Electraphonic Recording

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Electraphonic Recording
FounderScott Bomar
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee
Websiteelectraphonicrecording.com

Electraphonic Recording is a recording studio and record label located in Memphis, Tennessee.

History[]

Electraphonic 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 its South Main location as a venue for music, film, and television recording.

Music[]

Among 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[]

Electraphonic 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"),[4] Giancarlo Esposito's Gospel Hill, and the Kevin Smith supported Losers Take All.[5]

Equipment[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ Reager, J.D. "Studio Star", The Memphis Flyer, Memphis, 24 June 2010
  2. ^ Mehr, Bob "Bo-Keys band leader Bomar keeps Memphis soul sound alive", , Memphis, 6 September 2009
  3. ^ ""
  4. ^ Reager, J.D. "Studio Star", The Memphis Flyer, Memphis, 24 June 2010
  5. ^ Beifuss, John "'Losers' Wins Distribution", Go Memphis, Memphis, 10 October 2013

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°7′35″N 90°3′34″W / 35.12639°N 90.05944°W / 35.12639; -90.05944

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