BARBARA DOLAN GROUP   |
The Barbara Dolan Group are currently in Night Train Studios working on an
upcoming CD release. The Barbara Dolan Group features the gorgeous
jazz voice of Barbara Dolan, Ric Maure on piano, John Clark on sax and
flute, Matthew Taylor on Drums and John Wiesner on Bass. Checkout a
rough mix of
"Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine" |
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Night Train Studios
is fortunate to have worked with some of Boston's most talented artists.
Here's what
some of them had to say about us:
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"Thank you
Night Train Studios for one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life."
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- GAYLE CRAIG
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"Best Day Ever!" |
- Matthew Riemer, of THE PASS |
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"I visited 12 Boston area studios searching
for the right place to record our demo. Night Train was an easy decision.
The studio had everything we needed and nothing we didn't. Zac was
professional & easy to work with." |
- Zac Culliton, of Booty Vortex |
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"Professional atmosphere, quality equipment.
Had a great time working with Zac." |
- Rick Trebino, of Stilburnin' |
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"Zac is nothing but professional. His
attention to detail and beneficial feedback made it easy work." |
- Mandel, of DEPTHS OF UNDERGROUND |
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"Awesome experience. Had lots of fun,
I wish I could be here all day everyday." |
- Kyle Sewyck |
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"The Real Deal. Fast, affordable and
professional. I would come back the next time I need to record. Many
thanks." |
- Tom Liberatore, of Stilburnin' |
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"Cool People. Laid back place to record.
Really happy with the way the music came out." |
- Donald Robinson, of Have At It |
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"Excellent recording environment." |
- Chuck Lechien Jr., of Booty Vortex |
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"You got a
nice place there! We really appreciate the time and care you put into recording
our project. You really demonstrated your patience, effort, and dedication
in making the project work."
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- Steve Mez, of TUNNEL
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"Great service. Zac keeps it cool." |
- Luke Spry, of Ramble On |
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"Great Job!" |
- John Clark |
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"Very friendly, encouraging and helpful - they
led us through the recording process with a great balance of experience and
openness." |
- Lee Dietterich, of Marmalading |
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"The whole
experience was great! They are both very knowledgeable sound engineers and
very nice people."
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- Marvio Costa dos Santos, of SILENCIO
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"Really nice studio, nice recording, very
helpful." |
-Jon Bakos |
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"Zac tolerates high levels of bitching.
He knows what he is doing. Equipment is top notch." |
-Jake Gardner, of Have At It |
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"We searched high & low & loved what Night
Train offered; a very comfortable and attractive studio space, state of the art
equipment, affordable prices and most importantly enough elbow room for all 13
of us to get our groove on!!" |
- Kelly Schauf, of Booty Vortex |
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"Thoroughly interesting. Fabulous
feedback." |
-Joseph Godwin |
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"Very clean, modern and comfortable.
Chris and Zac are very knowledgeable and friendly. Thanks guys!" |
- Sue Cyr of ACOUSTIC CURVE |
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"Nice working with Zac." |
- Ric Maure |
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"Friendly, comfortable atmosphere." |
- Steve Gennard, of Stilburnin' |
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"The full service nature of Night Train
Studios allured us to record, create and leave with a high quality CD, right
down to a perfect label!" |
- Ben Cesare |
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"Night Train was great. Very professional.
They were able to help us and answer all our questions. They even fixed
our guitarist's wah issue which went above and beyond. Thanks" |
- Andrew McAuliffe, of SIDPA BARDO |
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"Zac Kicks Ass - cool dude and great recording
atmosphere." |
- Shaun Merrill AKA Crash |
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"Very cooperative, helpful, and hospitable. Also
quite patient. Thanks for the work." |
-Adam Talaid, of RTP Racer |
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"Night Train Studios is incredible because it
is relaxed, professional and very accommodating. Plus the sound engineers
were patient and very helpful. I would definitely record here again." |
- Trevor Walker, of Marmalading |
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"It was very professional and Zac provided us
with a great deal of advice. It was a great experience that I would
recommend to others." |
- Malcolm Kearns, of Goodnight Sheffield |
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"Great studio, clean, excellent layout &
instruments. Knowledgable & honest staff." |
- Geoff Cramer, of Booty Vortex |
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"It was
excellent!!! Wonderful treatment! I felt right at home. Top
notch equipment and a very very cozy and comfortable facility."
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-MARCELO CARBONI
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"The services provided by the studio were
phenomenal. I have already recommended Night Train Studios to several
other bands." |
- Hans Leal, of SIDPA BARDO |
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"What is there to say? Zac is the man." |
-Mike AKA Scrappy, of DOU |
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"The studio is beautiful and state of the art.
It is professional and fun and I enjoyed recording." |
- Justin Gray, of Goodnight Sheffield |
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"Very nice place. Lots of fun. Thanks to Zac
