Happy July everyone!

Exciting News!

 "Tide Pool Scene," a short film featuring
Birdsong's The Tide Pool Song, wins an Emmy!

June 13, 2009 - the Barnstormer Productions/Weekend Explorer short the "Tide Pool Scene" was awarded an Emmy. This 7-minute segment educates kids (and adults) on visiting tide pools without damaging them. The short is a collaboration with Laguna Oceans Foundation, Laguna Beach Visitors and Conference Bureau, and "Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders."

Birdsong (Cheryl Procaccini) recorded the song "Tide Pool Scene" here at Omega Music Productions, and Randy Rusk laid down the guitar, bass, and drum tracks for the song.  Watch the Emmy-winning video by clicking this link!

We're thrilled for Cheryl and Birdsong for winning this award.

So, how about YOUR music?

Even if you don't play a musical instrument (or play it well enough to record it live), we can make your song happen, efficiently and economically.  Randy is a real pro in nearly all types of music on guitar, bass, dobro, guitanjo, and keyboard (via MIDI), plus he'll add cool drums that are indistinguishable from a well-miked drum-set played by a live drummer.  If you have a song you've recorded, but you're not happy with the finished product, or if you have a song rattling around that has yet to be recorded, contact us. 

Check out Art's new Blog, and leave a comment.  The more the merrier.  

With the studio now equipped about as well as any project/home studio anywhere, we are continuing to lay down and mix tracks for a number of local artists, and for our own music.

Other OMP Projects

We continue to get ever busier in the studio as musicians, songwriters, vocal coaches, and others become acquainted with the studio and our work, which is very gratifying. 

We recently recorded the teen rock band "Unlabeled" performing their original song "Set Me Free."  The band comprises electric guitar, bass, and drummer, and a full-band performance laid down in two takes.  Good isolation of the tracks was achieved through miking and physical separation, preserving the live-energy while still allowing for post production of individual tracks.  The drums were captured with nine mics, the bass was recorded using a direct box, and the electric guitar was miked at the amplifier.

Lynn Semelsberger, a local voice teacher and coach, has referred several of her students to OMP for recording of demos.  So far, we've recorded three of her very talented students, and more are scheduled.  More on Lynn and her very effective techniques will be posted a little later.

We've finished recording, mixing, and mastering a new album for NYC-based performers, Andrew Schulman, a virtuoso on the 8-string classical guitar, and Wendy Sayvetz , a vocalist reminiscent of Judy Collins but with a style all her own. The album, entitled "The Cloths of Heaven" is finished, and withing a short time, a link will be posted here.  It's terrific.

Nedi Safa, a local singer-songwriter, continues to record songs for her album at OMP. Her music is inventive and well crafted. We had an interesting recording session laying down tracks of a Sarod player (similar to a sitar), and a Tabla player (similar to bongos).

As shown above, Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders (Cheryl Procaccini) CD, "If I Were A Fish ," a children's album celebrating ocean life and educating how to be better shepherds of the oceans is doing well in educational circles and beyond. Cheryl, dba "Little Ones Music," recorded most of the album at OMP.  You really owe it to yourself to check out their music...it is terrific and timely, and now one of the songs off the album is part of an Emmy-winning short.

Sasha Evans has cut nearly two dozen demo songs of her original music at OMP. She continues to create new and innovative music. To a person, those who have heard her music say the same thing, "That could be on the radio!"

Nick Martus has recorded six songs for demo.  He is compelling, both in music style and vocal performance.

Our Music

We've been busy recording several new songs written by Randy, three of them are nearly finished and will be posted to Broadjam.  The lyrics are well crafted and thought-provoking.  Background vocals sung by three very talented Laguna Beach-based artists, Carolyn Miller, Beth Wood, and Sue Bredice, have added an outstanding dimension to the songs.  More on these later.

Take a listen to Art's song, Flight 19 on Broadjam.com.  It's a history lesson about the Navy squadron lost over the Bermuda Triangle in 1945.  He has compiled a CD, entitled Break the Mold, which is available in digital download through CD Baby . The songs off the album are now available on iTunes as well.

As to Broadjam.com, the large Indie Music site (see link above), here's the latest with respect to our music-- Randy's song, "A Woman's Heart" enjoyed many weeks in TOP 10 FOLK; "Frankenstein in Eden" was in the ROCK Top 10 for a number of weeks as well, reaching all the way to #2; Rainbows in the Mud spent a time in the "Jazz-Fusion" Top 10. Art's Songs: "Ode to the Hummer" was also in the ROCK TOP 10 for several weeks, as well as regionally (California); "Flight 19" spent a time on the Top Ten list "Fan Picks, 25 to 36 year olds." "Break the Mold" rode for two weeks in FOLK-ROCK TOP 10 in the Spring;

Randy Rusk's acoustic album, "Make Up Your Own Mind," is finished and songs off his first album, "Innocent Grace," are available for download (see below).

Have a splendid July everyone!.