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Colin offers his services as a producer, engineer, publisher and co-writer with many of the artists he works with. Equipped at his home project studio THE GREEN ROOM he has the tools, experience, and connections to make your music come to life at a price you can afford. Contact Colin with questions and quotes on anything from a simple one-song demo to a full-length feature album project. Colin engineers and produces demo recordings in his home studio (click mp3's) and at Ad Astra Recording Studios in Williston VT; Charles Eller Studios in Charlotte VT. Colin does work for hire: jingles, movie soundtracks, background music and more. PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS: May 2008 Colin finished producing Vermont's famous Dr. Burma. Expect their first CD ( FINALLY after 20 years) of playing One Bite Won't Kill You by June '08. R&B, Blues, Funk, and Rock and/or Roll. Jan 2008 Meg Irish has started another record project with Colin. Ukelele is featured heavily! Oct. 2007 Susannah Blachly's 3rd record Come On Home, recorded and produced by Colin, is out and it's a goodie. Check it out at Susannah's site. Oct. 9th 2007 Lewis Franco's 3rd record Swinging In Daddyland, recorded and produced by Colin, is out and on the street. This is a FUN recording: it's classic sounding string swing with the Missing Cats ( Dono Schabner, Will Patton) and other local hepcats. May 17th 2007: Colin recently finished scoring and recording music for 2 documentary movies about Ethiopian adoption and childhood hunger in VT. May 5 2007: Colin's band the STONE COLD ROOSTERS released their first record OUT OF THE WOODS. This disc is bound to be a classic, 11 originals by the boys in the band and an old Bob Wills style version of Floyd Jenkin's HOME IN SAN ANTONE. Recorded at Charles Eller Studios by Lane Gibson, the sound is clean and the picking superb! Finally our fans get what they've been asking for for years! The record received the TAMMY award for best Country album of 2007! Colin's was given the TAMMY award for song of the year by The Times Argus in 2006 for his version of Pete Sutherland's Wilderness Road from his 3rd solo record TIRED OF TOWN. Spring 2006: Colin released his third solo album TIRED OF TOWN: a collection of old tunes and new originals with stripped down arrangements and a vintage feel. Much of the record consists of live takes of classic Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Fats Waller songs with a little seasoning of overdubbed solos. Colin is right at home singing into an old RCA44 Ribbon mic and banging on a 1935 Martin! Colin won a "TAMMY" for 2005 Producer Of The Year by The Times Argus Summer 2005: Colin Produced Susannah Clifford Blachly's 2nd disc Middle Of The Night. Chock full of great songs and fiddle tunes, this 16 track disc shows off Susannah's hard work over the past year. It was chosen by Seven Days as a top-10 Vermont album of the year in 2005. Spring 2005: Colin co-produced and played on Patti Casey's The Edge Of Grace with luminaries like Pat Donahue, Moondie Klein, Taylor Armerding, Steve Light, and Gene White. It was also chosen by Seven Days as a top-10 Vermont album of the year in 2005. Winter 2005: Colin produced Meg Devlin Irish's record Rock Solid Romancing. This disc contains 10 original country/folk/pop songs written and sung by Meg. August 2004: Colin produced Montpelier native Jay Ekis and his band's first official release. With Afro, Latin, Americana, Jazz, and funk elements, this is high energy, positive vibe music with jammin' players and great songs. Rudy Dauth on Bass, Carter Stowell on drums, and Jay Ekis on guitar. Adam Frehm plays Dobro and there are a bunch of local luminaries who make cameos. May 15 2004: Colin produced Susannah Clifford Blachly's first CD release GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH. It was voted in the top 10 VT albums of 2004 by Seven Days This Marshfield songwriter/fiddler is a talented musician whose simple. intense songs and solid fiddle-playing are sure to grab some ears.
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June 1st 2003: Colin McCaffrey's second album Make Your Way Home is out and on the street. Tracked at home by Colin, this 14 song disc features Patti Casey, Jim Pitman, Phil Carr, Jeremiah McLane and Jason Bergman. Voted in the top-10 VT albums of 2003 by both Seven Days and The Burlington Free Press, it's good homemade music by a Vermont-made boy! Jan 25th 2004: Colin produced Allison Mann's The Right Time, a jazz and swing record with Vermont's finest pros playing old standards and new tunes by Colin and Allison. August 8 2003: Colin co-produced What Is It? for Rebop Records. Based on National Educational Standards, this Math and Science related album covers the usual diversity of styles and keeps the kids actively listening. Already garnering awards and 4-star reviews, this album stars Sandra Wright, Father Goose (aka Rankin' Dan), Patti Casey and many more. Colin produced Lewis Franco's CD ZIP CODE PLEASE. Lewis is a singer/songwriter from Maple Corners in Calais, VT. Colin also produced Lewis' first CD Your Own True Song Both these discs can be purchased online at CD Freedom. Mother Goose's Never-Ending Tea Party a children's record with Rebop Records and the Vermont Center For The Book. The project features old folk songs, Mother Goose Rhymes put to new music, as well as new songs by Colin and his daughters. The album features Sandra Wright, Pam Manning, Diana Winn, Michael Sucher, Glendon Ingalls, Phil Carr, Jeremiah McLane, Jimmy McLaughin, Ace Leonard and many more.
December 18-23, 2000 Colin went into the famous Masterlink Studios on Music Row in Nashville to cut his solo debut album "What We've Got" with the expert help of Grammy winning producer Bil Vorndick (Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck, Ralph Stanley, Dana Robinson, and many more). The project features 10 original songs sung by Colin with backing vocal help from Patty Mitchell - one time member of the Dixie Chicks. The CD and select mp3's are available here.
In the winter of 2002-2003 Colin produced Dan Fallon's Hello, It's Me featuring the amazing singing and songwriting of Danny. Check out the DEFMAX site for sound clips, pics, and record sales.
Green Room Equipment list: CONDENSER MICS: (2) Neumann TLM103 Large diaphragm condensers (2) StudioProjects C-4 Small diaphragm condensers (2) Crown CM700 Small diaphragm condensers (1) AudioTechnica Pro7A lavalier condenser RIBBON MICS: (1)Beyer M160 Ribbon Mic DYNAMIC MICS: (3) Shure Beta 58 (1) Shure SM57 PREAMPLIFIERS: (1) True Systems P2 Analog 2-channel (2) A.R.T. TubePac RECORDING EQUIPMENT: Roland VS880EX Hard disc recorder Protools 003 Rack Protools LE 7.3.1 on a Sweetwater Creation Station Dual Processor PLUGINS: Waves Mastering Bundle Sony Oxford EQ and Reverb
PRODUCTION CLIENTS include: Danny Fallon Amy Floyd Mayfly Paula Gills Marianne Donahue Perchlik
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