About Two Weeks in Studio D
Information about Films and Albums recorded at Fantasy Studios Sept 2018 organized by Karen E. Lile
Time/Date of Last edit: 10/15/18 10:15am PST
This website is a reference for all the artists, producers, labels and brands interacting with this project in post production. It explains relationships between all of the independent artists and businesses who came together for this project and gives links and correct spellings for each person in their role. For any questions about or corrections to content, please contact Karen Lile
History of Two Weeks in Studio D: Berkeley COM TEAM Project
In early September of 2018, Karen Lile was asked to organize the use of 70 hours of recording studio time that belonged to Piano Finders, who had an outstanding credit at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA on Sept 1, 2018. Karen Lile has been an independent producer and client of Fantasy Studios since 1987. Piano Finders rebuilt the two Yamaha Grand Piano Pianos at Fantasy Studios used for ongoing recording sessions and two of the independent producers pianos that were at Fantasy Studios in September 2018. During this project, there were three pianos in Studio D at Fantasy Studios. They are listed below with their history.
- 1973 Yamaha CF 9′ Grand Piano High Polish Ebony, Serial Number 1643700 \ selected for Fantasy Studios by McCoy Tyner | rebuilt by Kendall Ross Bean of Piano Finders and moved back to Fantasy Studios on April 7, 2010
- 1979 Yamaha C7D 7’4″ High Polish Ebony, Serial Number 2970196 | rebuilt by Kendall Ross Bean of Piano Finders and moved back to Fantasy Studios on Aug 6, 2013 | formerly owned by Bill Evans
- 1952 Steinway D 9′ Grand Piano Satin Ebony, Serial No. 338662 | owned by Karen Lile and Kendall Bean | rebuilt by Kendall Ross Bean at Piano Finders | moved to Fantasy Studios as a Producers Piano for the “Two Weeks Inside Studio D” recordings and film.
To utilize the Piano Finders contribution of 70 hours of recording sessions, Karen Lile organized a COM TEAM™, using a model that she has used for Independent Exectuive Producer projects since 1985.
ComTeam™ name stands for “A Cooperation Of Many Teams Expanding a Mission:. In this case, the members are those who were given recording studio time by Piano Finders. No more members can be added to the “Two Weeks Inside Studio D: Berkeley” COM TEAM™, because the studio time ended on September 29, 2018. This “Two Weeks Inside Studio D: Berkeley” COM TEAM™ was named by Karen Lile after the project was completed, to distinguish it from other COM TEAM™’s she has created in the past.
Special Thanks
We would all like to give special thanks to Jeffrey Wood and Robert Kirby for the behind-the-scenes work they did to book the space and support our recording sessions. They were a support for every one of the 20 sessions, including pre-production and post-production planning support. Thank you!
Session Projects during Two Weeks Inside Studio D
Official List
All of the Sessions are Listed in chronological order of occurrance. All those who were present in the Studio for each session are listed below. There are various projects that happened during these two weeks. Some projects are connected to each other through the KCSM Jazz Album and the “Two Weeks Inside Studio D: Berkeley” Film. Most sessions had two or three purposes. A few projects are completely independent of any other project in the other sessions.
The purpose of this listing is to give each producer involved in the sessions or post production work, a reference to the sequence of what happened. And to give the graphic artists for film and album cover art, a reference for credits. This is the only reference to check for accurate information. All content copied to album covers and film credits should reference back to this list for accuracy the artist, agent, producer and brand approved wording.