The Smart Studios Story chronicles a recording studio founded by Steve Marker and the drummer of what alternative rock band?
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The Smart Studios Story The Smart Studios Story is a 2016 documentary film written, directed and co-produced by Wendy Schneider. The film chronicles the history and impact of Madison, Wisconsin-based recording studio Smart Studios, founded by Butch Vig and Steve Marker in 1983. The film premiered on March 16, 2016, at the SXSW Film Festival and was released on iTunes March 7th, 2017.
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Butch Vig Bryan David Vig (born August 2, 1955), better known as Butch Vig, is an American musician and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of diamond-selling album "Nevermind" by grunge band Nirvana.
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Quietdrive Quietdrive is an alternative rock band based in Hopkins, Minnesota that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album "When All That's Left Is You" on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled "Deliverance" on October 14, 2008 with the Militia Group. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP titled "Close Your Eyes" on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, titled "Quietdrive", debuted on December 14, 2010 and their full-length album, titled "Up or Down", on April 24, 2012. The band's most recent release was "The Ghost of What You Used to Be", which was released on December 16, 2014.
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Thymme Jones Thymme (pronounced "Tim") Jones (born 1962) is the drummer for the Chicago, Illinois-based band Cheer-Accident. Jones frequently appears on the local Public-access television cable TV program "Cool Clown Ground". He has appeared on a number of Bobby Conn albums, playing drums on Conn's biggest hit "Never Get Ahead", as well as trumpet, piano and moog synthesizer on Conn's later albums "Rise Up!" and The Golden Age". Before Cheer-Accident, Thymme played with the groups Brise-Glace and Dot Dot Dot, the latter of which also included Jef Bek, Chris Block and Ross Feller. He plays drums, piano and trumpet on Smog's 1997 record Red Apple Falls. He has also released several solo projects. In the 2000s (decade) he collaborated with Panicsville.
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The Village Green (band) The Village Green is a Portland, Oregon indie rock band, composed of lead vocalist/guitarist/composer J. Nicholas Allard and drummer/producer/back-up vocalist Jeremy Sherrer, bassist/back-up vocalist Dave Depper, & lead guitarist/back-up vocalist Nathan Junior. The band have recently reformed as of 2012 and are working on a new album.
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Smart Studios Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad Juster, Nirvana. After initial production and remix successes, the building became the focus of operations for Vig and Marker's own group, Garbage, who released their debut album in 1995.
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Marble Valley Marble Valley is a band formed by the drummer of the indie rock band Pavement, Steve West.
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Steve Upton Steven 'Steve' Upton (born 24 May 1946 in Wrexham, Wales), although he grew up in Exeter, Devon, England, is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades (1969–1990).
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Acme Rocket Quartet Acme Rocket Quartet was an American band from Davis, California featuring Thin White Rope guitarist Roger Kunkel, drummer Steve Edberg, bassist David Thompson, and horn player John Killebrew. For their third album, "Sound Camera", drummer Steve Edberg was replaced by Rusi Gustafson, who was a guest performer on their previous album, "Ultra-High-Frequency".
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Jose Medeles Jose Medeles is an American musician based in Portland, Oregon. Medeles opened the Revival Drum Shop in 2009, a store dedicated to vintage and custom drums. He currently leads 1939 Ensemble, a drums, vibraphone, trumpet, guitar, and noise quartet. Medeles has played live and/or recorded with The Breeders, Kim Deal (solo), Ben Harper, Donavon Frankenreiter, Joey Ramone, Modest Mouse, 22 Jacks, Mike Watt, Scout Nibblet, CJ Ramone, Face to Face, Rocco DeLuca, Bilimeux, John Davis, Steve Soto (solo), Holloys, Jackson United, Io Perry, Tito & Taranchula, Drunken Prayer, Dustbowl Holler (Tom Waits Tribute), Custom Made Scare, Los Infernos, and Crank Williams. He has recorded two solo drum recordings: "Random Underdog Stories" (2002) and "Tale of a Dysfunctional Drummer" (2006). He endorses Vater Drumsticks and accessories, Istanbul Agop Cymbals, and Drum Workshop hardware.
