James Kananen is an Audio Engineer and Record Producer from Bad Racket Recording Studio in Cleveland Ohio. With a background in audio and sound I'm ready for your high quality professional recording, mixing, or mastering for music or video for the north east Ohio area.
Dikembe – Earth Around Me Live from Bad Racket Dikembe came to record a live version of their song Earth around me in our Cleveland recording studio: Bad Racket. Dekembe Live Session Premier via Get Alternative Dikembe came into the studio and this is what they said, “We showed up to Bad Racket on an…
We’ve come a long way as a Cleveland Recording Studio From our humble roots as a performance space and studio in Ohio City, to an up-and coming, to a major player in the Ohio recording studio scene, we’ve brought friendliness, patience, and fair pricing to the forefront of our operation. We offer audio and video…
Lets talk about vocal mixing and production. You might find more inexperienced engineers just slap a pre-set on it and call it a day, but theres a couple of ways you can make your songs more creative with the use of effects and vocal production. Effects can be genre specific, but I’ve tried to cover…
Bad Racket: Professional Quality Audio Recording Studio In Cleveland Ohio Bad Racket is a professional studio in Cleveland Ohio. We offer world class services at a price you can afford. Located downtown Cleveland, we are out helping artists companies and organizations with audio and video recording services. Bad Racket means the best possible…
Talking Recording Drums using DIY Gear with Tri-C Students: A summery of what we talked about with Tri-C Recording Arts & Technology Students during one of their workshops. The drum as an instrument There are a variety of techniques for recording drums, and we’ll talk about many of the main factors influencing the sound of of…
Choosing the best way to record your project at Bad Racket Recording Studio Give us a call and let’s talk about your project planning! 216 309 2882 Cost and Logistics Check out our Recording and Production Rates When it comes to recording your material, its easy to get plethora of options. From…
Understanding Microphone Polar Patterns Hunter From Bad Racket Recording Studio in Cleveland, Ohio talks about how microphones pick up sound as well as how we use them in the studio. Microphone polar patterns is how the microphone picks up sound and in what directions. They includes cardioid, Omni-directional Figure-8. Cardioid or uni-directional mics pick up…
We’re excited to announce the premiere of a new SexyPigDivas Video from our Live from Bad Racket series filmed in our Cleveland, Ohio studios. SexyPigDivas is a indie jitter rock band band emotion experience featuring husband wife duo Katie Makita and Nick Gregg from Kent, Ohio. Check out their upcoming release “Gods and…
Bad Racket: Bringing the highest quality audio and video to Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, and Beyond Housed in a 9,000 square foot warehouse, hosting 5 fully equipped audio and video studios with award winning results. Our expert staff including Henri Rapp and James Kananen continue to offer excellence to the community at a price they…
Choosing Drum Heads for Recording in the Studio Drum heads can affect the tone of your drums more than any other factor. If your drum heads are poorly tuned or worn out you cant expect the same sound. Drummers head preferences vary widely from double ply coated to more ringing single ply heads. Generally…