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JANUARY STUDIO REPORT

Mark Byrd tracked Matt B at Soundscape Recording

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tRAX TRAX in Chicago , folk duo Bittersweet Drive has released their new self-titled EP which was produced by Nicholas Tremulis of Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra and Studio producer Noam Wallenberg . Two Rax Trax artists , Jonathan McReynolds , and NeedToBreathe won awards at the 2016 GMA Dove Awards . Jonathan ' s song ' The Way That You Love Me ' took home the win for Contemporary Gospel / Urban Recorded Song Of The Year . NeedToBreathe ' s song ' Happiness ' was named Rock / Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year .
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Graves recorded the single " Black Clouds " with Jeff Arenson . Legendary Kanye producer / engineer Mark Byrd was in the studio with Matt B , cutting new tracks . Soundscape Studios partner Closed Sessions was christened Local Label of the Year by Chicago Tribune ' s Greg Kot
UPTOWN RECORDING ' s mobile unit , recorded and filmed Nonpoint live at Bloomington ' s Castle Theater with enginner Rob Ruccia manning the controls .
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