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40 years of recording and production experience

  • Grammy Nominated Album
  • Emmy Award Winning Film score
  • Telly Award Winning Commercial
  • Themes for CBS Sports
  • Creative Audio for Dominos Pizza

Services

Mastering and Mixing
  • mastering for CD replication
  • mastering for broadcast audio
  • mastering for video duplication
  • mixing for a diverse clientele (advertising, radio, television, classical, pop, rock, country and gospel)

On-location audio recording (2-32 track)
  • classical stereo recording and editing (large to small ensembles)
  • multi-track recording specializing in jazz and rock.
  • post production mixing for CD and DVD
  • supervising multi camera video recording and production

    Instruction
    • studio techniques
    • live sound techniques
    • theater sound design
    • acoustics

    Consultation
    • home studio acoustic design and construction
    • equipment comparisons and recommendations
    • lighting for small studios

    Demo Reels

    Rock - Acoustic - Singer/Songwriter reel



    David Barrett Band (Guitar Instrumental)
    Richard Thompson (Acoustic Cafe)
    Cybotron (Detroit Techno)
    Joe Henry (Debut album)
    Brock McGuire Band (Concert)
    Art Garfunkel (Acoustic Cafe)
    Detroit Cobras (Mastering)
    Dick Siegel (Singer/Songwriter)
    David Barrett (Singer/Songwriter)

    Jazz reel


    Paul Keller Orchestra (big band)
    Pat Metheny (Acoustic Cafe radio)
    Mr “B” (boogie piano)
    Sippy Wallace & Bonnie Raitt (Grammy nomination)
    Tom Richeson with the Ted Ludwig Trio
    Rick Culver (trombone)
    Christa Grix (jazz harp)
    Rick Roe (piano trio)
    Professors of Jazz (MSU)
    Johnny O’Neal (piano trio)

    Classical reel


    UM Symphony Band
    Leone Buyse (flute)
    Yeol Eum Son (piano concert)
    Jon Johnson (organ recital)
    Vladimir Gorbach (guitar concert)
    UM Percussion Ensemble
    Arkansas Symphony (concert)
    University of Arkansas (concert)

    Corporate reel (Good Friends Music)

    CBS/NCAA Basketball Theme
    CBS PGA Championship Theme
    CBS Winter Olympics (ad)
    NCAA Anti-Gambling campaign (NY Film Festival Award)
    Dutch Boy Paint (ad)
    CBC Winter Olympics underscore
    CBS US Tennis Open Theme
    PBS Documentary - CS Lewis (Emmy Winner)
    NCAA Gambling campaign
    Detroit Tigers Theme (stadium production music package)
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    Past Clients - partial list

    Artists

    Emmylou Harris
    Nora Jones
    Beck
    Art Garfunkel
    Pat Metheny
    Joan Armatrading
    Rick Danko
    Luther Vandross
    Allison Krauss
    Richard Thompson
    Rufus Wainwright
    Ian Anderson
    Kathy Mattea

    Julian Lennon
    Bare Naked Ladies
    David Barrett
    Jeff Daniels
    BR-549
    Joe Henry
    Arlo Guthrie, Jr.
    University of Michigan
    Symphony Band
    Symphony Orchestra
    Percussion Ensemble
    Leone Buyse

    John Hiatt
    Edwin McCain
    Tori Amos
    Indigo Girls
    Keb Mo
    Ani DeFanco
    Willie Nelson
    Blackfoot
    Keiko Abe
    Mr. B (Mark Braun)
    Professors of Jazz (MSU)
    Rodney Whitaker
    RFD Boys

    Rick Roe
    Ted Nugent
    Maria Muldar
    Sippy Wallace*
    Bonnie Raitt
    Victor Wooten
    Bonnie Rideout
    Gemini
    Paul Keller Orchestra
    Pete Siers Trio
    Ellen Rowe
    Peter “Madcat” Ruth

    Corporate Clients

    Warner Brother Records
    Columbia Records
    Phantasy Records
    ATCO records
    Atlantic Records
    Sony Music
    Island Records
    Ryco Records
    CBS Sports (NCAA Final Four Theme, CBS Golf Series, US Tennis Open theme, CBS Winter Olympics)


    CBC Sports (Winter Olympics)
    NCAA
    J. Walter Thompson
    (Ford Motor)
    Leo Burnett Chicago (McDonalds, Hallmark)
    Group 243
    (Domino's Pizza)**
    The Medicine Shoppe

    Good Friends Music***
    Chevrolet
    Chevy Truck
    Toyota
    Oldsmobile
    Fox Television Network
    Paramount Pictures Disney
    G.M.C
    Hiram Walker. Inc.
    Electrolux

    *Grammy Nomination **Telly Award ***Emmy Award

    Classical Discography (partial):