for helping make some awesome music." |
- Dana Ferranti, of Ramble On |
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"Really Nice Studio All Round." |
-Hector Hambides, of Booty Vortex |
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"Very professional environment and laid back
at the same time. Can't wait to do it again! Zac is the man!" |
-Chris Permatteo |
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"Cool space, cool vibes, rock n roll" |
- Mike Zuccola, of Have At It |
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"I
absolutely loved recording at Night Train Studios."
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-Big Nick
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"Fast, competent and very professional.
This is a first rate studio." |
-Ken Shulman, contributing reporter to NPR |
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"It was solid. Zac was a good guy with
hospitality. Fun experience." |
- Kumar Vasudevan, of RTP Racer |
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"Night
Train Studios exceeded my wildest expectations."
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- Bill French - of MOVEABLE
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"Great facility and equipment, great service -
a comfortable recording experience." |
- Ben Taylor, of Marmalading |
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"A good
deal and a relaxed time."
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- Brian Carp, Formerly of LETTERS TO
CLEO |
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"Very professional and fast. I had an
extremely fun time. This is my second time recording, and this was the best
studio I've used. Thank you for your time and education." |
- Derek Carme, of SIDPA BARDO |
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"Rockin' studio work. Best so far." |
- Gardy Gonzalez |
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"Zac and Chloe treated us so well - with
patience and most importantly, incredible attention to getting the right vibe." |
- Chiemi |
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"Very professional and accomodating -
excellent facilities and nice people. Highly recommended." |
- Trevor Chisholm, of THE PASS |
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"Night Train is where the magic happens." |
- Luis Leon, of Depths of Underground |
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"Courteous, professional staff and pro-quality
equipment. Great place to record in a comfortable atmosphere." |
- Sean P. Hagon |
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"Great studio - professional, well equipped
and very patient and understanding" |
- Steve Tacopina of ACOUSTIC CURVE |
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"Pro atmosphere, attitudes and expertise." |
- Dave Lowe, of SILENCIO |
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"Great atmosphere, Zac was great to us, smart
and helpful." |
- Cody Nilsen, of Ramble On |
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"Rad!" |
- Alex Pfister, of RTP Racer |
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"Night Train's the balls!" |
-Brian Michael, of Have At It |
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"Recording at Night Train Studios was a great
experience. They were very professional and made me feel extremely
comfortable." |
- Kendra Cerretani |
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"Zac and the crew made me feel right at home -
awesome!" |
- Scott Dockendorff |
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"Night Train Studios did an awesome job
recording, editing and cleaning up our songs. I highly recommend them for
anyone who wishes to get an amazing recording at an amazing price." |
- Billy Sanguinet, of Wasteland Within |
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"Zac is as cool as it gets" |
- Eli Fleming, of DOU |
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"Great setup. We had a good time
recording." |
- Malcolm Kearns |
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"This was my first time recording and it was an overall
great experience." |
- Daniel Caley, of Sidpa Bardo |
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"Very good. Nice job." |
- Fred Abatelli of ACOUSTIC CURVE |
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"Recording at NTS was a wonderful experience. I
was amazed at the quality of the sound and Zac's skills at editing and capturing
each individual sound at its best. The atmosphere was very pleasing and
made the whole process so easy." |
- Jillian Kinton |
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"You guys
are the Balls!"
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- INTERFERE
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"I was extremely impressed with Zac. He was
professional, accommodating and patient. He was a pleasure to work with." |
- Donald Cassidy |
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"Professional & comfortable experience" |
- Vinnie Dolan of ACOUSTIC CURVE |
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"A very comfortable place to record. Zac
does a great job and really knows his equipment. We were able to do a
quality demo in just a few hours." |
- Jeff Hudson, of Stilburnin' |
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"Very professional but with a relaxed
comfortable, homey atmosphere." |
- Katie Sullivan |
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"Nice studio. Nice people." |
- Rick Rosa, of THE PASS |
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"It was a good experience. Everyone was
really nice and helpful. I had fun." |
- Steven Cormier, of Wasteland Within |
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"Zac does a great job while tolerating high
levels of crap." |
-Peter Corbett, of Have At It |
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"Cool spot" |
- Kyle Mealy |
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"Very laid back atmosphere! I felt at
home. Zac is the man!" |
- Jon Rabbitt |
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"Zac was very patient and understood what I
was trying to do." |
- Patrick McKenna |
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"The folks at Night Train were an absolute pleasure to
work with. The material that we have so far sounds great and I'll
definitely recommend them to everyone." |
- Bill Johnston |
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"Awesome, very informational, professional" |
- Dennis Douglas, of Stilburnin' |
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STILBURNIN'

