Ep 16 - Scott Bomar

The Truth About Recording & Mixing

Welcome back to the Truth About Recording And Mixing.

In this episode we talk to Scott Bomar of Electrophonic Recording and now the studio manager at Sam Phillips in Memphis TN. Scott came up in Memphis with the band Impala and has had a long career in both recording and creating music for film. His current band the Bo Keys is a collaboration with many Memphis greats past and present. He has worked at Doug Easley Recording, Ardent, Royal, Sam Phillips and continues to carry on the proud tradition of Memphis music making.

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Topics in this episode:

01:20 - The Fretboard Journal announces their Fretboard Summit Aug 25-27 at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago this summer. The Truth About Recording and Mixing will be there!

02:20 - Send us your questions for Mark Greenberg, manager of the Wilco Loft!

03:05 - Listener question from Jeff in Ohio.

04:50 - Welcome Scott Bomar - what’s happening now. Moving Electraphonic into the Sam Phillips Recording building and taking on being studio manager there.

08:15 - Scott’s path coming up in bands and in studios. His band Impala, working at Doug Easley, recording with Roland Janes at Sam Phillips.

19:20 - More on the history and the setup at Sam Phillips Recording.

26:40 - Forming the Bo Keys and working with Willie Mitchell at Royal Studios. Become assistant engineer under Willie at Royal. Assisting on Al Green’s “comeback albums”.

31:55 - The next chapters at Sam Phillips recording. Keeping the huge collection of incredible equipment maintained and available to the studios clients.

37:55 - the history of Electraphonic Recording.

43:45 - Recording strings at Royal Studios

45:45 - Scott’s tips for recording drums & horns. Working with Howard Grimes.

49:50 - Working with singer and writer Don Bryant.

61:05 - Upcoming projects - a solo record in the works.

62:44 - Getting into making music for film, Hustle & Flow and what that led to.

75:55 - Why Spectra Sonics? Scott’s experiences and the console that will now be installed at Sam Phillips.

88:55 - Impala recording at Conrad Uno’s Egg Studio.

93:26 - Thanks everyone! And a special request for submissions.

Gear Mentioned:

RCA 77s, Neumann U47, U48, Neumann Lathe, Universal Audio 176, Universal Audio 101 preamps, Scully, Spectra Sonics, Electrodyne, Studer, Pultec EQ.