4-2-07 The Cypress House is pleased to announce the addition of world class Weiss ADC1-MK2 analog to digital converters for mixing and mastering. Digital to analog conversion is now being handled Lavry Engineering. The studio also boasts 24 tracks of RADAR, a host of world class microphones, including vintage AKG C12-As and Neumann M582s and MV691s w/ M70, M71, and M58 capsules, a vintage PM-1000 discrete console with custom Cinemag output transformers, and several vintage EQs and compressors from API, Siemens, etc. Our goal is to combine the best of vintage analog and modern digital technology in a relaxed yet creatively charged environment that looks to the local culture and landscape of Southwest Louisiana for its primary inspiration. 2-22-07 Dirk recorded extensively on 3 Grammy winners over the last 3 years in the Blues, Folk, and Country categories: Irma Thomas' "After the Rain," Tim O'Brien's, "Fiddlers' Green," and Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose."

time again Waterbound - listen Goin’ Where I’ve Never Been Before - listen Mother’s Little Children - listen Prettiest Little Girl in the County - listen Three Forks of the Cumberland - listen