Jason Farrar Explores with His Stick

Renowned bass player and vocalist Jason Farrar, accompanied by his bass stick joined Shirtlifter at JL Studios to lay down melodies for two songs on the up coming, "More Songs About Gods" album.

After graduating in classical piano and voice at the Royal Conservatory, Jason Farrar has gone on to unfailingly pound and caress his way through hundreds of gigs and rehearsals. His band credits include J. Englishman and Brother Love Canal, the Sattalites, Megan Morrison, Blues Element, and the Greg Wyard Band, but to name a few.
In 1993, Leslea Keurvorst and Farrar formed Kuru, a Toronto-based dark-wave band. Their classical training combined with their use of technology and the human voice gave them a unique and dark sound that was perfectly suited to the needs of the film. Their work has appeared in a number of films and they have produced several independent recording projects during their eight years together.
In spring 2004, Jason joined "Classic Albums Live" project as choirmaster. Classic Albums Live is fast becoming one of Toronto's biggest attractions. The Classic Albums Live group draws on the finest musicians from around the world to create a track-for-track, note-for-note experience duplicating an album from the annals of rock history.
Farrar performs regularly in Toronto, Canada and around the world.

Darryl Sutton from BRTB Connects

Darryl Sutton from BRTB ventured to JL Studios to personally deliver an order of cable connectors. The guys at BRTB pay meticulous attention to detail and you will be hard pressed to find better customer service.

If you need pro audio and video cabling that rivaIs Mogami at a more competive price, then I suggest you check out BRTB.

"The Audio division of BRTB is 10 years old and has quickly built a reputation for quality audio cabling. BRTB Audio products consist of standard audio cables to snake systems, recording snakes, connectors, bulk cable and accessories. All BRTB audio assemblies are manufactured at their modern facility located in Markham Ontario, Canada."

Courtesy of brtbcanada.com

Richard Thomas at JLS Recording

Veteran actor Richard Thomas trecked to JL Studios between performances to record a voice over for "Hope For Life".

"Thomas is in Toronto staring as courageous Juror #8 in Twelve Angry Men, which hit the stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre Jan. 8. Most remember Richard Thomas as John-Boy from The Waltons in 1972, the role that first made him a household name. During the Waltons years, Thomas starred in several well-mounted TV movies, including the 1979 remake of All Quiet on the Western Front. Ever seeking opportunities to expand his range, Thomas has sunk his teeth into such roles as the self-destructive title character in Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983) and the amusingly sanctimonious Rev. Bobby Joe in the satirical Glory! Glory!. In 1980, Thomas made his first Broadway appearance in over two decades as the paralyzed protagonist of Whose Life is It Anyway."

Courtesy of thestar.com

Presonus BlueTube makes a Debut

We were looking for a versatile pre amp with lots of character, so JL Studios decided to take a PreSonus Bluetube DP for a test drive. Our testing revealed that the pre amp has low noise, is responsive, warm, and very musical. We were so impressed that we have added a BlueTube to the studio's equipment roster. This baby packs quite a punch for such a reasonable price.

Melleny Melody Cranks It Out at JL Studios

Singer, songwriter and performance artist Melleny Melody bounced into JL Studios to record vocals for up-n-coming material on her Play Records label.

"Over the years, Melleny Melodys flavorful and always entertaining performances have caught the eye of TV producers, including Nelvana, which picked her as the voice of Cheer Bear and Baby Tugs in the smash hit kids TV series, The Care Bears. In keeping with her cartoon-like characters, she teamed with composer and arranger John Henry Nyenhuis to produce Cartoon Songs to Drive you Crazy, a collision of 90s digital and 30s Big Band sounds that evoke images of Betty Boop, Shirley Temple and Marilyn Monroe. Her video of Im so Happy, nabbed a Silver Award at the Houston World Fest in the mid-90s for Best Music Video/Best New Artist and her recording of Gravity was featured in the award-winning short film, Weight of the World. Melleny Melody has also performed on BMGs Cocktail Shaken and Stirred compilation, singing Superman by the Crash Test Dummies and Courage by The Tragically Hip."

Courtesy of mellenymelody.com