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| Peter Malick Biography: |
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It's almost May, 2008.
My morning ritual starts with at least half an hour of listening to tracks I've downloaded from the blogs. Just about every track has been posted within the last week. I love the music, but find the production just as engaging. What I learn in my morning listening session infuses the work I do every day.
It's hard to believe that the first recording contract I signed was in 1968. Listening was a band from Boston and we were signed to Vanguard Records. We were Vanguard's biggest signing at the time, and we got an advance of $2500.00. In 1969, I recorded a blues album for the Spivey Records label. It featured my mentors, including Otis Spann. This was recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in Midtown Manhattan. It was recorded on a ONE TRACK tape machine. Needless to say, it wasn't released in Stereo.
My studio has tons of vintage gear: A Gibson Amp from 1948, several 1950's guitars, a 1960's Hammond Organ, a 1979 Vintage Neve recording console. It also has a state of the art Pro Tools system with Apogee converters. We have tons of virtual instruments, we manipulate sounds in 100 different ways, and find a new way or two every day.
My past informs my work. The present infuses it.
Here's what I liked this morning:
Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World
Howlin Rain - Nomads
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Phoebe Killdeer and The Short Straws - Let Me
Tullycraft - The Punks Are Writing Love Songs
Yeasayer - Sunrise
But I still get chills when I hear John Lee Hooker's voice, or James Brown, or Dylan, or Lou.
Put this all together and I feel that I can offer something that is unique. What I bring to Record Production is all of the above and more. It's informed by the past and it strives to look toward the future.
I invite you to check us out for the music.
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Peter's recent productions include:
Courtney Jones - Awake and Dreaming
Courtney's disc has been compared to Sara Bareillis and Colbie Caillat. Her voice to Sarah McLachlan, Norah Jones, and Anna Nalick.
Hope Waits - Hope Waits
Hope's voice has been compared to Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and, Fiona Apple. While not the daughter of Tom Waits, her "debut is a delight and a real find for those who walk down the more ominous side of the jazz/blues boulevard." (allmusic guide)
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