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Featured Artist:
Doug Warner
Original logo art by Spenser Doran
Contact
To
discuss your audio needs call Mark at
Bluejay Productions, Medford, Oregon USA
(541)
779-3023
Email:
Mark@BluejayProductions.com
Skype
user name - bluejay441
Listen to this
audio testimonial
Testimonial from Salsa Brava
Read what some of my clients have to say about me...
"Because of Mark Johnson's
patience and willingness to answer questions along the way, I received an
education as well as a great CD from Bluejay Productions. I hadn't been
in a studio in 25 years, and needless to say a lot had changed over the
decades. Thanks to Mark, the making of "Folk University" was productive,
entertaining and educational".
--Kevin Widdison, folk musician
"As President of the Rogue Valley Peace Choir, I have had the honor
of experiencing Mark's dedication to all that is involved in the
recording and mixing of a top quality audio CD. Mark has recorded, mixed
and created our Spring Concert CD's for the last two years, which is our
largest concert of the year. We are a group of 130+ varied voices, which
presents many challenges to the recording process. With
Mark's professionalism, knowledge and detailed planning, he easily rises
to those challenges to create a beautiful sound for all to hear. Many
have purchased our Spring concert CD's, and I attribute this success to
Mark's exceptional talent and expertise".
- - Gail Burke, President, Rogue Valley Peace Choir, 2006 - 2007
"We were extremely fortunate to obtain the services of Mark Johnson at
Bluejay Productions, who orchestrated the recordings of all the Rogue
Valley Symphony concerts at Grants Pass High School Center for the
Performing Arts. Mark put his best foot forward and helped to
create a product that is worthy of its title: "The Best of the Best".
- Arline Borella, President, Rogue Valley Symphony Board, 2006 -
2007
"Skrilltone Records is pleased to work with Mark and Bluejay Productions.
The experience is always professional, enlightening, and enjoyable for
all our artists, and we look forward to our continued work together."
- - Tone H. Capone, CEO of Skrilltone Records
"Recording at Bluejay Productions gives me a sense of stability and
comfort I can always depend on. Mark's politeness gives me hope,
and the security of always having a studio home to come to."
- Stephany King, Singer/Hip-Hop artist
"Mark
at Bluejay
Productions has always done a great job with the projects I have brought
to him. Whether it be record engineering, mixing or mastering, he
has the skills and experience to get great
results. I would highly recommend his work." -Bill Newman, Guitarist for PsuedoHead, BMW Trio, Ghost Car, Y3K
"I needed to make recordings of self-help programs I had
created. I called Bluejay Productions and immediately knew I had called the right studio. Mark was very friendly, helpful, and
enthusiastic about my project. I found the
atmosphere at Bluejay Productions to be very comfortable and relaxing. Mark works fast, yet is very particular about quality, and has produced professional voice and music recordings of
all my projects".
- Suzanne Joyce, Author of Beyond Limitations
"Working with Mark Johnson and Bluejay Productions was an eye-opening experience for our band. Though each of us had dealt before with recording studios and engineers, Bluejay
Production was a revelation because Mark proved to be more competent and professional than any previous people we had worked with.
Our records sound great. And they're pretty diverse as well. Upright bass, Hammond organ, china cymbal... all
different and all recorded and mixed to sound as good as possible, and done fast, with none of the superflousness associated with the music industry. And for the struggling, unsigned band,
Bluejay's price was right." - Ilya Stemkovsky,
Drummer for the OM Trio (check out their
website at
www.omtrio.com )
The Trident 65 console, Mark, Mike Sabatini, and
Aaron Korpa
Mark with Grammy award winning guitarist Bill Frisell
(Photo by Marla Welp)
Guitarist and Producer Pete Anderson
and Mark (Photo by Pam Perry)
Guitarist Jeff Pevar, vocalist Inger Jorgensen,
and Mark at The Mobius (Photo by Marla Welp)
Mark with
The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash outside Johnny B's (L-R Tim, Jack, Jay, Mark, local guitar hero Marty Piter, and Mark
Stuart) (Photo by Pam Perry)
Mark with Moot Davis (Photo by Pam Perry)
David Bolen
Everyone loved Blue. He
was such a good dog! I will never forget him.
3/1/94 - 3/16/06
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The latest news from Bluejay
Productions..
Fall 2009
- A variety of
music and audio books have been produced at Bluejay Productions this fall,
including the Doug Warner blues album "Fading Gracefully"
(see at left), Anitah Draimon "Job Loss/Personal Gain"
5 CD series (link on the right), Charles Guy "Sakes
Alive", Sammy VanDenBurg "Morning Girl", the single "Till
Dawn" for The Brittney Battle of the Bands winner Major Jones
(currently on the Music page and playing on KZZE radio 106.3), Frank Ricci "Love
Songs", demo CDs for the Brian Swan Band and the Steve
Davidson Quartet, and live recordings of Hamfist
and Salsa Brava at the Stillwater in Ashland. Other artist making personal
recordings include Pat O'Scannell, Kathy Griffiths,
Morgan Brown, Marshall Wright, and Scott
Croucher. Many thanks to all the great artists recording with
Bluejay!
- We are currently
recording the band
Mourning's End from Klamath Falls, OR.
