Kathi Funston Speaks! » In the Studio http://blog.kathifunston.com Thoughts from a happy writer/performer living in Los Angeles. Yes, there is such a person! Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:30:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 In Transit in the Studio http://blog.kathifunston.com/2010/06/in-transit-in-the-studio/ http://blog.kathifunston.com/2010/06/in-transit-in-the-studio/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:17:37 +0000 admin http://blog.kathifunston.com/?p=222 I had a great time in the studio back in March with my a cappella vocal group, In Transit. It’s always a blast to do a vocal session, but directing a session in addition to singing is even better in some ways because it challenges my noggin and works my other skills as a musician and producer.

I’m really excited about how the demo turned out. The editing and mixing process was a lot of fun. We did some sweetening and recording of clap tracks (and a whole mess of fun stuff for the Stevie Wonder tune). Sweet goodness! Special thanks to Martin (our tenor) for his master editing chops in ProTools!

Hope you like what you hear!

Listen to our demo

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And no, it’s not what you think. It’s a film about a Bellagio fountain project, people!

W.E.T. Dreams Trailer

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*Courtesy of Selectracks

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I’ve also been busy doing vocal sessions around town. I recently worked with Chantillys musical director Paul Taylor, and television composer Dick DeBenedictis, who scored groovy TV shows from the 70s like Matlock, Columbo, Perry Mason, and Hawaii Five-O.

Most recently, I did a session with composer Brian Woodbury where I recorded lead vocals as surfer chick Marina in his original show Killa Vanilla.

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]]> http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/12/in-transit-in-the-mix/feed/ 0 I’m a Singing Fool and Loving It http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/11/im-a-singing-fool-and-loving-it/ http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/11/im-a-singing-fool-and-loving-it/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:08:41 +0000 admin http://blog.kathifunston.com/?p=59 I just finished another vocal session with film composer Steven Stern and Grammy Award-winning producer and mixing engineer Ted Greenberg.

I’m also gigging around town with The Four Belles, a four-part girl group singing hits from the 50s and 60s.

]]> http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/11/im-a-singing-fool-and-loving-it/feed/ 0 Singing and Talking and What Not http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/04/singing-and-talking-and-what-not/ http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/04/singing-and-talking-and-what-not/#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:22:25 +0000 admin http://blog.kathifunston.com/?p=103 I just completed another fun vocal session with film composer Marc Ellis and a voiceover spot for Biotene. Working with Marc and Patrick is always a good time!

]]> http://blog.kathifunston.com/2006/04/singing-and-talking-and-what-not/feed/ 0 Oy Vey! http://blog.kathifunston.com/2005/11/oy-vey/ http://blog.kathifunston.com/2005/11/oy-vey/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:00:03 +0000 admin http://blog.kathifunston.com/?p=3 Who knew? Award-winning Hollywood film and TV director, Michael Lange, is also into producing Jewish parody albums. I was invited to sing lead soprano on Michael’s holiday album “Kosher Christmas Carols” in a fun rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus (“We Will Sue Ya”) and as the haunting voice of Tiffany Greenstein.

Kosher Christmas Carols

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