STUDIOS AND ENGINEERS
- Western Sound Studios (Kalamazoo, MI) - WMU's full-service recording studio, as well as highly-renown series of audio classes. I started studying audio there in 1997, and have worked there ever since. Dear to my heart!
- Glenn Brown Productions (Lansing, MI)
- 37ent - (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Broadside Productions (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Overneath Creative Collective (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Third Coast Recording Company (Grand Haven, MI)
- Troubadour Recording (Lansing, MI)
- Backseat Productions (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Reed Recording (Bay City, MI)
- Amber Lit Audio (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Anthony Gravino (Chicago, IL)
- Plymouth Rock Productions (Plymouth, MI)
- DIT Sessions (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Kalamazoo Recording Company (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Tempermill Studios (Ferndale, MI)
- River City (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Big Sky (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Goon Lagoon (Grand Rapids, MI)
- High Bias Recording (Detroit, MI)
AUDIO RESOURCES/KNOWLEDGE
KALAMAZOO FRIENDS AND BUSINESSES:
- PFC - Kalamazoo's wonderful food grocer and co-op. Fresh, local, healthy, tasty.
- Green Light Music - Record Store, new and used
- Satellite Records - Record Store , new and used
- Handmade Kalamazoo - Local makers and goods
- Kal-Tone - Instrument repair and restoration
- Heritage Guitars - Locally made, out of the old Gibson factory
- Selner Bros. Music - New and used instruments
- Kalamazoo Piano Company - Sales and restoration
- Laing's TV - TV, radio and electronics repair
- Kazoo Audio - Hi-fi sales and repair
- Cusack Music - Pedal geniuses from Holland, MI
- Terrapin World Imports - Clothing and Gifts
- Michigan News Agency - Local independent bookstore
- Kazoo Books - Local independent bookstore
- Bell's Brewery - Famous beer, and world-class venue
- Kalamazoo State Theatre - Historic venue
- Mi Pueblo - Great family-owned neighborhood Mexican restaurant
KALAMAZOO RADIO:
THE LIFE ARTISTIC IN KZOO:
- Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo - Among many other events and services, they provide grants to Kalamazoo-area musicians and artists!
- Crawlspace Eviction - Improv Comedy
- Wellspring Cori Terry & Dancers - Modern Dance
- Great Lakes Acoustic Music Association - Home of the Coopers Glen Music Festival
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Science and history, and home of the Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival
- Kalamazoo Public Library - A great supporter of local music!
- Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
- Park Trades Center - Indoor mall of local artist studios and showrooms
- All Ears Theater - Old-school radio dramas, performed in front on a live audience
- Olive + Knüt - Music Industry Graphic Design
- Kzoo Music Scene - Local music promoter and event organizer
GET OUTSIDE AND LOVE THE EARTH!
- Kalamazoo Nature Center
- Kalamazoo Astronomical Society - Look up!
- Kalamazoo River Valley Trail
- Kal-Haven Trail
- Portage Creek Bikeway Trail System
- Open Roads - Teaching bike skills and maintenance to youth
- Kalamazoo Air Zoo
- Tiller's International - Classes and internships in rural arts
LOCAL ACTIVISM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- KNOW - Kalamazoo Non-Violent Opponents of War
- Kalamazoo River Watershed Council
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Kalamazoo Animal Rescue Project
- Fair Food Matters
- ERACCE - Eliminating Racism and Celebrating Equality
- Gryphon Place - Helping those in conflict and crisis
- Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes
INSPIRATION
- Motown Museum
- Soundbreaking - Great PBS documentary on recorded music
- Harry Nilsson - Did Somenody Drop His Mouse? - Documentary on the making of his 1972 album "Son of Schmilsson", featuring tons of great session footage of the legendary Trident Studios.