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Indianapolis Pop Machine Generates Buzz
Indianapolis, IN (August 26, 2004)--The Pop Machine has been busy tracking
and mixing several exciting projects, including an album with hard rockers
Dystalis, who locked out the studio to track and mix their debut release
with producers Marc Johnson and William Hammel. Marc's twin brother Eric
Klee Johnson mixed the project, which was tracked to 24-bit Digidesign Pro
Tools using The Pop Machine's vintage and tube mic-pre sidecar called "The
Pop Cart" that includes Neve 1066's, Calrec PQs, API 512b, Focusrite ISAs,
and UA 610 models.
Swedish Indy 500 champion Kenny Brack also stopped in The Pop Machine to
track and mix his new release for his band Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers.
The record was produced by former Why Store drummer Charlie Bushor,
engineered by Cortland Foxworth and mixed by Eric Klee Johnson.
Acoustic rockers Dark House Sweet's debut release Four is currently in
stores. The record was produced, engineered, and mixed by Marc Johnson at
The Pop Machine in Indianapolis and mastered by Andy VanDette at NYC's
Masterdisk. Marc is currently in the studio tracking new albums by Jeremy
Vogt and Dan Keplinger, and co-producing the debut release from
Evansville, IN band Undone with fellow producer Mark Moran.
17-year old singing sensation Kayleigh Silva was at The Pop Machine
tracking her new album with the producing/writing team of Eric Klee
Johnson, Marc Johnson and Joey Fingers. Drums for the record
were performed by rock legend Kenny Aronoff and session ace Dane Clark
(both Mellencamp alum). And, producer/engineer Joe Cheesman finished
tracking and mixing the debut effort from Easy Astronaut featuring former
members of Slip, Transportation, and Elektrolab at The Pop Machine.
The Pop Machine just took delivery of some new (and old) gear including a
pair of vintage Altec 436c tube compressors, a Tube-Tech PE -1C EQ, a pair
BLUE Eight Ball microphones.
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The Pop Machine Gets New Old Gear, Trainwreck Hits
The Studio
Indianapolis, IN (March 31, 2004)--Rockers Trainwreck recently recorded
and mixed the debut LP God Bless Rock -n- Roll at The Pop Machine
with producers Eric Klee Johnson and Marc Johnson, and assistants Faith
Marie, Andy Carrell, and Joey Fingers. Used on this and other recent
sessions was some of the esoteric and vintage gear the studio recently
acquired, including an Otari MX-80 2" 24-track analog tape machine, two
Telefunken U74 mic pre/compressor units, a 1988 Focusrite ISA115, Neumann
KM84, EV 664, Unidyne III 545, and a vintage Moog Mini-Moog analog
synthesizer. Perhaps the coolest piece of new gear, as reported by The Pop
Machine, may be a Wurlitzer Electric piano formerly owned by Stax Records
in Memphis.
On the Trainwreck sessions, and the making of its
11-song debut LP, Eric Klee Johnson commented, "The record sounds like The
Rolling Stones meets the Small Faces with a Rob Thomas-like voice fronting
the band. We cut the tracks live with hardly any overdubs, no drum
editing, or auto-tuning; we used Pro Tools like a tape machine and a bunch
of vintage instruments, mics, mic-pres, and compressors to give it a
'Muscle Shoals sound.' The record is absolutely stellar."
Artist
Jane Jensen has also been at The Pop Machine recently, working on tracks
for a forthcoming LP including the song "LA Junkyard" with the Johnson
twins and NYC producer Craig Kafton producing and engineering. And,
Tiffany continues to work on her new album at The Pop Machine with Eric
Klee Johnson, Joey Fingers, and Marc Johnson producing. Two songs "On" and
"Take Everything" are complete and she is hitting the road this spring to
give audiences a taste of her new music. Birmingham, AL rock band Droned
also stopped in The Pop Machine, to track and mix an EP with Eric Klee
Johnson and Mick Loud producing.
Producer Joe Cheesman has been
working hard at The Pop Machine on the debut for Easy Astronaut and the
upcoming release from Las Vegas singer/songwriter Sandy Kastel as well as
his own project Blip. And, Marc Johnson and William Hammel have begun
production at The Pop Machine on the debut by hard rock band Dystallis.
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The Pop Machine Voted
Best Recording Studio
Nuvo Newsweekly
"Great
Fucking Studio."
Kenny Aronoff
"You gotta a Dope Studio."
Akil, Rapper (Jurassic 5)
"The Pop Machine feels like my home away from home."
Joey Fingers, Singer/Songwriter (Transmatic)
"The Pop Machine is absolutely the best drum room in the city!"
Mark Cutsinger, Drummer (Zero Boys, US3, Bigger Than Elvis)
"Great vibe!"
Mike Petrow, Producer/Engineer (Lynyrd Skynard, Ashworth, Frank
Bradford)
"The only rock and roll studio in the city"
Mark Moran, Producer (Stereo Deluxe, The Late Show, Undone) |
Pro Sound News October 2000
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The Pop Machine The Pop Machine Update April 2005
The Pop Machine has been busy recording amazing music this winter
and the supersonic fun continues into spring. The Pop Machine principles
twin brothers Marc and Eric Klee Johnson have been producing numerous
projects for summer release including Dark House Sweet, Jeremy Vogt,
Emitter, and Wonderdrug, all sessions featuring session ace Kenny
Aronoff on drums.
"Kenny brings such a vitality to the music we
make, he is truly inspirational and super musical, he always plays what
is best for the song rather than banging out some wanker bombast, he
locks in so well with electronic loops and has such an infectious
positive vibration about him, did I mention we love Aronoff? Being in
Indiana, Mellencamp has created such high bar for musicianship,
songwriting, and performance so Marc and I as producers who live here
take full advantage of that, I believe that you can here that in our
records" says Eric Klee Johnson.
The way the brothers track projects is as a tag-team; however, one
usually acts as the project lead. Marc is the 'lead producer' for the
Emitter, Dark House Sweet, Jeremy Vogt projects while Eric's heads up
projects for Jane Jensen, Resurface, and Sidereal. Eric is also
currently mixing the debut for the Kyle Cook- (matchbox twenty) produced
Virgin Millionaires, a group featuring Zakk Baldauf from Transmatic on
vocals and guitar.
Also in session was Say being recorded by LA-based producer Wes Styles
with Justin Atkins and Marc Johnson engineering. Faith Marie and Eric
Klee Johnson mixed a live CD recorded at The Vogue Theater in
Indianapolis featuring 1960's Indy music stalwarts The Boys Next Door,
Sir Winston & The Commons, Sounds Unlimited, and The Revengers. Joe
Cheesman recorded hip-hop artist Rich C, and producer Trent Bell tracked
Christian hard rockers Six Feet of Separation.
The Pop Machine has added some cool new gear to make the recording
experience even more enjoyable including a matched pair of Coles 4038
ribbon microphones, a vintage Lexicon 200 digital reverberator, and is
gearing up for the installation of a Digidesign Pro Tools HD3 system to
supplement The Pop Machine's TDM and 001 rigs.
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