The latest happenings at ULS
Coach “Iron Mike” Ditka passed away earlier this week. May he rest in peace. I am privileged to have had the honor of meeting him a short time after he had a heart attack in 1988. I remember being very struck by how tough he seemed and how absolutely unbothered he seemed by any health problems he may have been having. The day I met him was one of the most surreal days of my entire life.
The year was 1956. Elvis Presley, only a mere 21 years old, was already making huge waves on American radio. Already a bonafide “RCA Victor Recording Star,” his songs “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” had absolutely blown up the airwaves. But the part that’s a little difficult for us to appreciate 70 years later is how much of a wave he was also making with his physical presence — particularly his hips — during his live shows.
As you may have seen here on the ULS blog, we had a weeklong visit from Ann’s undergrad a cappella group, The Mount Holyoke College Victory Eights, back in March.
We are pleased to announce that “Green Garden”, the first single from the Mount Holyoke Victory Eights new album, is out today and available worldwide!
This week, 10 college students were here crashing on couches, floors, and inflatable mattresses as they spent their spring break with us recording a new album.
We are pleased to announce that ULS client Kate Stewart has released her first professional recording — the single “Blue Skies, Cloudy Days” on streaming services around the globe!
In studio this month is Kate Stewart, an 18-year old up and coming singer from right here in Arlington.
When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom passed away back in September, it reminded me of a fascinating quirk about the radio and TV broadcasting industry in the UK — one we first learned about while I was designing the indicator light system here at ULS.
This week I was at St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Rockville, MD, providing on-site audio consulting and support for their upcoming production of The Jungle Book.
One day during construction, when our site was little more than a large, concrete-lined hole in the ground, a resident of the local area happened to be walking by the site. She asked our project manager what was going on. The owners, he explained to her, were building a recording studio in the basement. The woman, who was either a total conspiracy theorist or had a great sense of humor, wasn’t buying it.