    Organ Recital: Church of the Good Shepherd | Jon Johnson, organ
    Music for Saxophones by William Albright | Prism Quartet
    Brooklyn Bridge | UM Symphonic Band (Haithcock)
    Time & Imaginary Time | Andrew Bishop, saxophone (UM)
    Collaborations | UM Symphonic Band (Haithcock)
    Bassett: Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Bolcom: Lyric Concerto; Daugherty: Spaghetti Western | UM Symphony Orchestra
    Flute/Piano Music by Italian Composers | Karl Kraber (Southwestern University)
    Two by Five | John Lindberg, bass
    Music of William Bolcom and Dan Welcher | Paul Kantor, violin (UM)
    Leslie Bassett: Music for Piano and Piano-Violin Duo | Gabriela Lena Frank
    Sounds, Shapes and Symbols | UM Symphonic Band (Haithcock)
    The Piano Rags of William Albright | Nicola Melville (Heidelberg College)
    Cold Water Dry Stone: New Music with Traditional Roots | Quorum
    Distant Visions: Music of Brian Bevelander | Brian Bevelander (Heidelberg College)
    Standing Alone | Ted Piltzecker, vibraphone (SUNY)
    Contemporary Music for Saxophone | Timothy McCallister, saxophone (UM)
    Hymn for Roscoe | Stephen Rush, composer (UM)
    Timescape | UM Jazz Ensemble (Sarath)
    A Dialogue Across Four Centuries | Judi Scramlin, oboe (UM)
    Coyote Dreams | UM Percussion Ensemble
    Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Music of Stephen Rush | Stephen Rush, composer (UM)
    Equilibrium | UM Percussion Ensemble
    Conversation | Keiko Abe, marimba
    Border Crossing | UM Percussion Ensemble
    Aria & Architecture: Three Centuries of the Virtuoso Oboe | Harry Sargous, oboe (UM)
    Over the Moon | Michael Udow, composer, percussion
    Rivier Revisited: Chamber Music for Flute By Jean Rivier | Leone Buyse, flute (UM, Rice)
    Tremors From a Far Shore: James Aikman Sonatas for Violin | James Aikman, composer (UM)
    Signs of Intelligent Life | Alison Shaw, solo percussion (MSU)



    Jazz Discography (partial):

    Sippie! | Sippie Wallice with Bonnie Raitt (Grammy nomination)
    Joybox | Mr. B (Mark Braun), piano
    The World Is Not Your Home | David Rogers, sax
    The Good Life | Alex Graham,
    Time & Imaginary Time | Andrew Bishop, sax
    Professors of Jazz | MSU Jazz Faculty
    The Ruby and the Pearl | Shahida Nurullah, vocal
    The Late, Late Show | Rick Roe Trio
    Bop Culture | Paul Keller Sextet
    Jazz Standard Time | Jacobs Brothers
    Mood Swings | Kathy Kosins, vocals
    Cheek to Cheek | Christa Grix, jazz harp
    Paris Blues | Bird of Paradise Orchestra
    Sylvan Way | Ellen Rowe, piano (UM Jazz)
    Bingo | Paul Keller Orchestra
    Painted Scarves | Rick Culver, trombone
    Swing as You Are | Paul Vornhagen, sax
    Sweet William: A Jazz Cantata | Bess Bonier, piano
    A Place Far Away | Gary Blumer, piano
    Cheek to Cheek | Christa Grix, jazz harp
    Paris Blues | Bird of Paradise Orchestra
    Sylvan Way | Ellen Rowe, piano (UM Jazz)
    Bingo | Paul Keller Orchestra
    Painted Scarves | Rick Culver, trombone
    Swing as You Are | Paul Vornhagen, sax
    Sweet William: A Jazz Cantata | Bess Bonier, piano
    A Place Far Away | Gary Blumer, piano
    Freefall | Christa Grix, jazz harp
    Project X | Bird of Paradise Orchestra
    The Changeover | Rick Roe, piano (MSU Jazz)
    Mercy! | Paul Vornhagen, sax



    Sound Design (partial):

    Theatre Department

    Dancing at Lughnasa
    How I Learned to Drive
    Lear's Daughters
    Bird's Boy
    Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
    Art
    Visiting Mr. Green
    Comedy of Errors
    Hair
    Chalk Circle
    Once Upon a Mattress
    Big Love
    Diary of Anne Frank
    The Bacchae
    Boom
    Little Shop of Horrors
    Speech and Debate
    The Wating Room
    Scotland Road
    Music Department

    The Tenderland
    Red, Hot & Cole
    The Magic Flute
    The Barber of Seville
    Amahl and the Night Visitors
    The Telephone (L'Amour à Trois)
    The Medium
    Four Note Opera
    Die Fledermaus
    Into the Woods
    Hänsel und Gretel
    About:
    Will (Jim) Spencer brings to the audio services industry a reputation for solving almost any technical problem, creating a calm and supportive atmosphere in any situation, and bringing out the best in performers. He and partner Rob Martens started Solid Sound studio in Ann Arbor in 1976, setting the quality standard for the region and providing serious musicians in all genres a way to share their work with the world.

    Experience:

    1976-1986:
    • Recorded albums for the Fantasy, ATCO/Atlantic, and Warner Brothers labels

    1986-1999:
    • Recorded creative & final music for Domino’s Pizza national advertising campaigns
    • Recorded/produced theme and background music for CBS Sports (NCAA basketball, golf and tennis national broadcasts)
    • Served as archival recording engineer for the Toledo Symphony

    1995-2004:
    • Worked extensively with the University of Michigan recording large ensembles (Symphony Band & Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble) and instrumental faculty
    • Recorded numerous jazz CDs for local artists and Michigan State University faculty
    • Mastered over 300 CDs
    • Recorded over 1500 fifteen minute radio shows for Renewal Ministries

    2004-2114:
    • Served as audio/video recording engineer for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music
    • Designed sound for 20+ theatrical productions at the university
    • Taught classes in Audio Technology and Theater Sound
    • Produced and recorded 30+ musical variety radio shows for KUAR/Laman Library in Little Rock
    • Recording Engineer for Arkansas Symphony & Conway Symphony


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