David Pollock

Congrats to Wild Ones for landing track #2 on the PDX Pop compilation.  We recorded and mixed “It’s Real” at Supernatural at the very end of 2011, and we’re in the middle of recording their first full-length right now… including s’more drums next week.

See them May 19th at Mississippi Studios w/ My Body, or June 8th at the PDX Pop compilation release show at Holocene.

Tango Alpha Tango has been at Supernatural with me over a period of a few months, working on their upcoming full-length.  Huge dirty analog rock, I love it.  Right before their SXSW tour, they released a tour EP… check out one of the songs here:  http://tangoalphatango.bandcamp.com

Wild Ones just came off a great west coast tour with Surfer Blood, and released a song I recorded and mixed in December, called “It’s Real.”  We just began work on their full-length, but check out the early single here: http://wildonestheband.tumblr.com/

Two great bands…really excited to be working on these records.  Go check them out!

What an incredible summer, after relocating from NYC to Portland in May to take on head engineering and studio managing duties at Supernatural Sound.  So much great music has been coming out of this place, and I’ve had the privilege of recording some amazing artists:

Tango Alpha Tango was in Studio A in August— recorded drums, bass, guitar, and keys live to 2” tape.  They’re coming back in October to finish the album.  Check out photos from the sessions here and here

Eric Earley from Blitzen Trapper was in the studio last week, producing a new album for Josh White.  A real pleasure to engineer for such experienced and talented guys.

Produced Brooklyn-based band The Toothaches, which we recorded at Headgear in Brooklyn and mixed at Supernatural.  Can’t wait to share some of their tracks.

Ari Chersky’s surf-jazz trio came up from Oakland in July to record a suite of tunes Ari wrote after taking a train from San Francisco to New York last fall.  Great players, songs, and such a damn delectable west coast flavor.

That’s what’s been going on lately, with lots of exciting projects coming up this fall.  If you’re thinking of recording soon and haven’t been to Supernatural, give me a call or email and come see this beautiful space!

A huge congrats to Beast Make Bomb for winning the Converse “Get out of the Garage” contest.  They’ll be opening a national tour for Tokyo Police Club, stopping at some legendary venues all across the country.

Check out their latest EPs Skinny Legs and Sourpuss, both of which I had the pleasure of working on recently.

beastmakebomb:

THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR US! YOU ARE SERIOUSLY THE BEST AND WISH THERE WAS A WAY WE COULD TRULY EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE.

Check out GETOUTOFTHEGARAGE.COM to find out about our new upcoming Converse Presents shows at SXSW AND A NATIONAL TOUR WITH TOKYO POLICE CLUB AND THE WHIGS.

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Just finished the forthcoming Tom Schecter album Disparition, which I produced, mixed, and mastered.  Completed in East Harlem, Downtown Manhattan, Long Island, and Portland, Oregon, the eclectic collection of songs spans from hard and fucking spooky rock to barren and soul-baring contemplative country.  It’s an adventurous departure from Schecter’s days in the NYC rock outfit Dibble Edge.  Listen to “Dawn on the FDR Drive” for one of the more accessible introductions to Disparition.

Just wrapped up mixing the forthcoming EP by Brooklyn rockers Beast Make Bomb. It’s a pure party of rock. Head over to their web site to listen to it: http://ping.fm/IwNYC CD release party is going down Sept 5th at Bowery Poetry Club in NYC: http://ping.fm/LVdxo -david