Daytrotter

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Daytrotter
URL http://www.daytrotter.com
Type of site Music
Owner Daytrotter

Daytrotter is a website for the recording studio Futureappletree Studio 1, which hosts recording sessions with many popular and upcoming indie music (typically) acts, although it works with local bands in the Illinois area as well. The sessions can be compared to that of a radio station's lounge recordings, where musicians passing through the town can do a semi-live song. Due to their tendency to offer an eclectic sampling of music, and their production style (see Studio section below) the sessions have been compared to that of the legendary Peel Sessions.[1][2]

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  • The site typically hosts 12 songs by 3 bands per week.
  • There is an archives section of past performers, each illustrated by a staff of illustrators.
  • In addition to music, there are sections of reviews and commentaries of musicians and their releases, some done by veteran magazine writers and critics.
  • The site is a winner of the Nielsen Online and Billboard.com "Music Blog of the Year"(2007) award,[3] and the Morning News (online magazine) 2007 Editor's Award for Online Excellence.[4] The site has also received praise or coverage from Rolling Stone, Wired, The Boston Globe, Esquire, Harp, Pitchfork Media, and The Chicago Tribune.[5]

[edit] Studio

  • The studio, Futureappletree Studio 1, is located in Rock Island, Illinois.
  • A minimalist recording process is used to record the visiting bands, the recording process is analog, with an emphasis on little editing and overdubbing. The final stage in the recording process goes digital, in order to be able to host the music on the website in .mp3 format, and for mastering of the music. The setup is configurable to the preferences of performers.[6]
  • The process of attempting the perfect take, instead of months of overdubbing, combined with low pressure on the artists (it's not a live performance in front of a crowd, and it's not an album being recorded), causes the final product to be an honest representation of the band at the time in both a physical and musical sense.[7][8]

[edit] Notable musicians

  • note: Artists' notability is determined by their release of material on popular record labels, and popular indie record labels.

[edit] References

  1. ^ DayTrotter: Somewhat Like the Peel Sessions. Wired. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
  2. ^ 2007 Editor's Awards for Online Excellence. The Morning News. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  3. ^ Best Music Blog Winners. Nielsen. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  4. ^ 2007 Editor's Awards for Online Excellence. The Morning News. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  5. ^ Daytrotter: Press. Daytrotter. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  6. ^ Daytrotter: About. Daytrotter. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  7. ^ Daytrotter: About. Daytrotter. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  8. ^ About futureappletree studio 1. Daytrotter. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  9. ^ XL: Vampire Weekend. XL. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  10. ^ Daytrotter: Session Archives. Daytrotter. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.

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