Solus

One Era “We Repeat” out May 8th !!

matt.coogan — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:30:44 +0000

My new project and album comes out May 8. You’ll be able to get it anywhere online. for example, boomkat

Read full review of We Repeat – One Era on Boomkat.com ©

New Instamatic Release – Turning Into Straight Lines

matt.coogan — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:46:46 +0000

Everybody go buy the new Instamatic album “Turning Into Straight Lines.” I helped them out recording their vocals, mixing, and a little mastering. The songs are great. If you are into synth pop, electro, or indie music… check it.

pick it up on their band camp page.

Turning Into Straight Lines by Instamatic

Upcoming Solus Remix

matt.coogan — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:11:35 +0000

Here is a taste on a new remix for Second Sky. It should be out sometime after their new album “The Art of Influence” comes out at the end of this month.
Second Sky – Connect (Solus Remix) by Solusmusic

Out Now !! Solus remix of New Channel’s Sukatash Pentagon

matt.coogan — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:26:55 +0000

Upstairs recordings just released a great remix ep for their artist New Channel. There are some great remixes from the likes of Monta at Odds, DF Tram, Gel-Sol, and Verbrilli-Rozwell.

In the interest of self promotion check out my remix on soundcloud.

01 Sukatash Pentagon [Solus Remix] by Solusmusic

Solus remix of Under the Line out now on rhythm and culture

matt.coogan — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:10:55 +0000

Out Now !!! I remix Second Sky’s tune “Under the Line” buy it now on itunes, juno, amazon, etc!!!!

Buy it Here on itunes..

06 Under the Line (Solus Remix) by Solusmusic

Api Neve and presonus xmax mic pre shootout

matt.coogan — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:46:10 +0000

Yeah, I know its not the most exciting thing..But, I thought some one in my shoes (budget cheapskate) may like to hear how the presonus digimax pres hold up against the venerable neve and api standards.

I recorded some lame stones wanna be acoustic guitar riff through each. I know i should of had them all setup for a single take but.. come on. I’m doing this late night after a couple beers. So its not scientific by any means but I think you can get a handle on these. The sounds are similar, actually I was pleased with how the presonus holds up. I still have my digimax fs and it tooootally is a necessity to me.

The api and neve have that snobby high end sound that is so freaking cool. I feel like i know what im doing when i record through those. But the presonus is a huge improvement over those digi 003 pres. I would seriously cry if i had only those to track through. So i can’t stress enough how important it is to make a 500 buck investment to dramatically improve your recordings.

Just now I’m thinking…. i should really A B the presonus against the digi 003 so you can see what I mean. I tried to use those pres in a pinch a couple weeks ago and could not believe how useless they are. so anyway here are the tracks…. oh btw.. its an api 512c a NEVE 81380 (ic chips not the 1073) and the digimax fs.

OK since this isn’t really a blind test, I’d recommend having a friend quiz you. the audio player is pretty responsive so its easy enough to bounce back and forth.

api

presonus

neve

Solus tracks are up on soundcloud

matt.coogan — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:45:15 +0000

Soundcloud is a social network for musicians. I should be posting new tracks on there. Except that I’m freaking lazy when it comes to updating profiles and such. but check it out anyway. Comes with a fancy player.

Latest tracks by Solusmusic

New Tunes available for Licensing on You License

matt.coogan — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:13:32 +0000

I’ve decided to push the you license thing for a bit. I’ll have some unreleased tracks available for licensing and Purchase.

Check out the player.

The ampeg b15n is alive again thanks to philadelphia top tube amp repair guy

matt.coogan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:14:33 +0000

Our Ampeg b15n flip-top was close to death when the potted output transformer melted all over the components. Thanks to phillys finest tube amp guru it is back to life and sounding better than ever. It is now a brand new, hand wired, b15n…. F*%king awesome.

If you live in Philadelphia and need a tube amp saved or repaired… Bill Witmer is the man. You can reach him here…

Witmer Repair Service: 267-690-7362

Just Look at this job…and the death cap has been replaced as well..

Mastering King Kong Ding Dong and A Sunny Day in Glasgow

matt.coogan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:49:40 +0000

I had the good fortune this year to help master two great albums for Philly bands.

I was really psyched to help in the mastering of A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s latest full length “ashes grammar”. Their recording process resulted in an awesome sounding record awash in ambient-ness. Mind blowing stuff

Also, King Kong Ding Dong has a new album out. Really cool stuff. Dirty acoustic guitars and bombastic drums. So many cool textures on that album. It was great fun helping Steve tweak the final masters. Definitely would love to help out with more of their stuff in the future.

If anyone is looking to master or mix their album. Hit me up.

ashes grammar