'A
Fab Friday' with the great Fab Jablonski and Lucio Manca ��
New keys for the track 'Breathe' in the session by Gina Bafile (Darkyra
Black) once again demonstrating her song writing skills, wonderful
imagination and attention to detail.
Only original music and composition here ! �� #originalmusic
#composser #studiorecordings
Working with Garry on producing,
engineering and mastering my EP “Don’t be a Stranger” was
an inspiring and enriching experience. Garry is very generous with
his advice and support and constantly brings out the best in his
artists. Garry has great ideas for production and his attention
to detail is impressive. He knows how to fill in the white spaces
and he is excellent at mixing so that every instrument is clearly
audible. I’m very much looking forward to working with Garry
again on future projects.
JANUARY
2024
15/01/2024
Last
year we had a great opportunity recording session's with 'Sevie'
who came up from Toulouse here in France. A great player of the
West African instrument the 'Kora' as well as guitar and bass for
a library project. This instrument is one of the coolest things
we have recorded, played though delays and effects is just amazing
and well worth checking this instrument and the players out there.
We will be adding some samples from the sessions very soon
04/01/2024
We
wanna give a big 2024 thumbs up �� to our dear friend
'Basti Franke' who's first book on German Hip Hop Culture is now
out. Basti worked for the company Magix in Germany and Samplitude
as their 'Artists Relations' guy.
When we first started using Samplitude
he dealt with everything studio related for us, it's never been
quite the same since he left. Basti is also a very competent
musician and producer himself. Cheers mate www.issamuzik.com/
DECEMBER
2023
13/12/2023
As
December races along Darkyra final vocals in yesterday for 'Tested
the Water' fabulous as it always is and has always been, what a
great way to end the year.
Gus
Mansur killing it on guitar for the 'James Michael' track 'Tested the
Water' all done and in the mix, and the first vocal takes in from
'Darkyra'
as always, original, unique, powerful and emotion packed.
NOVEMBER
2023
28/11/2023
This
week starting today running through and recording drums for the
new 'Rob Papworth' tracks. A real 'Robert Plant' post 'Zeppelin'
vibe to these songs with some cool acoustic guitars
23/11/2023
Really
pleased to have hooked back up with Darkyra over the last month
and to announce here that she is working on the lead vocal for
'James Michael's' Tested the Water and received a blinding, complimentary
to the vibe solo from guitarist 'Gus Mansur' of
The Alignment
As we no longer use the mainstream 'Anti
Social Media' we greated a 'Telegram Channel' (YES I KNOW!) for updates
that you can interact with via http://www.laforetgroupe.com/
Last week and up to today finalizing
for James Michael's 'Tested the Water' and some extras
First 3 tracks now in session for 'Robert
Papworth' so I hope next week we start on the scratch tracks ready
for drum guides.
Last year I set in motion with some old
band mates back in the UK from 40 plus years ago my suggestion
that perhaps we re-record one of our favorite tracks for prosperity,
good memories and a bit of fun. The band I always regarded as
pretty much what started me off professionally.
This recording we did and I was very
pleased with the results we achieved after so long and I hope
to have our finished version out soon.
Personal Thoughts 101
The
Importance of your own paid for website even today, not relying on (Anti) Social Media
as your main outlet for your work.
I was
asked recently by a new prospective partner promoter/agent
here in France why I still run websites when there are all
these 'Free' outlets out there for promotion. My reply was
as follows -
1. Not
Free! These outlets are always using your information, contacts
and so on for something, you don't become billion dollar
corporations by giving something away for Free and Free
also makes you look cheap.
2. From
a professional point of view your website belongs to you,
you own it and the domain and this makes you look serious
about your work to anyone who is serious about you. 'Bob
Saporiti' Warner Bros Nashville
3. If
the crooked owners of the 'Social Media' platforms decide
to collapse them you have nothing to fall back on and you
loose everything.
4. Are
Social Media Platforms Useful? Yes they are if used correctly,
however over the last 10 years I have seen how people use
them and that was why I easily ditched them back in 2020.
I have had more results from my personal pages than any Social
Media but perhaps that's just me.
