January 22nd, 2012 - Pro Tools HD
trench has gone Pro Tools HD !
She's fast... Its a Pro Tools HD 3 system - i7 2600k CPU, 16 Gig of ram
running Mac OS X 10.6.8 with Pro Tools HD 9
Sweet...
December 17th, 2011 - Seventh Circle Audio Mic Pres
trench decided to invest in and build some DIY Mic Pres from Seventh Circle Audio back in July. ( 2 API type clones, 2 John Hardy type clones, 4 Neve type clones )
There's some pics in the projects page. Very very happy with the results. Can't wait to build more !
(http://www.seventhcircleaudio.com/)
March 11th, 2011 - CMW
trench is out and about for CMW... Also our Studer A80 1/4" tape machine is back from the shop and sounds sweet ! Next up is Ampex ATR 102 machines.
January 5th, 2011 - Happy New Year and more upgrades !
It's been a busy last few months and things don't look like they are going to slow down anytime soon. We've fully recapped and upchipped our ghost mixer and repaired our two upright pianos. Next on the list is our tape machines. Everyone loves tape :) It's gonna be a good year.
July 19th, 2010 - upgrades
trench has upgraded ! we decided to upgrade and improve our audio services for you. upgrades include the purchase of another Apogee AD-8000 converter for a grand total of 32 tracks into pro-tools and out of pro-tools. More Pro-tools mix cards for a total of 7. Re-capping and modifications to our Sound craft ghost mixing board. Avantone speakers and a complete patchbay overhaul. what does it all mean ? bigger sessions and larger mixes done in less time. Awesome !
June 16th - 20th, 2010 - nxne
Continuing a tradition, the fellows at trench got out and about for North By Northeast (www.nxne.com). A couple of trips to the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, a club tour of the Kensington venues, a stopover at the Six Shooter barbeque and some other assorted frivolity kept everyone well occupied. Looking forward to the next instalment.
June 11th, 2010 - the counterpoint recording
In may, the Indie Idol finalists The Counterpoint came in to record tracks for their forthcoming album. Working at a blistering pace with like-minded producer Lionel Pedro, PK, Moves and Jefferson tore through nine songs. Be warned that it gets a little funky. (http://www.myspace.com/thecounterpoint)
June 13th, 2010 - finals of indie idol at the garrison
Moving from trench to the Garrison on Dundas, the Indie Idol finale was again broadcast live-to-air. After a great night of music that featured all five finalists and a special performance by last year’s winner Donalyn (http://www.myspace.com/donalynmusic), the judges selected Tiny Little Hearts as this season’s winner. We are looking forward to having them come into trench to get down to work on their five song EP. Kevin Pullen was also selected runner-up and will have the chance to come into the studio to do a three song project.
June 6th, 2010 - semi-final indie idol
Continuing our hosting of the Indie Idol semi-finals, trench hosted Kennedy Clark, Kevin Pullen, the Colour Tasters, Christa Golding, the Counterpoint, Tiny Little Hearts and Jamie Reilly. Everyone had a great time and the judges had a difficult time coming up with the finalists and wild card. In the end, Kevin Pullen (http://www.myspace.com/thedunesrock), Kennedy Clarke (http://www.myspace.com/521268116), and Tiny Little Hearts were all selected to compete in the final.
May 30th, 2010 - semi-final indie idol
As part of our work with internet radio station indielove.ca, trench hosted the first semi-final of the Indie Idol contest. Broadcasting live-to-air from the live room, Victor X, Asleep at the Switch, the Unknown Culprits, the First Seed, and Lem ‘n’ Em played a couple of songs. The finalists were piano prodigy Victor X and the mesmerizing Beth Moore (http://www.myspace.com/bethmooremusic).
March 10th - 14th, 2010 - cmw !
The good folks over at indielove.ca hosted a terrific party at the royal york during Canadian music week. Along the way, we also caught some great gigs with the highlight being the grand analog show at the drake on the 13th. Other highlights were green go at the horseshoe and the mountains and the trees at the central. Now we’re looking forward to nxne in june.
March 7th, 2010 - new myspace
Just in time for canadian music week, we launched our new myspace page (www.myspace.com/trenchrecordings). Thanks to Devin from icedive for another great design.
February 27th, 2010 - Ania Ziemirska
Ania Ziemirska (http://www.myspace.com/aniazmusic) dropped into the studio to do a session. working with drummer Dan Stadnicki and bassist Dave Phinn, Ania spent the day working on ‘That's Why They Call It Falling’.
January 30th, 2010 - Paul Price
Paul Price (http://www.myspace.com/ppbmusic) and his band came into trench to lay down some rough tracks. the band will be back this spring to begin sessions on some new songs.
December 20th, 2009 - trench web site is up !
The trench web site is up thanks to the hard work of up and coming web design firm iceDive. Thanks guys!
www.iceDive.ca
December 7th, 2009 - Donalyn
Rolling into the studio at the end of november, last season’s Indie Idol winner Alistair Blaik Bundale got to work on his forthcoming ep. Recording alongside drummer Brian Williams, Al had a productive stint at trench and looks forward to an early spring release of his work here.
www.facebook.com/pages/Alistair-Blaik-Bundale/24971723652?ref=ts
www.myspace.com/alistairblaikbundale
October 26th, 2009 - Indie Idol
Beginning this January, trench will be partnered with indielove.ca to present the second series of Indie Idol. Hosted by Jeremy Panda with a round table of industry veterans, unsigned Canadian musicians will compete for a five song recording session at trench.
indielove.ca.
October 9th - 10th, 2009 - Anti-Trust Division
While everyone else prepared to eat Thanksgiving dinner, ATD was in the trenches rocking out two of their new songs. Here’s a taste. More to come soon…
www.myspace.com/antitrustdivision1
September 4th, 2009 - Johnny Rourke
Johnny was one of the first out of the gate to take advantage of the revamped space tracking some vocals for his upcoming album. The tracks were shipped off to his producer and record label in L.A.
www.myspace.com/johnnyrourke
August 22nd, 2009 - trench recordings launch party
The party was a blast! Lots of friends drinking, eating, singing and having a good time. Thanks to everyone that came out and a special thanks goes out to Cameron’s Brewing, Nicola Wong Ken for her awesome surprise cake and Grindhouse Catering.
www.grindhouse.ca
www.cameronsbrewing.com
