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The band “Ignition”, whose previously scheduled performance at a charity event was canceled due to Covid, elected to instead record a live performance of a couple of Beatles tunes to be shown at the event. The Sound Palace partnered with a local videographer for the production. The band assembled on the performance stage at Studio […]

Since 1994 Mick has been playing, touring and recording with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo and appears on the her last six albums and numerous videos. Mick has also had the distinct experience of working in an arranger capacity with Prince on “Under the Cherry Moon” and Bobby Caldwell. His touring/recording credits include: founding member […]

With extreme safety and sanitation measures implemented in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Actor Tom Selleck is spending a few days this week in Studio “A”, recording the narration for an upcoming documentary entitled “Out Where The West Begins.” The series is being produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films and the Executive Producer is Tom Brainard. […]

With restrictions easing in our county, Jamie Foxx returned to our studio today. We recorded dialog replacement for an upcoming feature film produced for Netflix, followed by dialog recording for an upcoming animated feature produced by Pixar including a recording process coordinated with studio engineers at Skywalker Sound. A second engineer was required for this […]

Actor Ving Rhames just finished recording a series of television commercials for Arby’s. Ving has been the voice of Arby’s for several years and brings a great deal of personality to his role as the Arby’s narrator. The advertisements were produced by the Fallon Group of Minneapolis who communicated with Ving through our studio headphones […]

THE WORLD’S MOST BELOVED MIC PRE     The Sound Palace recently added the Neve 1073 Mic Pre/EQ to its outboard gear. The Neve 1073 Mic preamp/EQ is justifiably legendary for its unique tonal quality and longevity in the marketplace. This famed mic pre has been used in more high-end studios and on more famous […]

In two consecutive recording sessions of 12 hours in duration, composer Chikako Iversen brought in members of her flute orchestra to record a classical piece commissioned by Roland Tso. Also included was a marimba and percussion player. Double contra bass flutes stand close to 7 feet tall. To achieve the required separation, the 7 1/2 […]

Actor Tom Selleck came to The Sound Palace’s Studio “A” to record a narration of a documentary for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Studio manager Pat Murphy was the audio engineer for the recording session which was produced by Tom Brainard. Associate Producer was Kathy Almon and the editor was Nick Walker, both […]

Actor Josh Lucas, (Ford v. Ferrari, A Beautiful Mind, American Psycho, Sweet Home Alabama) just wrapped up 2 hours of recording voiceovers for numerous 30 second advertising spots for The Home Depot at Studio A.  He is a real pro. He had a preference for a specific microphone (Sennheiser 416) which happens to be one […]

  Chrysler continues its advertising campaign for the Pacifica and Jamie Foxx returned to The Sound Palace’s Studio A to record more voiceovers for the television commercials. This time the recordings were under the direction of  TBD Post in Austin, TX. Again Jamie is an absolute pro and super nice. It was a pleasure working […]

Another remarkable talent, actor Rainn Wilson (“The Office”; “Utopia”) came to Studio “A” to record an television commercial for Microsoft ® During the recording the Sound Palace teamed up with Sonic Union, a New York company specializing in Audio Post Production and Creative Sound.The spot involves the Microsoft Surface ® as endorsed by a fellow […]

Actor, musician, comedian and all around great guy Jamie Foxx was in studio on June 21, 2019 to record a voiceover for an upcoming Chrysler commercial. The session was also remotely produced and directed by the Doner ad agency in Detroit. Jamie’s talent is off the scale. Not only a true professional in the studio, […]