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.

What’s Going on in Ohio?

There seems to be this buzz going around that there is some sort of renaissance happening in Ohio, and the rest of the Midwest too. Recent news reports have told us there are growing urban populations, growth in jobs across a bunch of industries, and cultural events gaining attention from around the country. Hopeful as…

If I was at sxsw

I listened through a lot of the sxsw official showcasing artists… there are some nearly 800. There will also be several hundred “unofficial” bands down there, totaling somewhere around 2,000 bands. That’s happening right now. Insane. I do wish I was there Anyway, I found about 10% of the bands on the official showcase I…

The Lighthouse and the Whaler Live From Bad Racket

The Lighthouse and the Whaler Live From Bad Racket Recording Studio The Lighthouse and the Whaler: Live from Bad Racket Live From Bad Racket is a monthly music video series featuring artists performing at the Cleveland Based Recording Studio Filmed / Directed by Aaron Freeder Audio Engineered at Bad Racket Recording Studio History[edit] Early years…