Treelady Mastering Client Reviewed in Rolling Stone

Treelady Mastering client Drummer received a good review in the October 15, 2009 edition of Rolling Stone Magazine.  Drummer, which features the drummers from five independent bands is the side project of The Black Key's Patrick Carney.  Carney, the Black Key's drummer, plays bass on the project.

The Drummer CD, entitled "Feel Good Together" was released in October 2009 by Audio Eagle Records.   In an era with decreasing page counts for all print media, its notable to be reviewed in a prominent title such as Rolling Stone.  The review, which ranked three stars, was positive, noting, ". . .it's the wiry, hyper guitars and weird, snarly keyboards that spark this fatty up".

Feel Good Together is available and CD vendors nationwide, and online.

Treelady Recording Studios Client Receives AMG Album Pick

Treelady Recording Studios in Pittsburgh,  Mastering client The Royal Bangs have been awarded the rare AMG Album Pick Award for their latest release "Let It Beep." Opening the review, Rick Anderson writes, "For their second album, the Royal Bangs are back on Patrick Carney's Audio Eagle label, and their sound is, if anything, even more insane than it was the first time around." The Knoxville, TN Royal Bangs are currently on tour across the U.S. and head for Europe in December 2009.

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Treelady Mastering Client in Performing Songwriter Magazine

Treelady Mastering Client Matt Woods was recently called out by Performing Songwriter Magazine as having one of the 12 best DIY CDs of the year. Even though the project was recorded at home, it was mixed at Shed 55 in Knoxville, TN, and mastered at Treelady Studios. In her "Top 12 DIY Picks" Editor Lee Zimmerman had the following praise for Woods:

"It’s only a matter of time before singer-songwriter Matt Woods finds wider recognition. His second album offers the immediacy and accessibility that major labels generally latch onto. On songs like “My Way,” “Flight to California” and “Lonely Ones,” Woods wades through one emotional tempest after another, garnering powerful, affecting performances that resonate even on first hearing.

Woods matches his commanding vocals with an ace backing band in Plan A. Together they provide the riveting, rock-solid arrangements these tunes call for—whether turning up the heat for a searing rocker or adding just the right touch of nuance to one of Woods’ searing, sad-eyed ballads. It’s that balance between frenzy and finesse that gives these rugged, restless narratives an unequivocal sense of determination and purpose."

Treelady Mastering Client Charts in Rolling Stone

Audio Eagle recording artist and Treelady Mastering client Houseguest made national headlines in the January 8, 2009 print issue of Rolling Stone Magazine in the Chart Section. A top-favorite at Akron, OH Square Records, the new CD, 'Welcome, all that's Difficult.' was number 2 behind the new Deerhunter CD.  The album was recorded and mixed by Ben Vehorn at Tangerine Sound Studios in Akron. Congrats to Houseguest, and make sure to check out our favorite track 'Carla' by purchasing their new release or visiting Houseguest's MYSPACE page.

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Treelady Scores 2 Ballot Entries for 51st Grammy Awards

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Two Treelady Studios clients have made it to the Grammy ballot rounds. In the CONTEMPORARY BLUES Category for Best Album is Watermelon Slim and the Workers 2008 CD 'No Paid Holidays,' which was mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Studios from tracks recorded and mixed by Trent Bell at Bell Labs Studios in Norman, OK. Also on the Ballot for BEST NEW ARTIST is Pittsburgh's own Wiz Khalifa, who mastered his debut CD 'Show And Prove' at Treelady Studios.

Treelady Mastering Client in Billboard Top 10

Northern Blues Recording Artists Watermelon Slim and the Workers' new CD, THE WHEELMAN, has been in Billboard Music's TOP TEN Blues CDs for two weeks running. The CD, which was recorded and mixed at Bell Labs Recording Studio by Trent Bell (Flaming Lips, Starlight Mints, Chainsaw Kittens, Stardeath and the White Dwarf), was mastered at Treelady Studios by Chief Mastering Engineer Garrett Haines.

Treelady Mastering Earns Two Grammy Ballot Entries

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Two Treelady Mastering clients will be on the ballot for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. In the category for Best Contemporary Blues Album is Watermelon Slim and the Worker's release 'The Wheelman.' (Northern Blues Records) Meanwhile, the Norman Oklahoma-based blues rock group The Rounders earned Grammy ballot consideration for Best New Artist with the release of their CD, 'Wish I Had You'. (Blind Pig Records). Both CDs were recorded and mixed by Trent Bell (Chainsaw Kittens, Flaming Lips, Starlight Mints), owner of Bell Labs Studios in Norman, OK.

Treelady Mastering Client Charts on Rolling Stone’s College Top Ten

The Starlight Mint's new release, Drowatown, has been noticed by College Radio across the U.S. Accordingly, Rolling Stone Magazine listed the new CD in its College Radio Top Ten Albums for the week ending June 15, 2006. According to CMJ Networks, Inc, Drowatown ranked at number 8. The CD, which is the Starlight Mints debut release on Seattle-based Barsuk Records, was mastered at Treelady Studios by Chief Mastering Engineer Garrett Haines, and features the single, "Inside of Me."