Hopescope's Five Year Journal Sessions
Perfect Balance Studio, Ann Arbor, MI
April 2001
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Brian Richardson recording percussion.
Brian Richardson and Theresa almost-Kandell prepare a percussion take.
Brian Richardson spends some quality time with Perfect Balance's house cat, Sylvester.
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Southpaw Eric Empson does the casual-stretch guitar pose chord.
Eric Empson laying scratch tracks in Perfect Balance's live room.
Eric Empson laying final tracks in Perfect Balance's console room.
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John Barber lookin' all serious and ready to rock.
Rob Kandell and John prepare to lay tracks as engineer Joe Mancuso installs a revered Perfect Balance icon.
John Barber shakes things under the watchful eye off ... The Lamp!
John Barber lays it down while The Lamp sings (note the judiciously placed Crown microphone).
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Rob Kandell laying scratch tracks in Perfect Balance's live room.
Rob Kandell tunes for the bazillionth time, accompanied by Theresa and Joe Mancuso.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I've already said too much.
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Hot-shot producer Jeff at the Perfect Balance Studio console. That's Wally in back; thanks for the guitar loan, Wally!
Jeff and Perfect Balance engineer Joe Mancuso work the session.
Jeff goes over his notes for next day's Hopescope session.
Jeff and Joe at 3:30AM Monday morning, following the Hopescope sessions.
Jeff's view from the console into the live room. Without glasses, it looks like this.
Perfect Balance engineer Joe Mancuso work the session. This guy is a prince.
in this bank, Jeff leaves Michigan's DTW airport:
Taxi.
Takeoff.
Flight.
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