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Slavic Livins at FMG Studios
F
MG STUDIO's Slavic Livins has
been a Chicago-based stalwart producer, engineer and remixer for
nearly two decades. Livins early production work included re-mixes for John
Legend and Korn. He also mixed and
mastered
projects for Snoop Dog,
Keyshia Cole, Day 26 and Dietrick
Haddon. Livins award winning efforts
includes RIAA Platinum status for his
work with Cisco, RIAA Gold for his work
with Joe, and a Grammy nomination for a
track he did with Saleena Johnson. A single for singer/rapper Nick De La Hoyde
("By My Side") was mixed and mastered
by Livins, reaching number 15 on
Billboard’s New Music Weekly Top 40
chart.
Livins recently made the decision to
return to his first love in studio work –
producing, which led to tracking songs for
Chicago-based artists Yemi Marie, Carl
Thomas, and production on Avant's
album The VIII. Livins and Avant worked
LAST CALL
( Deluxe Version )
also
OUR CITY by the LAKE
( 7-inch Vinyl )
Celebrating 15 Years!
Release Date 10/6/15
available at:
pledgemusic.com/projects/jip
GETJIP.com
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together on 2000's My Thoughts, which
Longtime Chicago musician David
generated the Top 40 R&B hit "Separated" Ashdown
(Boom
Hank,
Braam,
and reached RIAA Platinum status. Avant Billhouse) along with his band Waiting
and Livins are optimistic that by teaming For Henry, recorded with legendary proup again they can reignite the same magic ducer Mitch Easter, who engineered and
they had over a decade ago. Livins engi- produced REM's legendary Murmur and
neered the album and produced the track Reckoning albums. It's Ashdown's and
"I'm Not Telling," which "brings a modern WFH's second record as follow-up to
twist self to a classic R&B sound." The VIII 2013's Ghosts & Compromise. The first sesis due out September 25th and is available sions were tracked at THE LAKEHOUSE
for pre-order now on iTunes, Amazon and in Asbury Park, NJ this past summer.
WFH finish their session at
Google play.
North Carolina Easter's
Livins told IE that "workstudio FIDELITORIUM
ing in this industry can be
this month. Ashdown told
extremely humbling, each
IE via email that Easter's
new project feels like start"got an amazing ear for
ing over in a way." He attribeverything and knows
utes his success to his ability
how to keep the flow
to reinvent himself and congoing, and is really a fun
tinue learning.
guy. He's kind of like the
Great session at GRAVI'Willy Wonka of Jangle' but
TY STUDIOS as Korean
please don't quote me on
Psychedelic Rock Legend
that (laughs). Perhaps it's
Chang Kim (singer of
just his purple velvet jackSanullim) returned to the
et (but he does have a
studio to track for his second
Mitch Easter with Waiting For
tremendous
sense
of
record.
Henry at The Lakehouse
humor), I was nervous and
At RAX TRAX they're
"super excited to have House Of Whales giddy (working with Easter) but managed
back working with Engineer/Producers to regain my composure in a couple days."
Andy Shoemaker and Noam Wallenberg.
Hey Studiophiler: To get your studio
African
superstar,
Abdallah
Ag
Alhousseyni of the Grammy winning or band listed in "Studiophile," just email
studio/recording
info
to
group Tinariwen teamed up with blues your
legend Billy Branch for a performance at [email protected] (note
the Old Town School of Folk Music They new email), subject line: Studiophile.
also layed down a few traditional acoustic Deadline is 10/15 for the November issue.
songs, blending African desert music with Studio owners – we'd love to hear from
Chicago blues. Andy Shoemaker also you about your recording sessions.
recorded this session.