For Immediate Release:
Session News
December 2005
- WB artist, Fats, tracking self produced several cuts for upcoming release.
- Warner label mate, Bella was mixing a Brian Michael Cox track. Tweaking duties by Sam “I Am” Thomas.
- In-Sync member, JC Chasez tracking with artist / producer, Akon. Alec Newell engineered.
- Organized Noise producer, Ray ‘Yoda’ Murray in mixing on his Dungeon East artist, Mill Gates. Engineered by Mark ‘Exit’ Goodchild.
November 2005
- November was filled with the return of Dem Franchise Boys tracking with producer, Young Juvie, T. Pain, Bonecrusher, Fiend with producers, Medicine Men, Rich Boy and Keri Hilson with producer, Polow.
- Interscope artist, Spitfire tracking with Brian Kidd
- Capitol Records artist, Tone Tone tracking with Polow
- J Records artist, Clyph tracking with producer, NO I.D. Corey Stocker engineered.
October 2005
- Production crew, Cash Money tracking for Universal artist, Lil Wayne. Lawrence Livingston engineered.
- Virgin Records, artists, T. Waters and Dem Franchise Boys tracking for upcoming releases. Cuts produced by Young Juvie, Needlez, FatBoy and Shawty Red. Engineering services provided by Tony Terrebonne and Corey Stocker.
- Interscope Records filled all the rooms to track for several artists and producers including JQ, Baleena, Polow and Jibbs. Engineered by Dru Castro, Tony Terrebonne and T. Cash.
- Multi talent, Jamie Fox tracking with producer, Sean Garret for J Records release. Dru Castro engineered.
- WB artist, Crimemob tracking with producer, Bingo. Engineered by Corey Stocker.
- Jive Records, T. Pain tracking self-produced cuts with engineer, Corey Stocker.
- Virgin artist, Sleepy Brown mixing for new release with producer, Ray Murray. Engineered by Mark, ‘Exit’ Goodchild.
September 2005
- RCA Records artist and Broadway performer, Heather Headley in dropping vocals with producer, Johnta. Track “Back When It Was” will appear on upcoming 2006 release, ‘In My Mind’. Engineered by T. Cash.
- Virgin Records artist, Dem Franchise Boys tracking with producer, Young Juvie. Tony Terrebonne engineering.
- Interscope artist, Rich Boy back in tracking with Polow ‘Da Don’ producing
- Production crew, Track Boys tracking cuts for Sanctuary artist, Sireta Roker. Morgan Garcia engineered.
- Arista artist, T. Pain back tracking with producer, Akon. Engineered by Mark, ‘Exit’ Goodchild
- Atlantic Records artists, Trick Daddy and Fiend camped out for a week tracking cuts in both rooms with producers Khao, Blackmob, Joomp, Shawty Red, Sanchez and Corna Boys. Engineering duties by Mauricio Serna and Dru Castro.
- John Mayer popped in to check on tracks recorded live in 2005 with engineer, Chad Franscoviak. Franscoviak also enlisted ZAC neighbor, Eclipse Audio to provided recording rig for Mayer's three night live performances at Atlantas infamous club, Eddie Attic.
July/August 2005
- Universal / Warner Brothers debut artist, Tynisha Kelli, tracking with producers, Justice League, Corna Boys and Bella. Bella stayed on to track a few cuts of their own with Justice League. Engineering duties split between T. Cash and Carlos Fonseca.
- Arista artist, T. Pain tracking cuts for the Youngbloodz. Engineering by Dru Castro and Tony Terrebonne.
- Rock outfit, Actress tracking cuts for upcoming debut with producer/engineer, Mike Guidotti.
- Virgin Records artist, Johnta tracking with production from Dre and Vidal. Morgan Garcia handled the controls.
- Universal songbird, Toni Braxton finishing tracking and mixing for latest release. Songs produced by Brian Michael Cox and Teddy Bishop. Engineering with Sam “I Am” Thomas.
- Whitney Houston tracking some new cuts for J Records with producer, Brian Michael Cox, T. Cash engineering.
- Capitol Records artist, Latoya tracking with producers, TA and Bella. Donnie Scants engineered.
- Sony artist, Jagged Edge tracking overdubs with the multi talented John Legend. Dru Castro engineered.
- Interscope artist, Keri Hilson spent most of the month tracking cuts with producers including, Scott Storch, Timbaland and Polow. Dru Castro engineered.
- Elton John and Joss Stone didn’t drop by for choir tracking for their duet, “Calling it Christmas”. Choir directed by Adam McKnight. Engineer, Matt Still, did drop in briefly to digitize it, assisted by Tony Terrebonne.
- J Records artist, Mario Vasquez tracking a cut with producer, Sean Garret. Engineered by Sam “I Am” Thomas.
May/June 2005
- Third Day vocalist, Mac Powell in producing Firebird artist, Hyperstatic with mix engineer JR McNealy, assisted by Tony Terrebonne.
- Virgin artist, SunNY tracking and mixing with Madison mixer, Kelly ‘Dred’ Liebelt. Tracks produced by Brian M. Cox.
- Producer, Brian Michael Cox mixed a track with his artist, Dirty Rose. Mixed by Sam “I Am” Thomas.
- EMI UK artist, Jay Sean had producers, Fredro and Marco producing some new tracks. Tony Terrebonne engineered.
- Arista recording artists, Youngbloodz tracking with Lil John engineered by T. Cash and Bonecrusher tracking with producer, Dave Banner and Donnel Jones all tracking for upcoming releases engineered by Kelly ‘Dred’.
