SY Tech Appreciation Thread

o'connor · 07.24.2008, 06:00 PM

their guitar/instrument techs are good people. i've only ever met eric, but they seem to do a pretty good job on tour & what not, so let's give them a little appreciation. here's to ya!

o'connor · 07.25.2008, 02:17 AM

seriously, no one? damn why ya'll hate the tech's so much? what'd they ever do too you?

07.25.2008, 05:58 AM

APPRECIATION!!!!!
yes it must be a hard job tuning all those geetahs and stuff....dunno what to say more...

oh yeah, I am jeleaous of course!

pantophobia · 07.25.2008, 06:37 AM

much apprectiation, if it wasn't for them, there would be no way SY could function and tour

the only one i have met and talked to is Jeremy Lemos, and he is just an awesome person, and his band is quite awesome too

07.25.2008, 06:53 AM

they got bands?
names please

pantophobia · 07.25.2008, 07:08 AM

Aaron Mullen is in Tall Firs
Jeremy Lemos is in White/Light

and not sure about the rest

past guitar tech Keith Nealy was in Cell

Moshe · 07.25.2008, 01:58 PM

Aaron Mullen should get a lot of credit for his work. You can hear the way he effects the SY both on all latest releases and reissues and on the live shows.

Some of us met him at Thurston's ATP and he was very nice. He gave Awesome Color the best sound that rocked their show.

You all should check out Tall Firs latest album which is really good. I have started a thread about it here:
http://216.70.73.169/gossip/showthre...ight=tall+firs

You can even catch them live this weekend.

Upcoming Tall Firs shows:
July 25 WMUC Radio-Baltimore/college park
July 26 M Room Philadelphia, PA
July 27 BAR New Haven, CT

Danny Himself · 07.25.2008, 02:20 PM

I've met Aaron briefly and he's really friendly, also humble, to say the great work he does.

I APPRECIATE TECHS

o'connor · 07.25.2008, 06:06 PM

now that's what i cal appreciation! although i saw awesome color open up for SY on the RR tour and i don't think any amount of knob twiddling could make them sound good.

Kosako · 07.25.2008, 06:22 PM

Hi all. Words of apreciation? Mmmm... hard to find some... but I think they must be proud for being near to one of the most influential band in rock history! I would if I be in their shoes. Great work dudes! I heared them on the soundcheck here in Argentina, in the 2000. Great, i thought it was Sonic Youth already.

mil_pl · 07.26.2008, 03:57 AM

man who gives guitars to thurston for whole shows, and watch him.. bringing up microphone when t. falls it, what is his name ?

Chris Lawrence · 07.26.2008, 04:25 AM

that's eric!

o'connor · 07.26.2008, 03:28 PM

yeah it is! i want that dudes job.

Moshe · 07.29.2008, 11:59 PM

http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/...like-vultures/

Well, it seems like a certain sound is just ingrained in you guys. It’s not so much a specific influence as it is an undefinable time and a place. How did you start working for Sonic Youth?
Aaron Mullan: I met Thurston just when he was moving to western Massachusetts and I was moving out of there and our paths kind of crossed. So I was up there a little bit and I was working at this club Tonic in New York. All the members of Sonic Youth would come through Tonic and do their solo stuff. I moved to New York with my friend (drummer Chris Corsano) and he was working at Tonic and he hired me as the first sound guy there. My wife was working some for Steve Shelly at his record label, Smells Like Records, and then the idea came up that they needed someone at the studio and I remember being at home for Christmas in 1999 and thinking, ‘I would like to work for Sonic Youth at their studio.’ So I called up Steve and he was into it. And the next thing I know, there I was in the studio. And then it turned into me touring with them. I’ve done their live sound since 2002. I think I’ve seen them play 400 times.

o'connor · 07.30.2008, 12:52 AM

damn, he's got all our "live shows attended" beat.

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o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	seriously, no one? damn why ya'll hate the tech's so much? what'd they ever do too you? __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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07.25.2008, 05:58 AM	#3
al shabbray Posts: n/a	APPRECIATION!!!!! yes it must be a hard job tuning all those geetahs and stuff....dunno what to say more... oh yeah, I am jeleaous of course!
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07.25.2008, 06:37 AM	#4
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	much apprectiation, if it wasn't for them, there would be no way SY could function and tour the only one i have met and talked to is Jeremy Lemos, and he is just an awesome person, and his band is quite awesome too
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07.25.2008, 06:53 AM	#5
al shabbray Posts: n/a	they got bands? names please
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07.25.2008, 07:08 AM	#6
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	Aaron Mullen is in Tall Firs Jeremy Lemos is in White/Light and not sure about the rest past guitar tech Keith Nealy was in Cell
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07.25.2008, 01:58 PM	#7
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,862	Aaron Mullen should get a lot of credit for his work. You can hear the way he effects the SY both on all latest releases and reissues and on the live shows. Some of us met him at Thurston's ATP and he was very nice. He gave Awesome Color the best sound that rocked their show. You all should check out Tall Firs latest album which is really good. I have started a thread about it here: http://216.70.73.169/gossip/showthre...ight=tall+firs You can even catch them live this weekend. Upcoming Tall Firs shows: July 25 WMUC Radio-Baltimore/college park July 26 M Room Philadelphia, PA July 27 BAR New Haven, CT
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07.25.2008, 02:20 PM	#8
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I've met Aaron briefly and he's really friendly, also humble, to say the great work he does. I APPRECIATE TECHS
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07.25.2008, 06:06 PM	#9
o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	now that's what i cal appreciation! although i saw awesome color open up for SY on the RR tour and i don't think any amount of knob twiddling could make them sound good. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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07.25.2008, 06:22 PM	#10
Kosako children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 302	Hi all. Words of apreciation? Mmmm... hard to find some... but I think they must be proud for being near to one of the most influential band in rock history! I would if I be in their shoes. Great work dudes! I heared them on the soundcheck here in Argentina, in the 2000. Great, i thought it was Sonic Youth already. __________________ http://www.karikatur-cartoon.de/cart...fghanistan.jpg
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07.26.2008, 03:57 AM	#11
mil_pl expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 2,460	man who gives guitars to thurston for whole shows, and watch him.. bringing up microphone when t. falls it, what is his name ? __________________
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07.26.2008, 04:25 AM	#12
Chris Lawrence Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: southwest canada Posts: 1,882	that's eric! __________________ http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang // original folk blues ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i'm the boy that can enjoy invisibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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07.26.2008, 03:28 PM	#13
o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	yeah it is! i want that dudes job. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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07.29.2008, 11:59 PM	#14
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,862	http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/...like-vultures/ Well, it seems like a certain sound is just ingrained in you guys. It’s not so much a specific influence as it is an undefinable time and a place. How did you start working for Sonic Youth? Aaron Mullan: I met Thurston just when he was moving to western Massachusetts and I was moving out of there and our paths kind of crossed. So I was up there a little bit and I was working at this club Tonic in New York. All the members of Sonic Youth would come through Tonic and do their solo stuff. I moved to New York with my friend (drummer Chris Corsano) and he was working at Tonic and he hired me as the first sound guy there. My wife was working some for Steve Shelly at his record label, Smells Like Records, and then the idea came up that they needed someone at the studio and I remember being at home for Christmas in 1999 and thinking, ‘I would like to work for Sonic Youth at their studio.’ So I called up Steve and he was into it. And the next thing I know, there I was in the studio. And then it turned into me touring with them. I’ve done their live sound since 2002. I think I’ve seen them play 400 times.
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07.30.2008, 12:52 AM	#15
o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	damn, he's got all our "live shows attended" beat. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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