Sound & Recording « SYNCOPIA

Recording As Self-evolution

By Rick Nichols, on March 31st, 2011%

Recording yourself is one of the quickest paths of evolution and self-development.

Microphones don’t lie.
We get back what we put in. From the moment of our courageous first recording we engage in a creative process with ourselves and universe, agreeing to take the bold step of seeing – and hearing – who we are being. And in . . . → Read More: Recording As Self-evolution

The First Take

By Rick Nichols, on January 3rd, 2011%

When we’re recording in the studio, we have the luxury of being able to record things over and over. If we don’t like it, we can record it again. Well as it turns out, a blessing over-used can easily become a curse.

When a musician is performing live, there’s only one take. The communication is a one-shot . . . → Read More: The First Take

Some Sonic Philosophy Magic

By Rick Nichols, on November 25th, 2010%

If you’re like a bunch of people we know,
you want to get to the vibration-point where magic can happen.
Because with magic we can make some pretty cool new worlds without a lot of effort.
So we’ve been using sound & music to create one sonic world
where we can more easily access the . . . → Read More: Some Sonic Philosophy Magic

Point Conception

By Rick Nichols, on October 14th, 2006%

POINT CONCEPTION, CA
Saturday, October 14, 2006

An ancient native american portal for souls entering and leaving the physical — we drove to the edge for a brief mixing session in the . . . → Read More: Point Conception