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Icarus the Owl Icarus the Owl is an American alternative rock band based in Portland, Oregon formed in 2009. The band currently consists of vocalist Joey Rubenstein, lead guitarist Tim Brown, percussionist Rob Bernknopf, and bassist Jake Thomas-Low. The band has self-released 4 studio albums titled "The Spotless Mind" (2009), "Love Always, Leviathan" (2012), "Icarus the Owl" (2014), and "Pilot Waves" (2015), and one EP titled "Qualia" (2011). The band has participated on the Vans Warped Tour in 2013 and has toured with bands such as A Lot Like Birds, Hail the Sun, Stolas, Eidola, Artifex Pereo, and The Ongoing Concept. In 2015, the band has signed with Blue Swan Records and released "Pilot Waves", their debut album with the label in 2015.
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Kris Myers Kris Myers (born April 5, 1977) is an American musician. He is currently the drummer for Chicago-based progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee.
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Comrades (band) Comrades is an American rock band from Richmond, Virginia. The band started making music in 2008, and released a studio album, "Safekeeper", in 2014 with Blood and Ink Records.
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The Anti-Job The Anti-Job are an American indie-avant-garde-psychedelic rock band originally from New York City. The group formed in 2009 at Vassar College. Their music offers a mixture of floral psychedelic surf rock, lyrical surrealism, electronic and folk music accented with poly-rhythms. Current members consist of Amanda Jones, Martin Lopez-Iu and Lee Harcourt. They are currently based in Los Angeles, California, signed to BLOOM records.
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The Taking (album) The Taking is the third studio album by American rock band Loaded. It was produced by Terry Date in Seattle, Washington, and was released on April 19, 2011 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. Writing for the album began in 2009, while the band were touring in support of "Sick". It will be the first Loaded release, since "", without drummer Geoff Reading, who, after departing the band, was replaced by Isaac Carpenter in September 2009.
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Clive Parker Clive Parker (born 1960) also known as Clive Parker-Sharp, is an English drummer, active in the punk, post-punk and new wave genres. He was a member of the bands The Members, Spizzenergi/Athletico Spizz 80, Big Country, and Scary Thieves. He went on to play with John Moore (Jesus and Mary Chain.) in The Expressway.
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Anchor &amp; Braille Anchor & Braille is the recording alias for American singer and songwriter Stephen Christian, known for fronting the alternative rock band Anberlin, before its dissolution in 2014. Originally conceived as a side project for Christian, Anchor & Braille is now his primary vehicle for releasing music. Christian has described Anchor & Braille as a collaborative effort, having recorded with musicians such as Aaron Marsh of Copeland, Micah Tawlks, and Kevin Daily of Civil Twilight. Since its beginning, Christian has released three studio albums under this name, Felt in 2009, The Quiet Life in 2012, and Songs for the Late Night Drive Home in 2016.
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Mikey Erg Mikey Erg (real name Mike Yannich) (born February 7, 1980) is a punk rock drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, from New Jersey. He has played in numerous bands, most famously The Ergs!, but also Star Fucking Hipsters, The Dopamines, The Unlovables, Dirtbike Annie, Parasites, and The LLC (the house band on "The Chris Gethard Show"). In 2016, he released his first solo album, "Tentative Decisions".
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Just Say Yes (Punchline album) Just Say Yes is an album by the pop punk band Punchline, first announced in April 2008 with a release date of September 16, 2008. It is the follow-up to "37 Everywhere", released in 2006. Tracks 1-5, 7, 9 and 10 of the album were recorded at Room Sound Studios in Tempe, Arizona, with the producer Jamie Woolford (formerly of The Stereo, now a member of the band Let Go). The remaining tracks were recorded at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, with Sean O'Keefe, who previously produced Punchline's "Action" album.
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Alternate Learning Alternate Learning (or ALRN) was a power pop/new wave band from 1977 to 1982, based in Davis, California and fronted by Scott Miller, a singer-songwriter later known for his work as leader of the 1980s band Game Theory and 1990s band the Loud Family.
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The Stands The Stands were an English alternative rock band, formed in 2002 in Liverpool. The band was composed of singer-songwriter Howie Payne, guitarist Luke Thomson, bassist Dean Ravera and drummer Steve Pilgrim.
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Mark Tremonti Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands, and has also collaborated with many other artists over the years. He formed his own band, Tremonti, in 2011, releasing the album "All I Was" in July 2012, followed by "Cauterize" in June 2015 and "Dust" in April 2016.