In Studio with Harman Professional

Five world-renowned musicians and Harman Professional came together for a recording session at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The entire session and the resulting mixes were produced using only equipment from the Harman Professional brands, AKG, JBL Professional, Lexicon and Soundcraft. The session delivered three terrific recordings and a documentary video.

From mic to mix-down, the Harman equipment used on this session is affordable and readily available. The total price for the system used is less than $5,000 and the excellent, transparent sonic quality of the mixes speaks for itself.* Harman Professional recording equipment is available from Harman’s world-wide dealer network

Session Notes

* A .wav file of each mix is available for download below. To preserve dynamic range of the performance, audio compression was not used prior to uploading. To hear each mix as intended, please download the .wav file for each mix rather than streaming.

	Everything New is Old Again © 2009 Greg Mathieson, Mighty Mathieson Music, BMI Stream \| Download Loading the player ...		Fly By The Light Words and Music © 1994, Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin Tabbychabby Music, ASCAP Stream \| Download Loading the player ...

	Goyo © 1990 Greg Mathieson, Mighty Mathieson Music, BMI Stream \| Download Loading the player ...

Equipment used

AKG Perception Series Mics and AKG K240, K170 Headphones for musicians.
K702 Headphones in the control room.
JBL LSR6328P and LSR2328P Speakers and the MSC1
Lexicon FW 810S I/O and PCM Native Reverb Plug In Bundle –
We routed mics to the FW 810S and recorded its output on a Mac lap top.
Soundcraft custom prototype mixer. We split the mics to the this mixer and recorded its output on a second Mac lap top that also had the Lexicon PCM Native Recording Bundle installed.

Information about the equipment can be found at:

www.AKG.com
www.JBLPro.com/LSR
www.LexiconPro.com
www.Soundcraft.com

Musicians and Recording Engineer

Abraham Laboriel, Bass

Abraham was born in Mexico City. Originally a classically trained guitarist, he switched to bass guitar while studying at the Berklee School of Music. Henry Mancini encouraged Abraham to move to Los Angeles, California and pursue a recording career. Since then, he has worked with artists as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreau, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Ray Charles, Madonna, Paul Simon, Alison Krauss, Michael Jackson, and more. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time."

Greg Mathieson, Piano

Greg Mathieson is a native of Southern California. He started piano lessons at the age of 10 and, then, switched to the trumpet at age 14. In his playing career, he has played with Al Jarraeu, Barbara Streisand, Toto, Christina Aguilara, Tina Turner, Faith Hill, and many many more. In 1978, Greg made a commitment to stop traveling and become a part of the vibrant L.A. studio scene. Not only did he become one of the top keyboard session players, but he also became one of the top arrangers, including string and horn arrangements.

Bill Champlin, Vocals

Champlin’s musical career began in 1961. A year later he began writing music. Champlin has worked with many talented artists including: Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, George Benson, and more. The two-time GRAMMY Award® winner has written and sang on probably over 400 hit songs. His very distinctive and expressive vocals can be heard on Chicago's hit, "Hard Habit to Break". His organ playing has him ranked on most peoples "A" list and he plays the heck out of the guitar as well!

Justo Almario, Sax

A multi-instrumentalist of the highest caliber, Justo has mastered the soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet and flute. He was featured on Let’s Get Loud, a Jennifer Lopez DVD. He also appeared on “Ahora Si," a CD by Israel Lopez “Cachao” that garnered two GRAMMY Awards. No stranger to Hollywood, Justo was heard on the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning film Sideways. In addition, Justo is featured on Andy Garcia's recent movie release The Lost City and on Romance and Cigarettes, produced by John Turturro and starring Susan Sarandon and James Gandolfini.

Bill Maxwell, Drums

Bill Maxwell started playing drums professionally at the age of twelve. One of his first bands was with legendary blues guitarist Jesse Ed. Davis. He has produced 8 GRAMMY Award winning recordings for The Winans, Andrae Crouch and others. Bill worked as a music producer and musician with the Coen brothers on their films The Ladykillers and Romance and Cigarettes, and he worked as a featured musician on the film Walk The Line. In October 2008, Bill was inducted into The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, and he is a member of The Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Tommy Vicari, Recording Engineer

Open Hands is engineered by the iconic Tommy Vicari. His long list of projects range from film to television to classic jazz, pop and R&B records. He has engineered music for HBO’s Six Feet Under, and large events such as the 1999 Superbowl halftime. Vicari is also known for mixing the live broadcast of the Academy Awards since 1996. Vicari has worked with such talent as Billy Idol, Prince, Ray Charles, and more. He has also been awarded a GRAMMY Award for Best Engineered Album.