Digital Remixes of Early Recordings by Bill Kern & Barry Knoedl - Including 9 Songs Not Previously Released.

Bill Kern & Barry Knoedl began recording original songs together in a studio Barry had set up in the basement of his father's TV repair shop. They made a dozen or so crude demos using multiple 2-track tape recorders. This method allowed them to experiment with arranging and producing their songs, but due to bouncing the tracks so many times, the quality of the recordings was very poor. In 1976, Bill & Barry set up a 4-track studio. They began recording almost every song they wrote.

In 1978, Ralph Mori began coming to the sessions to help out running the equipment. Ralph had some experience as a recording engineer, and his presence in the control room made it easier for Barry, who usually ran the controls, to focus on playing his instrument or singing, without having to engineer the session at the same time. Ralph became a very gifted engineer. Although Bill and Barry were the creative forces, Ralph's contributions cannot be denied. His honest, and often blunt feedback, helped Bill and Barry hone their composing and production style, and his skill as a recording balance engineer was invaluable. 

 HEARTSTRINGS is the first volume of Bill & Barry recordings, spanning from 1976 to 1980. All of these songs were recorded on a 4 track recorder, most of them with Barry at the mixing board with his bass in hand. Ralph Mori joined the sessions near the end of these recordings, and became an integral part of the creative process thereafter.

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