Gourmet Announces The $40 Winter Sale

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Great news for musicians in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond. Gourmet Sound is coming to the rescue of cash strapped bands artists and labels, with a slamming sale that is running from November 1st 2010 through January 31st 2011.

Gourmet is offering it's room for overdubbing and mixing services with a house engineer for the slamming low price of $40.00 per hour. That's right! Pro Tools 8, the Gourmet U67, our Neve 1064's and more vintage guitars amps and toys than you can manage to use in one sitting, all for $40.00 an hour. You cannot beat the value of this offer anywhere. Get your session booked now by sending us an email at info@gourmetsound.net before all available dates are gone.

Win A Free Mix And Master From Gourmet with the Music Connection Friday Freebie!!!

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Music Connection Magazine has partnered with Gourmet Sound on their Friday Freebie contest and will give away a mix-down and mastering of one song by the world class Gourmet Sound team. The drawing takes place next Friday November 19th.

To enter to win just head to: www.musicconnection.com/friday-freebie/ and fill out an entry. The Friday Freebie is a contest that runs weekly and features prizes from music industry sources. Featured items could be voice lessons, guitars, mics or other recording equipment. Gourmet is proud to be participating with M.C. in this contest that showcases two of our cornerstone services, mixing and mastering.

Join Gourmet Social Networks Today!

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Gourmet Sound is now active on Twitter and Facebook where we update you on who's in the studio and what's going on during their sessions. We are also posting specials on our services so it's a good idea to check back from time to time.

Who knows, you might find the deal you need to help finish your bands record or discover that an act you love is working with us. We'll add buttons to our site so you can connect to their sites shortly, but for now just search on Facebook or Twitter, pull us up, and follow away. Thanks!

C.E.Lane Full Length Wraps Up At Gourmet

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Porterhouse Records artist C.E. Lane, has wrapped up tracking and mixing of his debut full length at Gourmet Sound. The journeyman singer/songwriter and former frontman of Loud Lucy has put together a dynamic 11 song debut that straddles the line between alt country and good old American rock and roll. Filling out the studio line for the record is Zander Schloss (Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Low and Sweet Orchestra) and venerable guitar-picker Matt Cartsonis (Warren Zevon, Glen Campbell). The album is due this fall so check www.porterhouse101.com for early preview tracks.

Jim Lindberg's Black Pacific comes to Gourmet for Final Touches

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After twenty years of touring and releasing records with Pennywise, Jim Lindberg has started a new band straight out of Hermosa Beach. The Black Pacific is a brand new band with a fresh line up and an album filled with ten powerful and heartfelt songs. Jim hit up Gourmet Sound to master their self titled debut which hits on September 14 on SideOneDummy Records. They recently posted two new songs on their website. “The System” and “When it’s Over.” The whole album sounds amazing and has Jim's trademark stamp on it. Longtime Pennywise fans will love this record, we are grateful to the Black Pacific and SideOneDummy for trusting us to put the final touches on what is going to be a smash hit.

Year Of The Dragon Track E.P. at Gourmet Sound

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Just wanted to let you all know about an amazing act that have taken up a Gourmet residence to track and mix an E.P. Year of the Dragon features Rodcore and Dirty Walt of Fishbone on vocals and the tracking line up is filled out by Dubber on guitar, Norwood (Fishbone) on bass and Kerim Imes on the trap kit. The guys are in the midst of creating a 5 song E.P. that will be released this summer. Entitled "Five Fingers of Def" the release features a sound that falls somewhere between Bad Brains and Sly Stone. Be sure to check our the Year Of The Dragon Facebook page for more info on the guys and their upcoming shows. These guys know how to bring it!

The Gourmet U67 loves it some Dirty Walt!

Dubber, Dirty Walt, Rodcore, and Norwood chillin' in the G-Control.

Greg and Steve's Compositions Featured in Award Winning Film

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Gourmet Sound Honchos Greg Hetson and Steve Kravac, recently scored two scenes for the documentary "Mind of the Demon, the Larry Linkogle Story" The feature length film chronicles the life of the co-founder of the Metal Mulisha freestyle motocross team. Narrated by Lemmy Kilmister the film recently won the "Audience Best Documentary Award" at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City UT. Congrats to Writer and Director Adam Barker and the Lone Gut Productions team.

N.O.F.X.'s El Hefe and Jordan Burns of Strung Out Check into Gourmet

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Punk superstar El Hefe of the band N.O.F.X. teamed up with drummer Jordan Burns of Strung Out at Gourmet Sound this January to cut two tracks for a new project they are co-producing. The band in question is The Sheds a new outfit from the San Fernando Valley. Time was booked to cut drums for the tracks but upon seeing the vintage guitar collection the band was heard to say "we came for the drums but we're staying for the guitars!"

Better Luck Next Time Jumps to #2 in Japan

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We always wanted to say we were big in Japan and now we can. The new Better Luck Next Time L.P. entitled "A Lifetime of Learning" which was tracked and mixed at Gourmet, has been released in Japan on In Ya Face Records and has shot up the charts to the #2 sales position. We are stoked for the band and the label at the great response the new record has received over there. Look for the release stateside in the spring.

Fender Instruments Cuts at Gourmet to Launch New Amp System

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Fender has launched a new Amp system G-DEC3 that allows musicians to play along with their favorite guitarists tones and tracks. Greg Hetson's signature SG tone is featured on the amp, and tracks were recorded at Gourmet for inclusion on the new product. Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion and Zander Schloss of Circle Jerks also participated in creating the Hetson tracks that are featured in the amp's software patches. The product was a hit at the recent NAMM show in Los Angeles with every available G-DEC3 station at the Fender booth occupied by a guitarist trying out the new technology.

