After over 30 years of casting and recording V/O talent from both inside and outside of the Bay Area, The Annex is proud to announce that we are adding Voice Over Coaching to our long list of services. Teaming up with nationally known voice talent/actress Dorothy Gallagher, we've created a program of personalized, 1 on 1 clinics designed to identify the techniques that help talent book voice-over jobs. These clinics are a valuable tool for both the beginner and working pro alike. For more infomation call 650-328-8338 or email tony at tony@theannex.us |
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Artist Focus Pianist, Geoff Stradling has been leaving his mark on the music and entertainment industry for more than 20 years, composing and arranging scores for commercials, television and a few films you've probably heard of; Shrek 3, The Number 23, Flushed Away and the Simpson's movie to name a recent few. With all the extra time he has on his hands (Ha!) he found time to compose a collection of outstanding jazz tunes to put his own face on.
Mixed and mastered by Russell Bond, Geoff's long overdue debut release was immediately snatched up by Origin Records and has hit the ground running. Solid air play and accolades abound for Geoff's original approach to Jazz expression. JazzWeek says "Chartbound!" "This is a great sounding room!" Said Geoff, of studio A, "Vintage Neve with ProTools and an excellent live room and great staff. What's not to love? Thank you all" No! Thank you, Geoff. www.geoffstradling.com Critic's Choice Another project getting some well deserved attention is Rhoda Scott's "From C to Shining C" Here's an excerpt from one of several listener reviews - "... What also makes this CD so great is the production and recording quality... I'm serious... you've probably never heard a Hammond recorded so well, and may never again. Get this CD... buy it for your friends... and get the word out... All the best organ recordings weren't made 40 years ago... at least one was made this year!" - Eddie Landsberg/cdbaby For the complete Rhoda Scott story Read More. |
Annex Production Partners Longtime Bay Area musician/engineer/producer John Greenham has joined our extended family and is currently running his operations out of our famed Studio C. 
John has been an active participant in the Bay Area music community since leaping the pond from the UK in 1983. He soon found himself engineering with Paul Stubblebine at Rocket Lab and later as a member of the mastering team at Paul's facility in San Francisco. More recently, John is known for his work with Stephen Jarvis's Area 51 Mastering. In John's words... "I recently moved to Studio C at the Annex building in Menlo Park. It's a great room with a solid reputation as one of the best mix rooms in the Bay Area. I'm really looking forward to completing many successful projects there. Read More For more on John and his philosophies on sound recording and life, please visit him here - johngreenham.com A visit from an old friend
Joan dropped by to see us again a few weeks later. This time with the Annex's Forrest Lawrence at the Neve, she returned to lay down some backing vocals on a song entitled "Lower Road" by a UK Artist that has remained hush hush up until this point. We'll see if we can dig deeper this year and find that track for everyone when it does come out. - www.joanbaez.com |
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Joan Baez has graced us with her presence twice this past summer and we couldn't be
happier here at The Annex. She first came to us to record vocals for her cover of
Malvina Reynolds classic "Little Boxes" for the Showtime original Series "Weeds".
The episode was finally aired on October 8th. Studio Owner Russell Bond helmed the sessions, which made for quite the intimate session as none other than Russell used to tend to Joan's mother's landscaping way back when, before his tenure as a top recording engineer and producer.