New studio brings local music to the Lowcountry
Charleston has a thriving music scene, and now there is a CD to prove it. Charleston Sound Presents: I Got Music is an 11-song compilation CD featuring some the Lowcountry’s most exciting musicians. Originally conceived as a means to introduce the studio and to get to know area musicians, the project took more than six months to complete. Each artist was given a full day of free recording time at the studio, and Hodges personally mixed and produced each track. The result is a funky blend of rock, blues and country; an audio snapshot of Charleston’s music scene during the summer of 2009.
The Plainfield Project, voted best local band of 2009 by Charleston City Paper readers (whatever that’s worth), has the title track. Skye Paige & the Original Recipe puts in a great piece of old rock called (INSERT) that would have Joan Jett playing air guitar and Folly Beach favorite, The Graham Whorley Band, puts down their signature alt-rock style with UFO. That’s just the three of the first four songs. You still have to get through Dangermuffin, Milhouse, Part-Time Heroes and Mac Leaphart to name a few of the talented musicians you’ve probably seen around town.
The project is the brainchild of studio owner and chief engineer Jeff Hodges.
“It’s exciting because for many of these artists, this is the first radio-ready cut they have had the opportunity to record,” Hodges says. “The project has been really gratifying for us because of what it means to these musicians. They play their hearts out every night around Charleston and this was a great way to appreciate and support them.”
The CD is available online, through independent local retailers, and at Piggly Wiggly locations across the Lowcountry. Sales will benefit the artists and a portion of the proceeds will go to Lowcountry Local First, an advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening the local economy.
