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Muncie Madness

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I’m back in Muncie after a two-week stint in Chicago. Here’s a brief breakdown of the reasons I have returned…

  1. My grandfather has been admitted to the hospital due to complications with his health.
  2. I miss my family (Family, Fiance, Cats and Friends)
  3. I have a 4 day recording session with Mikey Mason to track songs for his Impotent Nerd Rage album.
  4. Oh, and last but not least… Over the past couple of weeks my car has become increasingly unreliable. Being that one of my biggest fears deals with my car breaking down in the midst of Chicago traffic, I took it to Honda so that they could do a thorough inspection and figure out what’s causing it to act so sketchy. In the meantime, Honda has given me a sweet 2007 Honda Civic to abuse. I’m now on a mission to see how many miles I can put on this rental before I have to cough it up.

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen… You are up to date. I’m not going to bore you with all of the details of my internship at the fancy shmancy Electrical Audio… If you want to know about that stuff you will have to check out FrankReber.com because this site is strictly business, people.

Internship @ Electrical Audio

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Tomorrow I will be packing my bags and moving to Chicago, Illinois to stay with my good friends Erick Sherman and Richard Knapp for the duration of my 2-3 month internship at the esteemed Electrical Audio recording studio. I’m psyched about the internship and yet at the same time I’m bummed to be leaving behind my beautiful fiance and two cats for the next couple of months. I’m also going to miss my family, friends, and my recording studio. Alas, duty calls. I am looking forward to learning all that I can about analog tape machines at Electrical.

Right now I’m making a list of things that I need to take with me. I am going to be staying on a couch in a living room so I want to pack pretty light. I’m taking a portable recording rig with me so that I can continue to work on ideas while away from home. Well, I’m going to wrap this up because I need to get back to packing… Can’t lose focus!

Oh wait, I almost forgot! If you want to read about my experiences at Electrical Audio, you can check out my blog at FrankReber.com.

Take it easy!

Mikey Mason KickStarter

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Mikey Mason, a full-time comedian, is currently raising funds so that he can record a full-length release about his inner geek at Reber Recording. He has created a kickstarter account in the hopes that enough people out there will be interested enough to donate their hard earned cash to make this dream a reality. He only has a few more weeks to reach his goal so if you appreciate comedy and would like to help make this happen, stop by his kickstarter page and donate!

URL: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1282225399/mikey-masons-comedy-album-for-geeks-like-him

Shredmageddon 2011

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Shredmageddon

Shredmageddon 2011

Reber Recording has teamed up with Doc’s Music Hall to organize the first Shredmageddon Guitar Solo Contest in Muncie, Indiana! Our goal is to find the best guitar players in Muncie and bring them to the stage to share their talents with the music-loving public.

RULES

  1. All contestants must register @ Doc’s Music Hall and pay the $10 registration fee before April 13th in order to compete.
  2. Contestants must perform ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS ONLY.
  3. Each contestant will be given a 5-minute time-frame in which to execute their solo. It’s up to the contestant as to how much of the five minutes they wish to utilize. Solos may be shorter than 5-minutes but no longer than 5-minutes.
  4. FX Pedals of all makes and models are allowed in this contest.
  5. Loop Machines are allowed under the condition that no pre-recorded loops will be used. All loops must be created within the 5-minute performance.
  6. No refunds will be issued for any reason other than the event being canceled by either the venue or the event organizer.

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JUDGING CRITERIA

The contestants will be critiqued by a panel of five people. Four of the judges will be experienced guitarists with the fifth representing the non-guitar-playing populace. All contestants will be judged based upon the following criteria.

  1. Originality (20%)
  2. Creativity (20%)
  3. Technical Proficiency / Technique (30%)
  4. Stage Presence (10%)
  5. Versatility (20%)

Judges will be announced one week before the event.

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PRIZES

  1. 1st Place: $100 + Plaque + 3 10-hour days of recording time at Reber Recording.
  2. 2nd Place: Plaque + 1 10-hour day of recording time at Reber Recording.
  3. 3rd Place: Plaque

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The Bashville Boys: Cornbread Road EP

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The Bashville Boys

The Bashville Boys

After much deliberation, I have finished the “Cornbread Road EP” for Muncie punk/folk sensations The Bashville Boys. The swell fellas in The Bashville Boys have given me permission to post their “Cornbread Road EP” on Musical Family Tree under Reber Recording for all of your listening pleasure.

Link: http://musicalfamilytree.com/band/reber_recording

Feel free to leave them a few kind words in comment form.

Stomping Ground Session

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Stomping Ground Session

Makeshift Remote Recording Setup

Over the weekend I recorded a band (comprised of good friends of mine) by the name of “Stomping Ground” in a vacant apartment in downtown Muncie. Beer, space heaters, microphones, and tube amps. This was the first time that these guys have played together in five years. I took it upon myself to record the reunion and capture the excitement of playing again. Since the intended audience for these recordings was going to be the band members I decided to be liberal with recording times and made sure to capture as much conversation between takes as possible. I got over 3 hours worth of audio. Everyone had a great time. It will be exciting to go back through all of the audio.