From
L to R: Jeff Hudson - keys, Dennis Douglas - bass, Rick Trebino -
drums, Tom Liberatore - guitar, Steve Gennard - guitar & vocals |
 The real deal -
Stilburnin' is Southern Rock at it's best! You've got to catch these
guys live. The guys from Stilburnin' were in Night Train Studios
recently recording a demo CD. You can check out some clips and
performance dates on their
website. |
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WASTELAND WITHIN
Congrats to Justin, Steven, Billy, Phil & Trevor of Wasteland Within on
their great performance at Danny's Juice Battle of the Bands in May '07.
The guys were in Night Train Studios recently recording some of their brand
of heavy metal for an upcoming CD. |
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HAVE AT IT

DJ (bass), Pete (drums), Mike (vocals), Brian (rhythm
gtr) & Jake (lead gtr) |
Have At It
The guys in Have At It finished work on their original 9 song debut album
"Simple Machines" at Night Train Studios. Check out clips
- "Misconceiver",
"Shakespeare", "Forever Never Again",
"Top of the World",
"Canopy", "My God",
"Bender", "Zero Space",
"Great Disaster"
Buy their CD on CDBaby !
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Workin Stiffs Band

Toni, Todd & Mike |
Workin Stiffs Band
A hard workin, experienced cover band that plays everything from Alanis
to Zepplin - the Workin Stiffs were recently at Night Train Studios
recording a demo. Keep on the lookout for this talented and fun band
on the North Shore/NH night scene. |
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Rick, Dan, Matthew & Trevor of the Pass
The Pass finished recording 4 original songs here at Night Train.
Check out "See You In The
Morning" and "Locomotive" |
Montgomery Clift
Trevor, Nolan, Keith, Alex & Russell
Check out one of the 3 original songs they recorded
- "Quarter Irish Jig" |

Congrats to Montgomery Clift - winners of the 2006 Danny Juice Battle of the
Bands competition! Night Train Studios was a sponsor again this year
and awarded a full day session to the talented winners. |
 Evan &
David in the Control Room |
Evan Hallquist & David Alderson Evan & David
were in Night Train Studios recently working on a demo. They are
currently looking for a bassist and lead vocalist for the new hard rock band
they are forming. |
Jason Fickel
Jason Fickel in studio B laying down slide guitar tracks |
Indiana native, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Fickel was at Night Train
Studios recently recording 4 original songs. |
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Ramble On (from L to R) Dana - bass,
Luke - drums & Cody - guitar/vocals of
Ramble On were in the studio
recently working on a 3 song demo. You are not going to believe that
these guys are just entering High School - they are so talented! |
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| Patrick McKenna

Patrick and Kyle in the control
room |
Gloucester Songwriter Patrick McKenna (vocals, guitar, bass) and Kyle Sewyck
(drums) were in Night Train Studios last Spring recording his 8 original
song debut CD "Belt of Bourbon". Patrick's voice is reminiscent of
Jeff Buckley and Jerry Garcia. |
| Ben Cesare Ben has just
finished vocal tracking
in Night Train Studios. Ben has got some interest coming from
Nashville labels. Ben has got one heck of a voice - it's so good,
you'll have a hard time believing he's only a teenager. Check out
"Yee Haw",
"Cab of My Truck" ,
"Whose Your Daddy", "A
Little Too Late", "Fast Forward",
"Lord Have Mercy
On A Country Boy", "Nobody
Gonna Tell Me", "Settle for a
Slowdown", "Size Matters",
"The World", "Southern
Hallelujah", "She Don't Tell
Me To"
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Shaun Merrill
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Shaun Merrill aka Crash was in the studio recently working on tracks for his
website. You can check out this talented drummer for yourself at
crashrocks.com. Here are some
clips Natural, Paper,
Rain. |
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(from upper left) Deep, Nazo, Bill and Kyle laying down
tracks for "Ride". |
Deep C Deep C
just finished recording and mixing their new 8 song album "Ride".
Here's a cut "Freedom" from the album.

