 When working on music, we strive to be environmental, to place the listener in headspaces and states of mind with atmosphere and intention. We strive for the the juxtaposition of organic and inorganic textures with regards to sound design, most often found in the "London" production style. To deliver such a diverse palette of sounds and establish a sense of space, we craft the arrangement of material to take advantage of dynamics (something that much of modern music production seems to have forgotten), motion, and texture. Anyone can throw a bunch of effects and channels at your music but much more can be done.
The studios with which I work are diverse and different for each project. Some projects require world-class musicians in large recording studios, while others can achieve the same quality with a small project space. Either way, expect incredible results. Thanks to digital technology, editing and comping can be done anywhere and at low cost, allowing more time for tracking and mixing, ultimately offering major-label quality with reasonable budgets.
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Monday, 27 October 2008 20:57 |
In October of 2008 Dan Connor joined The New Rebelution, a Minneapolis Hip Hop / Reggae group, for a session at Pachyderm Studios. The track is expected to appear on one of Pachyderm's upcoming compilation CDs.
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Wednesday, 29 April 2009 06:41 |
 Vitruvian Marmot recently finished up mixing and mastering for Stephanie Scarlet's upcoming EP, Everything Unspoken. Stephanie is based out of Atlanta and the CD should be hitting the streets in the coming days, along with new shows. |
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Monday, 25 August 2008 16:28 |
 Dan's latest EP release, material from 2005 and 2006, is now available for download!
While this album is free, it did cost some money. If you enjoy the music, please consider donating. Thanks!
Download Love & Affection:
Lossless FLAC (105 MB)
Lossy MP3 (20 MB)
Lossless is an exact copy of the master CD whereas lossy is a high-quality MP3 conversion.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:07 |
 Minneapolis reggae artist Jon Wayne enlisted Dan as a producer for his a hip-hop flavored track, None More 'Dat, on his 2008 self-titled release.
You can hear this track in the player at the top of the page.
Available at local indie CD stores such as the Electric Fetus
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 18:54 |
Rock chix and a guy with stix, The Haves Have It, put together their Debut EP with production and engineering by Dan Connor and Rich Waryan.
You can hear a track in the player at the top of the page.
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 16:43 |
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 A juxtaposition of just about every popular musical genre, Sonoluminescence was composed with the knowledge that very few musicians naturally want to limit themselves to one sound. In this vein, Sono is a highly produced experiment in contrast between organic and artificial sounds. From the heavy synth layering of Experimentation to the open, natural acoustic feel of Intentions, Sonoluminescence takes the listener across a wide range of genres, textures, and emotions and never apologizes for its eclectic eccentricities.
You can hear a track in the player at the top of the page.
Available as...
Lossless FLAC
Lossy LAME VBR mp3
Audio CD
Single track downloads
Sonoluminescence is Copyright 2004 - Vitruvian Marmot / Connor Productions. |
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 18:25 |
 Ann Nesby, former lead singer of the Sounds of Blackness, worked with Dan Connor on her 2003 release Make Me Better.
Pick it up at Amazon
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 18:36 |
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 Hiram Bullock, notorious session musician and guitarist for Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman, swung through Minneapolis to finish his 2003 release, Try Livin' It. Dan Connor worked on this release as an engineer at Mastermix Studios.
You can hear this track in the player at the top of the page.
DRM-free downloads at Amazon
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