Electraphonic Recording is a recording studio and record label located in Memphis, Tennessee.
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| Founder | Scott Bomar |
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| Website | electraphonicrecording |
History
editElectraphonic Recording was established in 2005 by producer and composer Scott Bomar following an agreement to work as composer on Craig Brewer's Hustle & Flow.[1] Initially functioning as a studio, Electraphonic became a label with the 2006 release of Night Full of Sirens: Anthology '93-'97, a compilation of material from the band Impala. Bomar continued to grow the business in the months and years that followed with a focus on bolstering the vintage Memphis soul sound. In 2007, Electraphonic moved into a downtown Memphis studio space with vintage analog equipment including an MCI 416B recording console and a Scully 280 1" 8-Track Tape Machine plus ProTools and other modern software.
Currently, Electraphonic operates from Sam Phillips Recording as a venue for music, film, and television recording.
Music
editAmong Electraphonic's more notable releases, Cyndi Lauper entered the studio for a two-week span in 2010 and emerged with the Grammy-nominated Memphis Blues album, which featured B.B. King, Allen Toussaint, Charlie Musslewhite, Johnny Lang, and Ann Peebles.[2] The album was #1 on the Billboard Blues chart for 13 weeks.
Other projects include a multitude of releases by Bomar's multi-generational R&B outfit The Bo-Keys, two full-length albums by Memphis-based organ-soul trio The City Champs, and recordings with Jay Reatard, Jack Yarber, Willem Maker, and Jason Mraz's Grooveline Horns, among others.
TV & Film
editElectraphonic has also hosted a variety of TV and film projects, including the Emmy-winning I Am A Man: From Memphis, A Lesson in Life,[3] MTV's $5 Cover series, Craig Brewer's Black Snake Moan and Academy Award-winning Hustle & Flow, Soul Men (featuring Anthony Hamilton’s Grammy-nominated "Soul Music"),[1] Giancarlo Esposito's Gospel Hill, and the Kevin Smith supported Losers Take All.[4]
Equipment
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Electraphonic Recording's MCI 416B console Music Center Incorporated (MCI) -
RCA 77DX Ribbon Mic from Electraphonic's mic collection -
Electraphonic Recording's Scully 8 track 1" tape machine -
Electraphonic Recording's Wurlitzer electric piano
References
edit- ^ a b Reager, J.D. (2010-06-24). "Studio Star | With Cyndi Lauper's Memphis Blues, local producer Scott Bomar unveils his highest-profile recording project". Memphis Flyer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ Mehr, Bob (2009-09-06). "Bo-Keys band leader Bomar keeps Memphis soul sound alive". The Commercial Appeal - Go Memphis. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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- ^ Beifuss, John (2013-10-10). "'Losers' Wins Distribution". The Commercial Appeal - Go Memphis. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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