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Scott Dockendorff
  
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Scott Dockendorff and his orchestra were back at Night Train recording his
awesome third album "Swingin'", this time with veterans Steve Tacopina
on drums, Dick Rosenberg on sax, Ron Hertz on piano and Mike Ginsberg on
electric and upright bass.
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Booty Vortex
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13 piece Funk, Soul, R&B, Disco band Booty Vortex was in the house recording
a 4 song demo - check out Disco Inferno
and I Wish.
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Marmalading

From left to right Lee, Jeff, Trevor & Ben
Congrats! to Marmalading winners of Danny's Juice Battle
of the Bands in Acton, MA

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 "Not Your Average Jazz Quartet" is what they call themselves
and they're not kidding - that's clarinet, piano, drums, flute and bass.
Marmalading won studio time here at Night Train Studios by winning 2nd place
at Danny's Juice II battle of the bands in Acton, MA.
They finished recording their debut, 10 song album of originals on
Night Train Records. Check out the first cut
"Sceptagon" |
| Ken Shulman

Ken laying down voice overs
As a radio reporter, Ken Shulman is
a contributor to NPR and
WBUR's
"Only a Game", to name a few. Ken was in the studio recently
editing audio for his latest project, a DVD documentary about the history
and lives of tragically amputated victims in Sierra Leone called
"Facing History". Here is a
piece he did for Living on Earth about a proposed bridge from Sicily to
mainland Italy -"Bridging
the Straits of Messina"
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Ken Shulman has been at Night Train recently
reading/recording "The Zack Files" a series of childrens' books for audio
books.

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| The guys from AMR recorded a 2 song demo CD at Night Train
recently.
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Another Morning Riot
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| Acoustic Curve
   
Fred, Vinnie, Sue and Steve (Clockwise from upper left) of
Acoustic Curve.
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Acoustic Curve was in the studio finishing up a 6 song demo
CD of covers tunes - and what a nice sound! Acoustic Curve hails from
New Hampshire - check out their versions of
"Little By Little"
and
"No Matter What You Do". |
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Joe, Billy, Kaptan & Derek of MTD |
The guys will be playing at Club Good
Times in Somerville on May 5th. Listen to
Five Years Coming (4.69 MB) a track
recorded here at Night Train Studios.
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Jeff Wolfsberg - The Drug Guy Internationally known prevention specialist, Jeff
Wolfsberg just finished in Night Train Studios recording
his 2 CD
audio book called "Mom Did You Ever Do Drugs?" to help parents with prevention
strategies for the reduction of underage drinking and drug use. You
can buy his CDs on CDBaby.com
Jeff also records his podcasts here at Night Train Studios. You can
check them out for free on his website. |
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| Steve LaBonte

Steve
& Victoria have finished recording their songs "Numbers" and "Colors".
Both are songs for children and feature Victoria's amazing flamenco guitar
work and Steve's strong songwriting abilities. |
Victoria Dehesa

Victoria
recording her fabulous flamenco guitar parts. |
| Mirichle
Mike, Rich, Chris & Lenny make up Mirichle (now do you get it?), one of
Boston's newest groups to hit the scene. They were in the studio
recently to record a 6 song demo including an awesome cover of
"Rock N Roll Band" &
a catchy original "Perfect Love". |