Vandals Tracks Given New Life at Gourmet's Mastering Lab

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Gourmet's mastering genius Michael Hateley, has just completed re-mastering sessions for So. Cal punk heros The Vandals. Up for reworking were the bands first E.P. "Peace Through Vandalism as well as the now classic "When In Rome Do As The Vandals". Both releases were given a brush up to todays standards without compromising the integrity of the original masters. Look for the re-releases soon on a new imprint called Chi Com headed by none other than head Vandal Joe Escalante. Thanks to the band for trusting the re-mastering process to Gourmet Sound.

The Dickies Track at Gourmet Sound

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Los Angeles' Dickies just wrapped up vocal overdubbing sessions at Gourmet. Leonard and Stan dropped in last weekend and promptly slammed out lead and background vocals on 4 tunes. The guys are shopping the tracks for a new deal so stay tuned for more developments, we are stoked that they chose Gourmet to help put the project over the top

Epitaph's, I Set My Friends On Fire cut new single at Gourmet

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Miami FL. duo I Set My Friends On Fire dropped into our studio this week fresh off of Warped Tour. Matt and Nabil spent a day working with Gourmet staff engineer Josh Achziger to track the project, and the guys already filming a video to accompany the new release. Sources at Epitaph tell us that the single will be posted to itunes almost immediately upon delivery of the master to the label, so fans keep your eyes on their site for more details. Josh will also be mixing the single and Gourmet Mastering engineer Mike Hateley will handle the mastering duties.

B.Y.O. 25th Anniversary Box Set Is On The Way

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B.Y.O. Records is putting the final touches on it's 25th Anniversary documentary film entitled "Let Them Know" which details the history of Youth Brigade and B.Y.O. Records and will be accompanied in a box set with an 80 page hardcover book and 2 audio cd’s featuring all the top punk bands in North America covering songs from the extensive BYO Records catalog. Some of the bands involved include: Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, NOFX, Lagwagon, Matt Skiba, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, American Steel, Youth Brigade, Off With Their Heads, Leatherface, plus many more.

Both Youth Brigade and Pulley used Gourmet Sound to complete tracks for the release, and our Mastering Department took care of the 31 audio tracks for the C.D. portion of the release. We are so proud to be involved in helping make this epic release a reality. Check out www.byorecords.com for more details on the release.

Congrats to the B.Y.O. on 25 years of punk rock!

Gourmet Goes Public!

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Our little baby has grown up, Gourmet Sound the project studio created by punk legend Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks) and producer Steve Kravac (MXPX, Less Than Jake, Pepper) has gone public. After using the studio since 2005 as a private facility, 2009 marks the debut of a new option for bands and musicians, one that is affordable and where finished product sounds amazing! Welcome one and all, we look forward to serving you.

New Pro Tools Arrivals

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Gourmet Sound has just completed a huge purchase that is going to make life better immediately. We have taken delivery of a brand new Digidesign Pro Tools 8 HD3 Accel rig and a new Mac Pro computer. Our digital workstation is now cutting edge and this means easy transitions from other rooms when you book Gourmet for Mixing or Overdubbing. It also means lightning speed and 128 tracks of audio at any given time... awesome!

Vintage U67 Microphone Arrives

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Well this is probably one of the most exciting purchases we have ever made. Gourmet has just thrown down for a vintage Neumann U67 tube microphone. It is in great shape, and more importantly sounds absolutely huge. We have had the mic authenticated by our friend Charlie Bolois (Beck and Tom Petty's tech) at Vertigo Recording Services, and it's all original including the power supply. This is going to take vocals and overdubs of all sorts to the ultimate level! How excited are we about this addition? Enough to give the mic it's own page at our website! Special thanks to Ryan McGuire at Vintage King Audio in Detroit for helping us find the right transducer to make your recording dreams come true. We are very grateful for his help on this purchase so chalk up another one for the Motor City!

New Gourmet Site Launches

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Hello Friends, and welcome to the newly revamped Gourmet Sound website. This site contains lots of new features including Gourmet Radio. The radio program allows you to hear tracks that were actually tracked or mixed at Gourmet, so that you have a clear idea of what we are capable of doing and how great we can make your project sound. You will also find a new equipment list page with photos linked to our amazing guitar collection. Take a look around and see what we have to offer.

Tommy Stinson relaxes with Greg, Loomis Fall and a cocktail after a 'day in the office'

New Gourmet Engineer Arrives

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Gourmet Sound is proud to announce a new addition to the team. Noted Los Angeles engineer Josh Achziger has joined forces with Greg and Steve, and is now available to track and/or mix your next project. Josh has worked with a number of seasoned acts and has always imparted his own style and tone to each project while respecting the artists vision. Check out his discography here and book a session with him by emailing us at info@gourmetsound.net. Welcome aboard Josh we are proud to have you on our team.

Mastering At Gourmet

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Always striving to improve the scope of services we offer Gourmet is proud to announce the addition of mastering services. Noted mastering engineer Michael Hateley has joined forces with us and will bring a new dimension to our business. He is a veteran of Warner Brothers mastering department. Check out Micheal's bio and discography here and book a session with him at mastering@gourmetsound.net. Oh, be sure to check out Near Miss on Gourmet radio, cuz his mastering work presided over that blazing sonic circus...

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