- Purple Ribbon tracking for upcoming Compilation release with artists, Scar, Janelle and Killa Mike and Bubba Sparxx.
- Lil John producing tracks for Elephant Man. Kelly ‘Dred’ engineered.
- Sanctuary Records artist, Bizarre mixing with Mike Chav behind the controls. Produced by Mister Porter an assisted by Tony Terrebonne.
- Theme for Bobby Brown’s reality TV show, “Being Bobby Brown”, mixed in Stonehenge by Kelly ‘Dred’ Liebelt. Music produced by Organized Noise producer, Rico Wade.
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This session marked the end of an era at ZAC - our dear friend and chief engineer, Kelly ‘Dred’ Liebelt passed away suddenly of a severe heart condition. ‘Dred’ was a graduate of Madison Media Institute in Wisconsin, star intern and Grammy nominated engineer. His love, dedication and passion for audio was unsurpassed.
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March/April 2005
- Track Boys have been camped in Stonehenge cooking up new beats for Arista recording artist, ‘JKwon’ and newcomer ‘SonNY’ for the Virgin imprint. Engineer, Kelly ‘Dred” Liebelt handled the controls, assisted by Tony Terrebonne.
- Carlos Santana track ‘My Man” being produced by fellow ATLien, Big Boi of Outkast. Sleepy Brown dropped into ZAC A to lay a couple verses. Morgan Garacia engineered.
- Organized Noise kingpin, Rico Wade in ZAC A mixing new cut for rap artist, Bubba Sparxx. Master mixer, Phil Tan worked the mouse and the plug-ins.
- Stonehenge hosted the Southwest Dekalb Drumline for tracking live beats for an upcoming Missy Elliot release on Atlantic Records. Kelly ‘Dred’ engineered and Tony Terrebonne moved the mics.
- Production crew, Durdy Burd mixing with ‘Dred’ for artist, T WET. Produced by Fame.
- Interscope artists dominated ZAC - Olivia tracking in Stonehenge with producer, Sean Garret. Morgan Garcia engineered. Stat Quo tracking beats with producer, Polow ‘Da Don’. Engineering by Dru Castro and Exit. Newcomer, Keri Hilson began tracking with Timbaland tunes, engineered by ‘Dred’
- MoodSwing artist, Kaleena mixing single ‘Smacked Up’ with Kelly ‘Dred’.
- Scoundrels crew piled into ZAC A, tracking new release under the production eye of Mike Harris. Taj Mahal engineering (no, not that one).
- Virgin records artist, T. Waters tracking cuts with Hi Tech and JR. Dru Castro engineered.
- J Records artist, Mashonda tracking with Sean Garret. Kelly ‘Dred’ engineered.
- Atlantic Records, Erica Rivera tracking ‘Don’t Say’ with Sean Garret producing. Engineered by Alec Newell.
- RCA Music Group kept producer, Sean Garret at home in Stonehenge tracking for artist, S5. Engineering duties split between Kelly ‘Dred’ and Morgan Garcia.
- ATL’s kick ass Country rocker, ‘Wild Bill’ Gentry blew into ZAC A again to continue tracking for his upcoming release with veteran Music City team, Clyde Brooks producing and Mark Lambert at the controls. Bill followed up the sessions with a great performance at his club, Wild Bills. Happy Birthday and Thanks for the beers!!
January/February 2005
- Sony Music artist, Trading Yesterday finished mixing their debut release in Stonehenge with rock producer/engineer Dave Fortman. Fortman assisted by Jeremy Parker on the ProTools and Kelly 'Dred' Liebelt on the SSL. Fortman also recently completed two more cuts to be added to the Mudvayne set, which was mixed in August, for the release of their third record on the Epic imprint.
- Island Def Jam artist, Megan Nieves tracked for a few days in ZAC A with engineer Carlos Fonseca. Label mate, Tearra Thomas was also in tracking with producers, The Track Boys. Morgan Garcia engineered.
- Universal Records came thru with several acts including Rich Boy, Slim Thug and Kerry Hilson tracking new cuts with producer, Polow in the ZAC A control room. Engineering duties were shared between Tony Terrebonne and Morgan Garcia.
- Producer, Brian Micheal Cox stopped into Stonehenge to track another cut with Blackbaby Productions artist, Dirty Rose. Sam 'Sam-I-Am' Thomas worked the controls, assisted by Tony Terrebonne.
- Local rock outfit, Royal 7 finished mixes for the soon to be released CD, "Oh The Drama". The cuts were mixed by ZAC staffers, Jim Z and Kelly 'Dred'.
- Jive Records rapper, Bonecrusher in Stonehnege tracking cuts for the upcoming soundtrack, Triple X. Cuts produced by Maestro and Memphis and engineered by Dred and Sam I Am.
ZAC is the first Atlanta facility to offer a complete neighborhood of audio services. The multi-room complex hosts two unique analog studios, three Pro Tools digital suites and an equipment rental house, nestled on a quaint wooded lot in Upper Mid-Town.
- Stonehenge Recording – SSL 4080 G+ 80-ch. console, Total Recall, Ultimation, Studer A827/ ProTools MixPlus24/ "Dred"
- ZAC Digital A – Pro Tools HD Tracking / Mix Suite... / Augspurger Mains kik
- ZAC Digital B – Donnie Skants Productions
- Berkeley Park Studio (formerly Southern Living At Its Finest ) – DDA DMR12, Pro Tools HD / Studer A827
- Eclipse Audio – Pro Audio Equipment Rental / DA88's, Pro Tools, ADAT / Outboard / Mics etc...
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