Trent worked for Warner Brothers Studios while continuing to perform as a vocalist and guitar/mandolin player for various bands throughout the valley. He moved here from Chicago, where he started his music career. He is a vocalist as well as an accomplished musician and can play the guitar, mandolin, keyboards, harmonica.
Trent has a Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Cinematography - Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
Recording Arts Work Experience: 1977 through 1981 - Sound Engineer for
Flying Fish Recording Artists "Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids". Flash
Cadillac is responsible for the soundtrack for the hit television show "Happy
Days." and the hit motion picture starring Harrison Ford "American Graffiti."
In-house sound engineer for The Mountain Music Hall in Colorado Springs,
Colorado from 1981 to 1984.
Co-owner of "Aztec Productions" and has worked with Taj Mahal, Amazing
Rhythm Aces, Pure Prairie League, John Hartford, The Flying Burrito Brothers,
Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris, to mention a few during that time frame.
From 1984 to 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona - Mastering Engineer for subsidiary of
Warner Brothers/Wakefield Manufacturing. Performed the Analog duties of the
final masters for ECM Records, the jazz label for Warner Brothers Records.
Final mastering for The Angel Label, Capital Records Classical Division as
well as final mastering for Mannheim Steam Rollers first five albums. Final
mastering motion pictures includes the Jazz Singer with Neil Diamond, The
Shining with Wendy Carlos, The Last Waltz with the Band, Carnival with
Robbie Robertson of the Band and John Lennon's final album "Broken Glass."
Left the music industry in 1986 to raise a son and see him through life.
Successfully I might add....
"I have a sound ear for music and reading, and am capable of adding to your view of music and talent. Have a keen ear for what is in tune and what is not. A good producer will not allow you to record something that is going to make you and that producer sound irregular. Discussions will be made prior to any start of work to be recorded. To include the type of instruments, the style of recording and mixing and the understanding of the process in which the final product will be issued. Everything will be above the table and understood by all".
Michael was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He got his first drum set at 2 or 3 years of age; he started playing guitar when he was 11. He was living in Seattle in the '90s and even got to "jam" with members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.
Michael moved to Phoenix in late 1994 and formed the band, SOLEYduncan a year later. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist for that band and has written songs for them and performed with the band for over 10 years. SOLEYduncan has performed all throughout the southwestern states, including California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado, opening for major label bands such as The Refreshments, Crash Test Dummies, Laundry, Authority Zero ,and others. Throughout the band's career, Michael also worked in the recording industry before starting his own recording business. He's had experience playing with several professional musicians in Seattle and Phoenix.
Michael graduated from the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences at the top of his class in 2002, having completed his internship in a Seattle recording studio.
“Both Michael and Trent are well rounded musicians, songwriters, and performers. Together they have the experience needed to make a professional recording.”
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