http://scottfaris.com Thoughts on Art, Music & Faith Sun, 11 May 2008 14:38:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been busy in the FarisWheel camp, lately! Here's a quick run down of what we've been working on: FarisWheel Productions - Graphic Design http://scottfaris.com/2008/05/10/a-brief-update/ There's an old quote that says, "A plumber always has leaky pipes." That's because they work so hard fixing other people's problems that they never have time to work around their own home. Well somehow in between producing websites, album covers, music and graphics for countless others, we've ... http://scottfaris.com/2008/03/08/fariswheel-20-we-no-longer-have-leaky-pipes/ David was back in recording the CD examples for the Christopher Parkening Method books, so I snapped a couple pictures.  You can see the micing technique we used for the Legacy CD here. (Also note the fancy cardboard box we used as a music stand!) I got back from a great trip ... http://scottfaris.com/2008/02/05/miscellaneous-thoughts-and-photos-from-david-brandons-tracking-session/ I'm down in Austin this week producing for Bobby Bookout.  I'm having a great time making music (even finger picked on a track called One Drunk Kiss), and Bobby's record is going to be amazing.  But yesterday I realized on an even deeper level how valuable it is to have ... http://scottfaris.com/2008/01/31/the-value-of-a-great-staff/ I've had a ton of people ask me about interning at my recording studio, The Amusement Park.  Here's what we've worked out: All internships are determined by the recording faculty at South Plains College (in Levelland, TX) with final approval by me.  If interested, a student needs to talk to Dolf Guardiola, Chris ... http://scottfaris.com/2008/01/24/internships-the-amusement-park-studio/ I just found out that the Dallas Morning News reviewed the recently released Les Eason & the Steen Regimé CD, New World.  The review is rather positive and speaks well for what a great songwriter Les is.  Read it now.  Producing that CD and developing their artwork was a fantastic ... http://scottfaris.com/2008/01/21/les-eason-cd-review-in-the-dallas-morning-news/ David Brandon was back in the studio the other day to begin recording guitar tracks for the Christopher Parkening Method Books (book 1 & 2 published by Hal Leonard), so I figured it was finally time to get back and finish my thoughts on recording classical guitar.   After discovering a mic ... http://scottfaris.com/2008/01/21/david-brandon-part-2/