Checkout their extensive set list on the Mirichle website. |
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Katie Sullivan
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 Katie Sullivan is a singer, a songwriter, a pianist and a
guitarist beyond her years. She was recently in the studio recording her 7 original
song CD "Lucky Number 7" which was just released - you can buy
your copy at CDBaby. Check
out "Fall Leaves". We think you'll be
hearing her songs and her name in the future. |
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RTP Racer
The latest Westford Teen Arts Council CD - "Be Heard" was just
released. The 18 track compilation CD includes RTP Racer who recorded
their track for the compilation - "Sweet Vanilla Lotion". Pick
up your copy today. |
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The Strictly Business
The 4 piece "Dutch Pop" group The Strictly Business recorded their latest 2
song demo here at Night Train Studios.
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Jeff, Jonny, Nick & Brian |
| The Dij
The Dij is a 4 piece indie rock band from Boston. They've been together for
years, and recently signed with King Hippo to spread their grooves and sing-alongs.
They're ready to meet you now, so come on in and check out The Dij!
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Would you like to hear about the:
King Hippo Records Holiday Bash? |
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Sidpa Bardo
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 Dan, Ian, Derek, Hans and Andrew from the rockin' jam band Sidpa Bardo dropped by to
record a 5 all-original song demo. Check out "Love
In Apathy" recorded here at Night Train. Congrats to the
guys for making it to the Semi-Finals of the Emergenza Festival. |
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Chiemi


Tracking Chiemi & Sean in Rooms B & C
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Chiemi recorded and mastered her latest 9
song album "Living On Two Coasts" here at Night Train. The
album also features Sean Dennehy on guitar/bass and
DeepC on
Djembe and backing vocals. Listen to
"What Fools Call
Love". She also plays at Toast - 70 Union Square, Somerville on
Sundays at 3pm
and The Burren - 247 Elm St. Davis Square, Somerville
on Tuesday nights after 8pm. |
| Phylo Ray
Guitarist/Songwriter/Singer Phylo Ray has been recording in the
studio at Night Train working on a 10 song album. |
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Have At It |
 Haverhill
based alternative rock 5 piece band Have At It were just in at Night Train
Studios recording a song for a new animated cartoon "Gumper". Check
out a rough mix of their song "Witness". |
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Leslie Hitelman
Leslie was recently at Night Train recording classical piano pieces
for her website. Leslie's extraordinary talent is evident the moment
you hear her begin playing. Here is a snippet of her playing
Bach's Allemande. She recently played to a
sold out performance at the Parrish Center for the Arts in Westford.
She will be performing Sun., July 30 at the
Frederick Historic Piano
Collection in Ashburnham, MA. |
| Depths Of Underground Check
out the incredible vocal performances by MP2, SK, Scrappy & Eli on their
latest demo tracks "Pay The Price"
& "Our Way" |
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| P.J. Shapiro
"With his hook-laden songs, strong voice, and his guitar in a
distinctive tuning, P. J. Shapiro's performances are consistently
dramatic and compelling."
– Geoff Bartley
P. J. Shapiro is an adult, bipedal mammal. His current habitat is the
urban area in and around Boston, Massachusetts, where he is known to forage
for spicy foods and strings for his guitar. Listen to
Flying Dutchman
recorded here at Night Train Studios. PJ will be playing at Sky Bar in
Somerville on Tue., May 30th at 8:30pm. |
Other Artists: Tunnel (featuring now solo Steve
Mez)
Wears Mary
Moveable
Gayle Craig
Intruder 5
Violet Tide
As the Crow Flies
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Scott Dockendorff
Scott recorded his second album at Night Train Studios "Airwaves". Scott sings
classics from the 50's in a rich baritone with the timing and phrasing of
Sinatra.
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Lisa Locke
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Lisa Locke mastered her debut album "In It For The Drama" here at
Night Train Studios. Released on East of Siberia Records, you can pick up
your copy of this 10 song album through her website or at
CDBaby. Lisa performs often on Tuesdays
starting at 8pm at Open Mic Night at the
Burren in Davis Sq., Somerville. |
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Silencio
Dave,
Jason, Marcelo & Marvio of SILENCIO posing in the control room.
These guys have been around the block and know how to rock.
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More Artists: Offensive Jill
Sounder
Interfere
Aontaigh
Unjustice
Kendra Cerretani
Jillian Kinton
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WTAC Congrats to Aontaigh and all the
artists on this years WTAC 2004 Compilation CD "Art Is Life". I
think Joe Coughlin of
The Noise
said it best - "These kids got it goin' on in ways they may not even be
aware of. Frankly, I'm stunned. Hopeful, even. Magnificent jobs all around,
and every town in the world should have a program like this. More, please." |
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Gardy Gonzalez |
Gardy is a singer /songwriter/guitarist
originally from Puerto Rico and now living in
Boston. He recently recorded an inspiring eight song demo. Check
out the tunes
"Straight Jacket"
and "Sol Del Mar".
Check out his website for more info. |