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  • Piano Suite
  • Studio Views
  • Discography Recordings
  • Demo Recordings
    • Classical
    • Graduate/Undergrad Applications
  • Control Room + Monitoring
  • Microphones
  • Bio and Studio Conception
  • Contact Info - Studio Rates
  • Live/Remote Recording
  • Bop Stop Blog Spot

Sample Recordings

Jazz Demo: Bob DiCicco sings and Bill Duffy plays Piano - Just The Way You Look Tonight

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If you enjoy straight ahead Jazz Classics Click on the PIC for a Demo Clip, a rough cut from a one track recording of Bob DiCicco (Vocal) and Bill Duffy (Piano) for a rendition of Just the Way You Look Tonight
Visit Bob's Website at 
http://www.rdicicco.com

Free ​Jazz Trio Recordings with Steve Bilodeau Recording of the Album, "The Sun Through the Rain".  Featuring Richard Garcia (Alto and Soprano Saxes) and For Herskovits (Drums).

​A couple of videos from Steve Bilodeau's killin trio. "Storm" and In the Midst" are tracks from an upcoming release of the album "the Sun Through the Rain". The album is comprised of pure improvisational pieces and this trio certainly has the technical, musical, and most of all the interactive spirit of free jazz.

​Hope u enjoy and keep an eye out for the upcoming album and the other great music coming from these artists!

Jazz Trio Recordings with Jenny Herzog and The "Three Blind Mice".  Jenny Herzog - Vocals/Tap Dance, Jacob Hiser - Piano/Vocals, Umar Zakaria - Bass/Vocals

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Smiles and Positive Vibes are certainly the underlying spirit of this Superb Trio, Three Blind Mice Jenny Herzog, Umar Zakaria, and Jacob Hiser. Their remarkable group cohesiveness is driven by key aspects they share in common, such as musical interests and tremendous talent. Many thanks to Jenny, Umar, and Jacob for sharing their music with me and allowing me to be a part of sharing it with many others.  Be sure to check out Three Blind Mice performing around the New England Area:)

Visit www.jennyherzog.com

New Age Piano Recordings with Eri Saito, "Beginning of the Light"
​composed an performed by Eri Saito.  

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Just a couple of tracks from the full album release:)  

This is the second album I have been fortunate enough to work with Eri Saito on and the album of her original solo piano compositions truly touches the emotion and consciousness of Eri's spirit!  I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of it.  An additional aspect of gratification comes from the fact that the album was developed thru a successful KickStarter built on the gracious support of Eri's friends, family, and listeners. I know for Eri and myself, these aspects and sentiments will always live in this music. Congrats again Eri!

Jazz Piano Trio Recordings with the Yuki Futami Trio
​Yuki Futami (piano), Simon Willson (Bass), and JK Kim (Drums) 

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​What a great pleasure recording this Outstanding and Dynamic Trio!  Having these cats bless my recording space with their sound is a blessing and I am fortunate to be able to watch these players from their early beginnings of sharing music with many many people.  

Please keep an eye out for the release of their demo recording tracks and also there will be video from our upgraded Video setup.  You would not be disappointed in their playing and exciting but tasteful approach to the music!

Jazz Piano Trio Recordings with the Will Lyle Trio
​Will Lyle (Bass), Rina Yamazaki (piano), and Danny McGonegle (Drums) 

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Fortunate to have worked with the Will Lyle Trio here at Bop Stop.  Will assembled a powerful and skilled group, with Rina Yamazaki and Danny McGonegle, this is most certainly a dynamic and talented trio!  Will and Danny have graduated Berklee and will most certainly be performing, teaching, and sharing more music! Rina is a current Berklee student that is active performing at Berklee and around the Boston Area, be sure to check her playing out if you have the chance.  

​Below is a Soundcloud playlist with some of the tracks from their recording session here are Bop Stop Studios.

Jazz Guitar Trio Recordings with the Erich Johnson Trio 
Erich Johnson (Guitar), Will Lyle (Bass), and Clemens Grassman (Drums)

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A great pleasure recoding the Erich Johnson Trio featuring Erich on Guitar, Will Lyle on Bass, and Clemens Grassman on Drums!  These cats can really play tastefully and they yielded a very sweet Guitar Trio sound for sure!!  Check out some of the clips form the session.  
There are more tracks on the way from this killin Trio.

For sure keep an eye out for these Jazzers on performance stages around the country!!

Jazz Duet Demos with Raynel Shepard - Vocals and Joe Reid - Piano December 2015
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I have been fortunate to have done some recordings with Joe Reid this last year.  We are continuing tweaking the room acoustics and recording approaches and Joe was the first to work with our new piano. Certainly a great pleasure working with Raynel Shepard.  She imparted her smokey sparkling voice throughout the sessions and I look forward to more recordings with Raynel in the near future.  

You can listen to one of the tracks here, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" lyrics by Fran Landesman, music by Tommy Wolf.  

Jazz Fusion Recording of Original Composition by Vaibhav Mohanty, "Coasts" June 2015
www.vmohantymusic.com

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It was a great pleasure to provide the recording and impromptu video recording for the  JAZZ FUSION QUARTET RECORDING SESSION - for the piece "COASTS" COMPOSED BY VAIBHAV MOHANTY.  Vaibhav while now beginning his journey to studies at Harvard University this Fall 2015, he has already composed and had his pieces performed at some wonderful concert halls in the US.  He is certainly a talented and eclectic musician, composer, and artist.  

