THE SWEET TEA EXPERIENCE: RECORDING PHASE 1, March 16-23, 2011     2:09
This video encapsulates our experience recording Elegy Highway in Oxford, Ms at Sweet Tea with Dennis Herring producing and Will Cole engineering, March 16-23, 2011. The studio was opulent, intimidating and inspiring. Carlos and James, with some contributions from Mr. Herring, laid down all the basic tracks during a wild and panic-stricken week. There was a lot more footage, time-lapses and sound recordings of the experience but they were sadly lost in all the confusion and mayhem that followed.

THE LITTLE BOX EXPERIENCE: RECORDING PHASE 2, August 19-21, 2011     3:00
This video covers, in a manner,  the second phase of recording of the string section, drum kit, big drum and bass as played by The Section Quartet, David Lovering of The Pixies and friend Dylan Howe on electric bass, respectively. It was accomplished at head Section Quarteter Eric Gorfain’s ‘Little Box Studios’ deep in the heart of Glendale, CA, August 19-21, 2011. Some friends came by and it was decided to record a version of “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad” for possible inclusion on the score. It was not.

A PHOTO ALBUM OF THE LITTLE BOX EXPERIENCE

Producer Dennis Herring at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Producer Dennis Herring gestures during a Dumfuxx recording session at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Dylan Howe plays bass on “No Money Down” as James Slay watches at Little Box Studios, 2011.

James Slay with David Lovering at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Engineer Barry Goldberg twiddles a knob in the hope that it will all go as planned, or un-planned. Photo by Carlos Grasso.

Richard Dodd’s cello, booze and water still-life at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Carlos Grasso bangs on the big drum on the Dumfuxx track, “No Money Down” at Little Box Studios, 2011.

The mixing board at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Carlos Grasso is somehow delusionally convinced he can give David Lovering advice on how to play drums. Photo by Mike Slack

Carlos Grasso relaxes on a break from recording at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Carlos Grasso of Dumfuxx and producer Dennis Herring listening to a Dumfuxx track, “All Blabbered Out” at Little Box Studios, 2011.

David Lovering plays on the Dumfuxx track, “The Oscar Has Landed”, at Little Box Studios, 2011

Producer Dennis Herring and Pixie David Lovering confer during the recording of “Asphalt Serenade” at Little Box Studios, 2011.

James Slay of Dumfuxx and producer Dennis Herring confer during phase 2 recording of the Dumfuxx score to “Asphalt Serenade” at Little Box Studios, 2011.

David Lovering of The Pixies and Dylan Howe record bass and drums for a track from the Dumfuxx score to “Asphalt Serenade” at Little Box Studios, 2011.

Lauren Chipman of The Section Quartet on viola during phase 2 recording of the Dumfuxx score to “Asphalt Serenade” at Little Box Studios.

Richard Dodd of The Section Quartet plays cello at Little Box Studios on a Dumfuxx track.

David Lovering lays down more drums for “No Money Down”, 2011.

Producer Dennis Herring and engineer Barry Goldberg confer at Little Box Studios, Glendale CA, 2011. Photo by James Slay.

THE SWEET TEA EXPERIENCE: MIXING PHASE 1, May 2012     1:47
Mixing proved to be a long and arduous process given the ambitions of the project, schedules of the principles and general circadian rhythms, but that is neither here nor there. The score is finished and this film feels like what it felt like to mix about eleven of the original scores’ twenty-seven tracks at Sweet Tea. Dennis is a master mixer and much taller in person.