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.

Writing, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering a Song from Scratch

Writing, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering a Song from Scratch   Writing a great song can be fun. You might think you can easily write a great song and make a million topping the billboard charts, but you’d be wrong. It takes a lot of effort, trial and error, and time and money to make a…

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Monoculture – Let the Seasons Breathe (Live From Bad Racket)

Monoculture – Let the Seasons Breathe (Live From Bad Racket) Check out this song from Monoculture’s album Blueprint for Dysfunction. Performed Live at Bad Racket Recording Studio in Cleveland, Ohio. https://open.spotify.com/album/2U324O… https://www.monocultureband.com/ Filmed by: Black Valve Media Edited by: Evan Prunty https://blackvalvemedia.com

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The Musicians Guide to Making Great Recordings

The Musicians Guide to Making Great Recordings Audio Interfaces, Analog to Digital, and other Recording Gear Audio Interface is the standard modern way of recording. While other options like tape machines do exist, the cost and availability of such systems is growing more and more expensive. Unless you have a ton of money or some…

Creating and Using Loops in Music Creation

Music Theory 101 For Musicians

Musicians and beginner songwriters can benefit a lot from some basic music theory. In today’s increasingly competitive world, music theory is the difference from successful rehearsals, performances, and recording studio sessions for composers. Use music theory to drive your creative performance. You can develop using time tested techniques, step by step, using the same terminology…

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Mixing and Mastering in the Recording Studio: Essentials and Fundamentals of Music Mixing, Mastering, and Music Production

Mixing and Mastering in the Recording Studio: Essentials and Fundamentals of Music Mixing, Mastering, and Music Production Mixing and Mastering is an art form, and while many of these basic ideas may be matters of opinion, many are time tested methods used on tons of great sounding and critically acclaimed work. They aren’t a comprehensive…