Sonoma County Recording Studio Releases Podcasts

“Thursday Night Live from Zone Recording” is now available on iTunes and Podbean. Your favorite Sonoma County Recording Studio has released thirty, charming, half hour podcasts that feature both music and conversation with talented musicians. These local and traveling artists include so many noteworthy names!

Hold on to your seats as Teresa Tudury takes you on a musical journey of wild and powerful songs and stories from the depths of her incredibly rich and inspiring repertoire. Teresa Tudury is an absolute original. From her San Francisco roots to the Greek Islands to New York and LA, she wakes up the music scene. Teresa creates a loyal following and rave reviews wherever she performs.

Honey B and the Pollinators generate a lively blend of swing, jump/jive and jazz standards from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s. They bring good times, good humor and great music!

Poor Man’s Whiskey is a ragged, spontaneous group that performs story-telling originals! With zany on-stage shenanigans you can be certain that they will produce a delightful high-energy live show. PMW brings a fusion of bluegrass/old
time, southern rock, and old school jam to stages and festivals world
wide.  Listen up if you are interested in a foot-stompin good time.

Alison Harris’ melodies are timeless and her voice is haunting. She sings with a smile. Her style is a mix of folk, blues, and Americana. Alison favors sweet minor lullabies, but with the help of local musicians well versed in many musical genres, she covers a wide variety of moods and styles.

After 28 years with Chicago, singer-songwriter-keyboardist Bill Champlin is parting ways with the classic jazz/rock band to focus once again on his solo career. Funky, soulful, and simply “kick-tail” Champlin entertains an array of audiences!

 Bruce Kurnow performs with talent beyond comprehension. He is a brilliant singer/songwriter but  also showcases his unique simultaneous combination of stringed harp and harmonica.

D’Bunchovus combines fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and ukulele to deliver the ultimate in entertainment! With no-holds-barred, soulful vocals this diverse group of performers wow their audiences and delight our talk show listeners!

Get the podcast  here and prepare for hours of entertainment at your fingertips.

Our Sonoma County recording studio is located in City of Cotati, CA.  Easy access right off the 101 freeway makes Zone Recording Studio just a short drive from San Francisco and the Bay Area.  We also specialize in voiceover, recording, and audio mastering.

To set up your appointment, call us now or click here to contact us by email.

Time Traveling Turntable

It is almost unbelievable that a laser turntable exists, capable of playing the oldest recording of an American voice! Only a folded piece of tinfoil was used! Fox News shared the entire story, and I must say, I covet the rights to this amazing piece of equipment.

Though the recording is scratchy, and lasts only 78 seconds, it features the world’s first recorded blooper.

Experts say this is the oldest playable recording of an American voice. It is the first musical performance every captured, thanks to digital advances that allowed the sound to be transferred from flimsy tinfoil to computer.

The recording was originally made on a Thomas Edison-invented phonograph in St. Louis in 1878.

At a time when music lovers can carry thousands of digital songs on a player the size of a pack of gum, Edison’s tinfoil playback seems prehistoric. But that dinosaur opens a key window into the development of recorded sound.

The recording opens with a 23-second cornet solo of an unidentified song , followed by a man’s voice reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Old Mother Hubbard.”

When the recording is played using modern technology during a presentation Thursday at a nearby theater, it likely will be the first time it has been played at a public event since it was created during an Edison phonograph demonstration held June 22, 1878, in St. Louis, museum officials said.

“The recording was made on a sheet of tinfoil, 5 inches wide by 15 inches long, placed on the cylinder of the phonograph Edison invented in 1877 and began selling the following year.

A hand crank turned the cylinder under a stylus that would move up and down over the foil, recording the sound waves created by the operator’s voice. The stylus would eventually tear the foil after just a few playbacks, and the person demonstrating the technology would typically tear up the tinfoil and hand the pieces out as souvenirs.”

It is hard to believe that a laser turntable of today can share with us the miracle of tinfoil music. This is certainly on my Christmas wish list!

If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by our Sonoma County recording studio and have a look at our voiceover and audio recording rooms.  We are located just north of San Francisco and Marin Counties in the small but lovely City of Cotati, CA. Our friendly staff is also available by phone 800-372-3305 or email. Call us today or click here to send us an email.