Gaddis Girls “The Price of Peace” Military Tribute Song
We recently had The Gaddis Girls in the Studio with producer Hart Steen to record overdubs for the song “The Price of Peace,” a moving tribute to soldiers at war, from a daughters perspective. (the following from ThePriceOfPeace.org) The “Price of Peace” was written in early summer of 2008 by Alyssa Gaddis after a discussion [...]
Taylor Swift Records at Creative Caffeine
We were please to have Taylor Swift in the studio this week. Taylor is wonderful to work with in the studio and is very easy-going and focused. Look for Taylor’s new album “Fearless” which will make it’s debut on Nov. 11. For more info on Taylor visit her website at TaylorSwift.com. Engineer Collin Peterson with [...]
The big debate: Do record labels have a future?
It’s no secret that the music industry has not made an ideal transition into the digital era. Album sales are falling, P2P file sharing is rife, and a plethora of new artists are using the Internet as a platform for gaining international exposure. With the introduction of MySpace Music, three major record labels — [...]
Telefunken U47
Creative Caffeine’s Telefunken U47… The U47 is perhaps the most legendary microphone in history. Ours is completely original, pre-war tube and all… Sounds fantastic!!! Blog This:
Copyright bill blasted as “enormous gift” to Big Content
Update: the bill has since been approved on a 14-4 vote. The United States Congress returned to work this week, and senators appear to have copyright on the brain: A broad intellectual property enforcement bill introduced in July is slated for markup by the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, and another aimed at cracking down on [...]
How the Music Business Spent the Summer Killing Itself
It’s been a depressing summer for the delusional record industry. We’re seeing a total disconnect between labels’ unrealistic, old-school revenue expectations and what the market can bear. On the streaming-music front, the sad reality is that advertising revenue may never fully support the music industry wishful-thinking profit margins. Full Article: How the Music Business Spent [...]
Fake Fail: BSOD Repeatedly Strikes Nine Inch Nails Concerts
BSODs (blue screen of death) have been plaguing NIN on their current tour. In fact, one has been popping up on the giant display behind them at just about every concert. So what’s the deal? Will Trent be forced to fire his tech guy? Hardly. The truth is that it is all part of the [...]
Our Resident Snapping Turtles…
The 2 turtles that live in Brown’s Creek behind the Creative Caffeine Studio. Blog This:
The 6 Most (Certifiably) Insane Tales of Rock Star Behavior
We expect our rock stars to be a little crazy. Sex, drugs and trashed hotel rooms are all part of the rocking package. But even in the crazy-ass world of the music industry, sometimes there’s an incident that makes you pronounce the phrase ‘holy shit’ with five syllables. Full Article: The 6 Most (Certifiably) Insane [...]
Digg – Another Spin for Vinyl Records
While the niche may still be small measured against overall sales of recorded music, the surge of interest in vinyl — and, particularly, its rising cachet among young listeners — is providing a rare glimmer of hope in a hemorrhaging industry. “Even if the industry doesn’t do all that well going forward, we could really [...]
