Alex Hill

2024-04-19

Alex Hill booked 6 to 9pm at Hallmark Recording Studios near Baltimore, Maryland. Arriving ten minutes in advance for this 11-08-84 session he took his place in the studio, tuned up his Martin D18 dreadnought guitar and got to work. Mr. Hill recorded nine original songs in all. Recorded direct to a Scully 280b at 15 ips, the tracks were mixed live (no overdubs). I am posting here my four favorite songs from the session. At 9pm he packed up the D18, paid his bill and departed into the c...

Mr. Hill recorded nine original songs in all. Recorded direct to a Scully 280b at 15 ips, the tracks were mixed live (no overdubs). I am posting here my four favorite songs from the session.

At 9pm he packed up the D18, paid his bill and departed into the chilly Owings Mills night. Never heard from him again.

For those who follow my sort of geekiness, I used three Neumann U87 microphones: One for the vocal and two to capture the guitar: one about 5” from the sound hole and the other about 32” away and pointing directly toward the nut of the guitar. Reverb applied only to the vocal, not the guitar.

I do not own this music. It is posted here because I enjoy sharing music from my recording studio career. I will cheerfully take this music down if contacted by Alex Hill. Me: bakervoice@gmail.com .

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