KEN FORDYCE
LEAD GUITARIST/VOCALS
While our lead guitarist, Jay Munger, has left CRIME SCENE on an indefinite leave of absence, lead guitarist, Ken Fordyce, has took the reigns and their sound remained as powerful as ever. Mr. Fordyce was the recording engineer of CRIME SCENE'S first cd, entitled 1ST OFFENSE, and has also performed one of the lead guitar parts on the song GROOVE. Ken has a natural knack of how a song should sound. Not only is he a natural sitting behind the booth, fiddling with the controls as an engineer, he also has a passion for the guitar, making his live performances stand out as people take notice. Here's a little bit about Ken and his studio as edited by Derek Fordyce.
Over 2 years in the design and construction, Mirror Sound Studio announces the opening of it�s 5-room facility in Shoreline, WA. The brand new studio offers 4 recording rooms and a large Control room housing complete 24 track music production facilities, full computer recording and editing capabilities as well as superb CD mastering. Quality acoustic design including control over internal acoustics, HVAC implementation and room to room isolation was employed during every stage of the building process. Mirror Sound Productions originated in Cherry Hill, NJ, just outside Phila., PA, in 1980. Owner, Ken Fordyce�s experience extends back to Berklee College of Music, Boston Mass. He majored in guitar while enrolled in the Instrumental Performance Program. Valuable work experience came from his work at Sigma Sound Studios, Queen Village Studios and NFL Films prior to opening his own 4-track operation in 1979. Numerous music projects bolstered Mirror Sound to 8 then 16 and now 24 track. Fordyce, an analog veteran, couldn�t be happier with his current Adat/BRC interface. As Ken states, �I was a little tentative with the Adats at first, as I�m sure everyone is. This may sound crazy, but from an engineering point of view, comparing my previous 16 track to the Adats, is like the difference between driving a car and flying a jet. The sound is great and Adats offers production opportunities unimaginable with analog. Give me a call! I love discussing Analog vs. Digital. It�s revolutionary technology, you naturally want to know �what�s the catch�, but the deeper I get into it, the only limitation I can find is the operator�s knowledge of the system. Once you�ve mastered the software, you realize the system gives you more time to concentrate on the music because every redundant engineering task can be automated. And that�s just for starters, then there�s editing, syncing and networking capabilities that are definitely a plus. �Too clean� you say? I say nah, if you want grit and dirt which perhaps translates into tape compression and/or a heavier lo-end, just process it in before you record or in the mix. There are a lot of ways you can do that. Start with superior accuracy in your hard disc recording system and go from there.�
You can check out more about Ken at his web site http://www.mirrorsound.com
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