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So..... since selling the recording and rehearsal studio in Raleigh NC and moving to Eugene OR, I have kind of neglected this little blog.  It has been almost a year now, and I am just beginning to settle into the Eugene scene.  It always takes longer than I think it should to settle into a new city. At first I thought I would look for some musicians and put together a new, west coast line up for the Jimmy Haggard band.  But, things have not worked out that way. No worries though.  I am a member of two bands now, and I do a solo acoustic act off and on.  The two bands are:  The BlueShades - Blues Rock and Classic Rock www.theblueshades.com I am a front person, singer, guitarist and songwriter in this hot ro ckin band Outlaw 'Shine - Outlaw Country - www.facebook.com/outlawshinecountryband / I am playing guitar in a coun try band, and might do a little background singing too  Enjoy The Music! Jimmy

Hey Hey!  This is the second full live song video from the Deep South Alive sessions!  The sessions were held in Raleigh North Carolina. at Deep South, the Bar.   Post Production audio mixing and mastering, and video editing and production were done in Eugene Oregon by Haggard Studios West.

Did you know that some of the greatest Blues History in the USA came out of Eugene Oregon?   Yep, you read that right:  Eugene Oregon Beyond the Saturday Night Live skit, I always thought The Blues Brothers act was inspired by Chicago Blues. Wow, was I wrong.  I learned that Jim Belushi got the inspiration for The Blues Brothers from a musician playing Blues in a hotel bar in Eugene Oregon.  Belushi met the musician when Belushi was taking a break from filming Animal House and he went the Eugene Hotel Lounge to chill out.  The inspiration came from Curtis Salgado, all the way down to the soul patch and shades. At that time, Curtis Salgado's main gig was with Robert Cray (based out of Eugene in the '70s). http://www.curtissalgado.com/images/belushi/article.pdf

There is definitely an art behind post production mixing and mastering.  There are subtle artistic nuances that different people will pick up on, secrets learned from others and secrets stumbled upon through experimentation and by accident. The tools you use, whether digital, analog, software, hardware, or a hybrid of everything, also play play a big role in how good you are at post production. Some tools will open a view into an amazing world, others will hold you back.  Finding the right combination of tools is part science and part art, in and of itself. Yet, there is one key that overrides all of the art and the science of the tools.  It is essential to master the "Science" of the "Musical Audio Frequencies" and the "Frequency Response of the Human Ear."  While the field of science pertaining to audio frequencies and the human ear is vast and can seem overwhelming and daunting, I have found a few tools that make it easier to understand and ap...

YES. Yes is the answer to the question, but there is much more to it. Call me a geek, but I've read a lot of stuff about digital audio workstations (DAWs), and recording hardware and software in general.  There are still people who just don't get it.  Some people still think that Pro Tools is the tool of choice for all great artists, studios, engineers and producers.  I have even read comments from people who think that Pro Tools is the holy grail. All I have to say is, "that is a load of crap." I have said it before and I will say it again, "there are several excellent pro digital audio workstation (DAW) options available today that will produce excellent quality audio.  It is a matter of personal choice." If you want to build an extremely expensive board and have the hardware fully integrated with the DAW, then you should go with Pro Tools. But, with the technology we have today, why would you blows tens of thousands of dollars on all th...