Chris Hawkes

A lot of my favorite albums were recorded live. Not just live on stage but live in-studio.  Really diving into the making of several of these favorite albums, I found that the process of capturing musicians, simultaneously in a room…

During the shutdown in 2020 and 2021, I helped produce a podcast hosted by Miranda Dawn (my wife and bandmate) and Jeff Arnold (my childhood friend and videographer). Both are fantastic interviewers and have several interesting conversations with creative people. 

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Tracking sheets are one of my favorite catalysts to initiate the start of a project, a check-list, map or guide to stay on task, and a keepsake to memorialize the recording process afterwards.

There's a number of ways to make…

One of my favorite parts of studying creative pursuits (art, music, production) is leaning into the appreciation for other creatives. People who have made the process so self-expressive that it's easy to hear a certain vibrato and know who's playing…

Originally published by Earthquaker Devices May 21, 2021 

In this time of stay at home orders and quarantine, I find myself looking for inspiration in two ways – songwriting and sounds. Once a song is written, the next phase is…