…and on the 7th day…

100 Songs in 100 Days In the Studio

“YOU GOT ME WAITIN'”

“YOU GOT ME WAITIN'”

Studio Background:
Rob Grenoble founded Water Music in 1980, which is home to the Dave Matthews Band, Taking Back Sunday, Allman Brothers Band, Social Distortion, Ween, Lamb Of God, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Eat World, Joey Ramone, Lenny White, Ryan Adams, Ben Folds Five, and many others.

Engineer/Mixer:
James Frazee – James brings both musical and technical skill to sessions, thanks to years of playing drums, bass, guitar and singing in bands. He worked for Atlantic Records Studios, recording Buckcherry, Mercy Fall and Kill Hanna. Since joining Water Music, his credits include Gym Class Heroes, Katy Mae (Maggadee), Esme Montgomery & Dark, Sweet Cheeries (INFIDEL), Scarecrow Collection and the Rydells.

Assistant Engineer:
Scott Altizio

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals/acoustic guitar), Michael Aguirre (guitar), Jeremy Chatzky (bass), Eddy Zweiback (drums), Alicia Rau (trumpet), and Americo (organ).

Words and Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Scott Altizio & James Frazee:
Scott Altizio & James Frazee

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“SOUL TRIGGER”

“SOUL TRIGGER”

Studio Background:
Rob Grenoble founded Water Music in 1980, which is home to the Dave Matthews Band, Taking Back Sunday, Allman Brothers Band, Social Distortion, Ween, Lamb Of God, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Eat World, Joey Ramone, Lenny White, Ryan Adams, Ben Folds Five, and many others.

Engineer/Mixer:
James Frazee – James brings both musical and technical skill to sessions, thanks to years of playing drums, bass, guitar and singing in bands. He worked for Atlantic Records Studios, recording Buckcherry, Mercy Fall and Kill Hanna. Since joining Water Music, his credits include Gym Class Heroes, Katy Mae (Maggadee), Esme Montgomery & Dark, Sweet Cheeries (INFIDEL), Scarecrow Collection and the Rydells.

Assistant Engineer:
Scott Altizio

Performers:
Greg Ribot (sax & horn arrangement), Alicia Rau (trumpet & horn arrangement), George Inhulsen (drums), Billy Atwell (bass & co-production), Laura Fay (backing vocals), Michael Aguirre (guitar), Kevin Bertotti (vocals & guitar).

Words and Music:
Kevin Bertotti

James Frazee & Kevin Bertotti:
James Frazee & Kevin Bertotti

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“Waste My Breath”

“WASTE MY BREATH”

Studio Background:
Rockgarden Studio is owned and operated by Dean Bohana and located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Producer/Engineer:
Dean Bohana

SONG 8: “WASTE MY BREATH”

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals & acoustic guitar)
Dean Bohana (multi-instrumentalist, absolute genius, perfect gentleman, handsome as the devil, etc…)

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Dean Bohana:
Dean Bohana

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“SAY WHAT YOU SAY”

“SAY WHAT YOU SAY”

Studio: Terrence “Mercury” Harris Studio

Performers:
Terrence “Mercury” Harris (rapping/spoken word)

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

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“ONCE”

“ONCE”

Studio Background:
At Tribeca Recording we believe that making great recordings takes more than great equipment. Sure we’ve got the great gear, but we offer so much more. Not only do we know how to use that great gear we’ve got, we also have years of experience making music and know every aspect of the music making process intimately – playing & singing, composing & arranging, producing, engineering and mixing.

Producer/Engineer:
Jon Margulies

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals & guitar) and Hector O’Farrill (drums).

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Kevin in the booth:
Kevin Bertotti

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