3X Grammy nominated
recording engineer, Seteve Genewick’s career reads like a Who’s
Who of music and entertainment. He has been involved in projects
with leading artists including Jennifer Warnes, Martina McBride,
Michael Bublé, Neil Young, Arturo Sandoval, and countless
others. With mentor and 23X Grammy award-winning engineer/producer
Al Schmittwith, Genewich has collaborated with artists such as Diana
Krall, Chris Botti, Gladys Knight, Neil Young, George Benson, Quincy
Jones, Burt Bacharach, and Paul McCartney.
Though Genwick is part of a multi-talented staff at the legendary
Capitol Studios for twenty-five years, he also works as a freelance
engineer at some of LA’s other top-notch studios.
His work weaves through nearly every genre of music, and lives inside
millions of loyal music fans today.
Tasha Cobbs
Leonard- Put A Praise On It (Live at Capitol)
Recently, Genewick
discussed his fondness for the Burbank CA-based Mojave Audio MA-300.
“I have a total of 7 MA-300 mics available to me,” Genewick
reports. “We’ve had the MA-300 mics available to us for
a good 5 years or so—pretty much since the mic was introduced.
My general rule of thumb is that the MA-300 can be used anywhere
I would traditionally use a Neumann U67. These mics work great for
brass and woodwinds in the big band, they work extremely well in
the omni pattern setting on string sections, and they do a terrific
job on drum overheads and vocals.”
Paul McCartney
(ft. Joe Walsh & Diana Krall) - My Valentine live 10 02 2012
Capitol Records
“I recorded
the last two Big Bad Voodoo Daddy albums at East West Studios with
MA-300s on all the woodwinds,” Genewick continued. “I
love the sound of this mic. The clarity and depth in the tone—as
well as the ability to be used in so many different situations—put
the MA-300 in the league with all the other traditional high end
mics we’ve all been using for decades. The fact that it’s
a multipattern mic and has a pad on it make it even more useful.”
l-r: Genwick
mastering at the Bakery and at Capitol with David Rideau
When recording,
it’s important to have the optimum settings and positioning
for every piece of equipment being used. And since every situation
is different, questions can easily arise, so responsive, capable
support services are crucial. On that note, Genewick was equally
praiseworthy of Mojave Audio’s customer and technical support.
“Mojave has always been there to support us from the very start,”
he explained. “Any time we’ve had any kind of issues,
which is very rare, Mojave’s Dusty Wakeman has been right there
to sort it out.”
Steve Genewick
at Capitol Studios (Photo courtesy of Mojave Audio and Trans Audio
Group)