This piece "Coasts" was composed based upon the Odissi Raga Bajrakanti an Indian Classical raga and it performed by this jazz quartet that included:
Anton Derevyanko - Tenor Saxophone      Michael Wooten - Piano
Conner Duke - Bass       Benny Woodard - Drums


Jazz Quartet Demo Recordings June 2015
Dan Fox

www.danfox.com
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It was a great pleasure to record with Dan Fox and the wonderful musicians he brought.  I have had the pleasure of recording Dan before for a Guitar Bass duet, and the opportunity to record with him on trombone was another session to look forward to.  Of course, Dan comes prepared and with his musicians in two hours, they produced four demo tracks with just two takes each.  Despite being short, it was a joy to record these fine musicians and it is our first recordings with our new Focusrite  Rednet system as well as utilizing some of our new microphone acquisitions.  The result was some creamy intimate jazz recordings.  

Dan Fox - Trombone
Mike Duke - Guitar
Conner Duke - Double Bass
Santiago Hernandez - Drums

New Age - Solo Piano Recording 2015
Eri Saito 

www.erisaitomusic.com
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Recording solo piano for Eri Saito's exquisite solo piano compositions was a great pleasure for us.  She is a truly elegant composer and talented pianist, which is evident in her debut album "Dear My Life".  The array of of sound textures conjured in her pieces both emphasize her performance skill and bring her personal messages to prominence in the music.  She is most certainly an artist to follow.  Please have a listen, visit her website, and buy her excellent and expressive album.  She also become a fan as she may be performing in the New England Area.  It was our great pleasure to record and work with Eri on this album and outside of enjoying the music she has created, we can't wait to hear the next compositions of this prolific artist.

Click Here to Listen to Clips 


and Purchase CDs at the three links below
Amazon MP3, iTunes, and CDBaby

Album: Dear My Life
Composed by: Eri Saito
Played by: Eri Saito
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by: George Trksak at Bop Stop Studios

Dear My Life is my first album, where I reflect on my life since leaving my family and friends in Japan to go live in the United States. The emotions I expresses through my music relate to my relationship with my family, having to move forward with my life, and supporting my loved ones from afar. I hope this album will sooth others and provide optimism in their lives.


Singer/Songwriter Recording 2015
The Laurie Goldsmith Project 

www.lauriegoldsmithproject.com
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It was my great pleasure to work with the talented and creative Laurie Goldsmith for her newest album release of, "Going Through the Motions".  Please do have a listen and purchase this heartfelt album that truly highlights Laurie's excellence in songwriting, singing, and instrumentalism throughout.  The eclectic range of the music is captivatingly executed by Laurie and the fine musicians that helped make create this wonderful sound!  We feel extremely blessed to have worked with Laurie and the music on these comprehensive multifaceted recordings and can't wait until her next album of her creative process!

Click Here to Listen to Clips


 and Purchase CDs at the CD BABY link below:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thelauriegoldsmithprojec

All songs, lyrics and music written and arranged by Laurie Goldsmith except “Tahoe Dreams” music by Gillian Delear and lyrics by Laurie Goldsmith. 
“Jub Jub Dub” Mixed and co-produced by Coma


© 2015 TheLaurieGoldsmithProject
Recorded and mixed by George Trksak  at Bopstop Studios in Medford, MA
Produced by Laurie Goldsmith and George Trksak
Mastered by Specialized Mastering, Boston, MA
Graphic Design by Kate Lee,
Cover drawing by Ayla Kobi
Laurie Goldsmith, vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, harmonica, tibetan singing bowl and tingsha
Tal Shalom-Kobi, upright bass on tracks 1 through 7; accordian on track 6
Gillian De Lear, drums on tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 11
Soohee Moon, keyboard on track 11
Glen Grant, drums on tracks 3 and 5
Kera Washington, percussion on track 10
Ririka Tokushige, saxaphone on track 3 and 5
Louisa Gelfuso Bram, trumpet on tracks 3 and 5
Julia McKenzie, violin on track 7
Guest vocalist Craig Akira Fujita on track 5


Jazz Quintet Demo Recordings 2009
Nahum Corona

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These tracks were recorded organically in one intimate but treated room.  
Sessions were led by the talented musician/drummer Nahum Corona.  

Players were highly talented Jazzers that came to the studio set up in minutes.  We had them miked and monitored within minutes and they were ready to play!!!  9 complete tracks and 15+ pure drum tracks were acquired in 3 short sessions.  Certainly, some of the most mature and professional young players I have experienced.  Besides being a pleasure to work with, they all had tremendous command of their instruments.  I know they will all go on to have wonderful musical careers!

These unmastered tracks in their current state require very little post-processing. 
Sessions were done prior to any outboard preamps and major upgrades to the studio. The room was fully treated for broadband absorption, but this was prior to the current additions of absorption plus acoustic diffusion.  

First track is a version of "Bemsha Swing"  
It was done in one take! 

Nahum Corona - Drums
Mao Sone' - Trumpet
Nori Shiota - Bass
Christoph Sauber- Saxophone
Dayramir González - Piano

The Second Track is "South of Everywhere".  
Nahum Corona - Drums
Javier Rosario - Guitar
Hoo Yung Kim - Bass
Christoph Sauber - Saxophone
Nikolas Anadolis - Piano

*Also on the session: pianist -Mina Yu
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