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Frances England (audio: childrens, indie)

We just got back the masters from our recent record with kindie favorite Frances England (kindie = childrens indie). This was our second record with Frances and our first with 2010 Grammy nominated producer Tor Hyams. The record (to be released in November) was tracked and mixed by Justin Sachs (SQ) and mastered by Dale Becker in Los Angeles. Here are two previews of this rad upcoming record:

Place In Your Heart (featuring Mates Of State):





Mind Of My Own:





Remember - its for the kids!

Wonderlick (audio: alt rock)

We were just forwarded a handful of rough mixes from our session with Wonderlick earlier this year (they will be appearing on an upcoming record titled “Super”). The session was ran by our old friend Johannes Luley at SQ; second engineer was Justin Sachs (SQ). Here are two of those roughs:

Cold Patch:





One Of The Good Guys:






























The Downer Party (audio: indie rock)

Here are previews of two songs off The Downer Party’s upcoming EP “Cities”. The record was recorded in the band’s practice space by band member August Churchill. It was mixed by John at SQ and mastered by Mike Wells:

Country Kids:





Hollywood:
















































Your Cannons (audio: indie, shoegaze)

Here is a preview of two songs off the new Your Cannons “EP 2″. The record was tracked live at SQ by John and Justin and mastered by Gary Hobish here in SF:

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Filthy Lustre:
















































SQ Show at Milk Bar (SF) on Wed 7.21

Hey everyone,

We’re putting on a show next Wednesday night (July 21st) at the Milk Bar. Artists include LE VICE, TIM CARR, GEORGE COCHRANE, and DUDE HOUSE. Come have a beer with us and listen to some of our studio friends!

$5 at the door – show starts at 8pm.
Milk Bar
1840 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA

Warbler Rough Mixes (audio: indie, folk, christian)

Over the last week I’ve been mixing a new record by Warbler (this project was tracked and is now being mixed at SQ). I’ve finished the first round of mixes for 6 songs and wanted to share a couple of them with our blog followers. Both have not been mastered and are not final mixes.

- John

Worry:





Skism:





OJO (audio: cumbia, electronica)

Here is a preview of three songs off the new OJO record “Ocean View Estate” which is releasing tomorrow (July 13, 2010). The record was mixed by John (SQ) and mastered by Jeremy (SQ).

La Bolsa Blanca:





Three Rooms/Bubble Wrap:





Facing West:






































Lazertag (audio: indie, folk, electronic)

The following are three tracks from Lazertag’s August 10, 2020 release “A Minor Loss of Fidelity”. Jeremy (SQ) co-produced, tracked, mixed, and mastered this great record.

Strange Glow:





Buildings Of A Former Century:





The Cold And The Silence:






Fuck I’m A Ghost (audio: indie rock)

The following are a few tracks from Fuck I’m A Ghost’s debut self titled record (out on vinyl now). The record was tracked by Jeremy and John (SQ), mixed by John (SQ), and mastered by Kramer in Florida.

“Drop Of A Hat”





“Stop”





“Winners Cup”





Le Vice (audio: indie hip hop, r&b, electro)

The following are a few tracks from Le Vice’s debut self titled release (due out August 17, 2010). This record was tracked, mixed, and produced by John (SQ):

“Shy Guy”





“Why Fight”





“Uh Huh”





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