New Website....Getting Close

Today we switched our website to a preview of the new Mouse Recording Web Site.

This new site, created by Mike Markowski, is designed to deliver insight in to who and what Mouse Recording is about. We will have extensive client profiles, biographies, and of course, our Blog!!!!

Keep looking back as we should have our new site completed soon.

ASU Composition Studio Student Recital

Dan Malone has just wrapped up recording a couple of live performance at ASU’s Katzin Recital Hall.

This evening featured a number of student performances, showcasing works that were composed by students of the ASU Composition Studio.

Composers included:
Bill Clay
Michael Markowski
Ryan Springler
Erica Glenn
Jason Gray

Markowski’s latest composition Dahl House featured 3 movements. The first and third featured the vocal skills of Jeff Jones with Mr. Michael Fan accompanying on piano. The second, and my personal favorite, featured Adrienne Turner singing a slightly seductive number titled Hot and Cold. I’m sure the audience was not expecting her to let her hair down.

Ryan Springler’s work entitled Gold Diggers of 1845, is a work composed for 2 pianists. This evening’s performance featured Sun Young and Abhishek Gorur performing side by side. Fortunately Katzin Hall has a nice piano collection including 2 Steinway’s and a Bosendorfer.

Yun-Ting's Fellowship Project

When people ask what I like about recording music, the best way to answer is simply to play one of Yun-Ting's performances.

For the past 2 years, Yun-Ting's Summer Fellowship concert has been one of my favorite projects to record. Its concept is simple, being friends together and play music. Granted, the friends come from the Cleveland Institute, ASU and study with some of the finest professors around. The result is great music by those who play because they love to perform.

This week, we have been duplicating copies of the past 2 years performances for limited sale. If this project continues with the same momentum, this next summers performance should be to a packed house. Once the date is set I will be sure to make everyone aware.

Arnell Symphony Project

Today we completed the tracking of the 4th and 6th symphonies for the Arnell Symphony Project. With a more contemporary composition, various musical elements from the ensemble came to life. The percussion section was filled out with two additional members to compliment Mark Sunkett. This evening’s session went much better, simply because the tympani heads remained intact. On a side note, most of the percussion instruments used for these sessions, including timpani are from Mark’s own private collection.



This evening’s recording session with Warren Cohen and Musica Nova marks the beginning of a short break for everyone. We will resume sessions in October to put the finishing touches on this project. This break should also give us a great opportunity to listen and recap what we have captured so far to date. Both Marc and Warren definitely have a lot of audio to listen to.

Arnell's Symphony Project

With Waren back from his trip to london we are back in session working on the Arnell Symphonies Project.

This evening the Arnell project took a slightly different turn with the introduction of a grand piano and celeste for the recording of the 6th symphony. This particular work was composed about 10 years ago and is more contemporary then the works we have been recording. Other then the additional instrumentation, the 6th symphony also offers more dynamic parts for the percussion section.

We will continue work on the 6th and 4th symphonies tomorrow.

Jennifer Yan Project

Today we were back at ASU for a second session with violinist Jennifer Yan. For todays session Jennifer was joined by a piano accompaniment student from ASU to perform works by Sibelius and even a movement from the Carmen suite. Both were brilliantly performed for us to capture.

Thanks to the assistance of Mike Markowski, we were able to capture some pictures as well as some great music.

Arnell Symphonies Project

As we enter September we finished up with the 8th session for the Arnell Symphonies project. Next week we will continue back with the Full Symphony and start in on a new work. The next few sessions will bring a few new instruments to the table. For the up coming 6th Symphony, a grand piano will be brought in to the performance hall. We will also have the introduction of a celesta.

Jennifer Yan Project

Today marked the first of many recordings that we will be recording this year at Arizona State University’s Katzin Hall.

In front of the microphone today was Dobson High School graduate Jennifer Yan. Today is the first of two days of recording. Today we focused on solo material, while tomorrow she will be joined by an accompanist to for the remainder of the material.

Last year, Ms. Yan was the Concert Master for the Dobson High School Orchestra as well as a member of the Phoenix Youth Symphony. Next week Jennifer will be heading off to her first year of college at Harvard University where she will be studying Biochemistry, as well as performing with their Symphony Orchestra.

Jennifer marks the second client that I have had in recent years to attend Harvard. Last year Harvard became home to one of our favorite clients Elisa Zhang.

Best wishes for both Jennifer and Elisa as they make their mark at Harvard.