Prairie Sun has been host to a gang of amazing musicians this week. Artist Tim Hockenberry has been recording with a allstar crew of session players. We will be putting together a video very soon for one of the songs. With Oz Fritz engineering this is sure to sound great! Stay tuned for more sights and sounds from this awesome session!

We are booked solid all three rooms going today plus a mastering session! This is a photo of the band Eliquate who will be tracking in studio B today. Eliquate is based out of Santa Cruz and they brought their bad ass school bus they just toured the country with. We will keep you in the loop on all the sights and sounds

We have Aftertayst in Studio B with our very own Matt Wright, tracking for their release! Check out more of Aftertayst on their website and follow them on Facebook!

Shooting a video with Tim Hockenberry in studio C. This is a great sounding project with Matt Chamberlain on drums, Sebastian Steinberg on bass, Ryan Lerman on Guitar and Tim Hockenberry on keys and vocals. We will be putting up the video in the very near future. Tim has a must hear voice very rare and very cool.

This evening we have been testing our Y10 speaker array with our trusty Digico SD10 - a true match made in heaven!

Today, Eliquate returns to Prairie Sun to track in Studio B with one of our talented engineers Isha Erskine. Eliquate is an independent alternative hip-hop, beat-rock band from Santa Cruz, California, that tours all over the country, most frequently on the West Coast. They have preformed with acts such as: Murs, Del the Funky Homosapien, Zion-I, and RJD2, and are known for their party-vibe and socially and politically conscious lyrics. Eliquate consists of: Elliot Wright (MC, frontman), Jamie Schnetzler (guitar,production), Cosmo Stevens (bass), Dan Wells (drums), and Tanner Christiansen (Samples/Monome, Keys, Percussion).

Gearing up for Gay Pride Parade

Sound engineer Matt Wright and Faith Ako mixing Faith project. Really nice Hawaiian Music!Stay tuned for more informations on the release .

Mooka's amazing guitar collection that he is using for his personal album that is in the works

Killer alt rock band Oranguhtango spent some time with us this past weekend working on there first Ep. Huge vocals, ripping guitars, thumpin' bass, furious drums and studio manager Andrew engineering. This band is great live so be sure to catch them soon. We will be mixing in the upcoming weeks and hopefully will have some audio for everyone very soon!

Matt mixing Central Station

Dan Imhoff has been in the studio all day finishing up his newest record, featuring a handful of talented musicians. Prairie Sun house engineer, Matt Wright contributes his talents so that the banjo, lap steel, and horns are perfected on this upcoming record.

Andy Delgrosso has been in studio A this weekend mixing with Prairie Sun’s house engineer Matt Wright. They have been enjoying the benefits of the amazing outboard gear and our SSL 4080 G/E mixing board here at Prairie Sun to give the extra mojo that the music demands.

Michael Lee Firkins spent a few days last week in Studio B mixing his upcoming record titled “YEP” with engineer Alan Hertz. They tracked basics live to tape with Matt Abts on drums and Andy Hess on bass from Govt. Mule, in addition Chuck Leavell from the Rolling Stones played keys on the record. Be on the lookout for Michael’s new release “YEP” to come out in March.

Too Noisy Fish have been working with Oz Fritz here at Prairie Sun, tracking the last couple of days down in studio C. Too Noisy Fish is an amazing piano trio from Belgium and consists of: Peter Vandenberghe: piano/composites, Kristof Roseeuw: contrabass and Teun Verbruggen: drums. Too Noisy Fish have impeccable musicianship combined with a spectacular sound. Oz is currently in our studio B for today and tomorrow working on the mixes and we are very excited to hear the finished product.

Here at Prairie Sun we love our gear, so much so that some people would call us a little obsessive about it, that’s all right with us though as our Shadow Hills mastering compressor is one of the more favorites with all of the engineer’s and staff. It’s a very versatile and beefy sounding compressor that can transform a mix or even a guitar or vocal track.

Our past artist showcase last Wednesday at the Red Wood Café was with the amazing duo of Grace in the Woods and the inspirational Lauren Brown. The showcase was great success. Thanks for everyone that came out and supported the cause of local music and a great time.