Being An Instigator
We all like to think that we are capable of
great things which of course we all are, however it takes a
team to make something successful, a captain to run a ship
but only with a great crew behind them. I have been in so many
situations over the last 20 years especially where my ideas
where only bought to the forefront due to other peoples input
and support, saying that someone still had to come up with
these ideas in the first place and present them. I will be
dong an audio video on this, events and ideas, how to avoid
being taken advantage of and how it may help you with your
personal quest in the near future
'Do you want to be wave maker, a wave rider
or just sit on the beach'
Dom Famularo
October
2023
19/10/2023
Simple but worked like a charm!
Great to have James Michael (Son of Steve)
recording guitars for his debut song yesterday. We had a little
delay in getting this going but 'J.B' delivered a great and very
creative session.
A simple amp, 1 pedal and a great tone
shows if you trust your ears and your ideas its that simple
Namm 2000
Last week I found out that my dear friend
Dom Famularo passed. I only recieved an email from him a few weeks
back so please find as follows
G, Great hearing
from you! Thanks for this lift!
It has been a difficult year! I am still weak and exhausted! I lost 50 pounds
and am trying to gain weight, but with no appetite! I am trying to gain
strength!
Thanks for reaching out! I have the best memories of our times
together! Keep that fire burning!
Whilst living in the U.S Dom became a good friend
of mine and closely guided me whilst I created the 'Making it Count'
program, he was also a main contributor to my artists visa status
REF LINK . Dom
always told me 'G ! there is a fine art in getting out of life what
you want , its takes time, patience and faith'
A
true gent, a true 'Wave Maker' and an amazing uplifting character,
friend and inspirtion to millions, we thank you x
05/10/2023
This
week James
Michael (Son of Steve) recording guitars for his song
'Tested the Water' A touch of 'Incubus' with some 'Cure' for
good measure
02/10/2023
Steve
Michael live
on 'BRAM FM' in
Tulle South West France promoting his Ep 'Don't Be A Stranger'
after a summer of shows here in France
This week I start a mix for a
band project out of New York under the working title 'BurnFoot'
Great Southern Rock style with amazing vocals along the lines
of 'Kings X'
ROCK
STADIUM ROCK DRUMS By
ACID LOOPS
Two short clips of three samples from
the 'Stadium Rock Drum Loops Package' I recorded, mixed for ACID
Pro and Magix with killer guitars by Carlos Villalobos. The set
is now at a reduced price for a short time at
Great to have caught up with the
super the talented 'Fab Jablonski' last week who we have worked
with on many projects over the years including Achillea and A.G.D
'A Good Day' to name just a few
Fab also recorded keys on both original 'Darkyra
Black' records and is now adding his special touch to the Darkyra
track 'Breathe' that I am working on at the moment.
'Darkyra Black' as yet an unheard track 'Breathe'
in the mix featuring as always the wonderful 'Lucio Manca' on bass
and new boy 'James J.B Michael' on guitars.
We started this some years
back but it was never finished and we thought it had to get out
there so I hope the next few weeks or so we will have a final and
I hope a surprise for Darkyra.
D.B had some great reviews on both records and
I hope that this 'One Off' will give her more credit that she deserved
for her creativity and vocal emotions
Great to see songwriter 'Paul Jupe' not just nominated
but winner of the Silver 'International Male Vocalist' in Atlanta
USA and Songwriter of the Year 'Red Carpet Awards' in the Netherlands.
We hope that our input not just with the production
and mix but including the other great musicians that played and
added vocals on Paul's tracks helped in securing these nominations,
awards and recognition.
Paul's debut
album 'Home Town' and his singles listed on RECORDINGS prior
to 2023 where produced and mixed by Garry King at La Foret Studio
as well as 'Paul Jupe Music Audio Sparx Library Tracks'
Garry King - Drums, Percussion, Loops, Mandolin,
Backing Vocals, Extra guitars, Bass
Lucio Manca - Bass guitars
Fab Jablonski - Keyboards on 'Looking Back'
Mastered by George Bousounis in Athens Greece and
Garry King
Other Audio Sparx Contributors
Rick Hale - Keyboards, Piano
Gus Cunha and Anna Voiss - Vocals
July
2023
Singer Songwriter 'Steve Michael'
releases first EP. Recorded and produced at 'La Foret' Six well
crafted classic songs with some great guitars and vocals by Steve
