Barna Howard, recently released his debut, self-titled, album via Mama Bird Recording Co. We were fortunate enough to have Barna perform a few songs for us in the communal industrial arts space, Shop People.
To check out more on Barna Howard head here.
For more information on Shop People head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow
Portland’s own, Josh and Mer performed for The Portland Sessions at Union/Pine a couple years back. The third and final of three songs from that session, titled Mind Control, can be found here. Make sure you check out the previous two songs from our session with Josh and Mer.
Video shot and edited by, Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by, Clint Snow & New North Sound
Portland's own Josh and Mer performed two songs for The Portland Sessions at Union/Pine. Watch them above.
For more information on Josh and Mer head here.
For more information on Union/Pine head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow and New North Sound
Portland's own Josh and Mer performed two songs for The Portland Sessions at Union/Pine. Watch them above.
For more information on Josh and Mer head here.
For more information on Union/Pine head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed by Clint Snow and New North Sound
Deleted Scenes from Washington, D.C. performed live for The Portland Sessions at the beautiful alternative space, UNION/PINE located in the SE industrial area. Deleted Scenes offered up four fantastic acoustic versions of their songs.
For more info on Deleted Scenes head here.
For more info on UNION/PINE head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded by Clint Snow and mixed by New North Sound
Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist of the band Over the Rhine came to the studio during their stay in Portland on their most recent tour. They performed this live mini-concert for Portland fans who were selected by The Portland Sessions, in a raffle, a few weeks prior. They even offered up an impromptu Q & A which can be found at the end of the video.
For all things Over the Rhine, head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed at New North Sound
The Portland Sessions is proud to present the first edition of the series featuring Revolver.
Revolver, a folk/pop trio from Paris, France, performed this beautiful set in the studio on September 27, 2011 while on their North American tour.
For more music by Revolver head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed at New North Sound
On November 9, 2011, The Portland Sessions was honored to have Rubik perform live in the studio while in Portland, OR on their North American tour. Hailing all of the way from Helsinki, Finland, they offered up an amazing two song set.
For more info and music by Rubik head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed at New North Sound
Nahko, the lead singer of Portland band Medicine for the People, stopped by the studio on September 27th, 2011 to perform a solo set for The Portland Sessions.
For more music by Nahko and his band, Medicine for the People, head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed at New North Sound
Nahko, the lead singer of Portland band Medicine for the People, stopped by the studio on September 27th, 2011 to perform a solo set for The Portland Sessions.
For more music by Nahko and his band, Medicine for the People, head here.
Video shot and edited by Erik Schultz
Audio recorded and mixed at New North Sound