These talented folks are putting out well-crafted tunes of
Christian rock. Also in the studio is the duo known as
The Reluctant Gurus who are recording and album of meditative
music.
- Mark Johnson is
now a technical advisor at the
Camelot Theater in Talent,
Oregon. This great community theater is experiencing much
success with it's highly-touted productions of plays and music
spotlights. Please frequent the Camelot Theater, and all
community theaters in your region, to show your support for local
arts and artists.
Spring/Summer 2009
- It's been very
busy at Bluejay Productions: Studio recording projects, live
recording, sound reinforcement, mixing at music venues, and sound
design for live theater are some of the jobs I've been doing
lately. More details later...
- There is new
music available for download in the Top Tunes on the Music page.
Winter 2009
- The Oregon
Shakespeare Festival Green Show is accepting applications
from musicians and all performers for the 2009 season. The
Green Show stage is a great place to perform outdoors in front of
an enthusiastic audience. If you are interested in
performing at the OSF Green Show,
click here for more information.
- Mark is working
with the
Camelot Theater Company in
Talent, Oregon as sound designer for the show titled, "Spotlight
on Sarah Vaughan" starring Livia Genise. This
show runs from Jan. 8 - 18, 2009. Please see the Camelot
website for more info.
- Live sound gigs
include
Salsa Brava on Jan. 10 (see at right), Brian Freeman on
Jan. 24 at Ashland Methodist Church, and
Frank Ricci
on Feb. 18.
Mark is playing keys with The Rhythm Kings during the
Rogue Valley Blues Festival
at
Standing Stone Brewery on Jan. 18, and with
Ring of Trees
at the Ashland
Elks Lodge on Jan. 31, and again at Touvelle Lodge on Feb. 27.
Fall 2008
- Bluejay is
pleased to announce the CD release of "Animal Stories", a
collection of tales from around the world. Read by
storyteller and author, Mark B Ropers, the entertainment
is perfect for listeners of all ages. The stories introduce
audiences to characters from throughout history, both wise and
otherwise. Each story has lessons for all, both subtle and not
so, without beating the audience over the head with them. All of
the stories are based on folk tales from the country in which
they originated. The CD of seven stories is available for
purchase at the
Box of Stories website.
- Mark is working
with the
Camelot Theatre Company
in Talent, Oregon as sound designer for their Music Spotlight
Series. In November, "Girl Singers of the Big Band Era",
starring Gail Wilson was a big hit and sold out every
show!
- Troubadour
David Christian has released a new album, "Brand New Day", a
collection of acoustic folk songs, mastered at Bluejay
Productions. Go to his website
here to purchase the CD, or
click on the picture to the right.
Summer 2008
- Bluejay is
pleased to be working with
RazzaMoJazz,
a new Rogue Valley jazz ensemble lead by drummer David Bolen and
pianist Dean Angermeier. This dynamic duo jams with heavies
like saxophonist Brandon Fields and guitarist Jeff Pevar in local
venues, such as
4 Daughters Irish Pub in
Medford. To watch the video click here -->
RazzaMoJazz
- Pete Herzog
released the CD album "Homestyle", a collection of back
porch flat picking and searing dirt road country blues slide
tunes. Homestyle was mastered at Bluejay Productions, and
can be heard and purchased at
PeteHerzogMusic.com.
- Mr. J. Billy
Rock Smith has produced a high-energy rockabilly blues CD
album with his band "Billy Rock", recorded live at Alex's
restaurant in Ashland, OR and mixed and mastered at Bluejay.
We'll let you know when the CD is available.
- Singer and
songwriter Jen Helane is recording and mixing her upcoming
album with producer Marty Bryant at the Bluejay studio.
- Bluejay is happy
to welcome back producer Scotty Gil to the studio to cut a
track with rapper and singer Tall T and beat master Young SAF.
- Women With
Wings, an Ashland choral group, performed and recorded their
spring concert and had it mastered to CD at Bluejay Productions.
The CD is titled "This We Know", and was a limited release
distributed to choir members.
- Mark was out
recording and mixing live concerts all summer, including shows by
Alice DiMicele, RazzaMoJazz, Soul Suspects, Hamfist, Monk, Billy
Rock, and The Easy Beat Shuffle Club. Bluejay Productions
is making great concerts recordings with the 16-track digital
hard disc recorder.
- New tunes on the
Music page include tracks by Clarence Keller, RazzaMoJazz,
and Ring of Trees. So click
here and have a listen.
Spring 2008
- The spring season brought a variety of live sound and recording projects,
including a house party with singer-songwriter Ed Haynes,
a demo CD production for singer-songwriter Clarence Keller,
and live sound services for concerts by Stephan Wremble,
The Fish Tank Ensemble, the Rogue Valley Peace Choir,
and the jazz ensemble Oregon. Bluejay is proud to
partner with
Cabin Fever Sound and
The Havurah to present fine
live performances in the Rogue Valley.
Thank you for visiting Bluejay Productions!
Bluejay
Productions provides affordable digital audio recording and
production services, live mixing and recording, sound effects and
music soundtracks, and audio engineering consultation.
The Bluejay Project Studio in Medford, Oregon is a casual audio
recording and production facility where artists can independently produce their own
music. The recent collaboration with the Wolf Creek Studio in Rogue
River, Oregon offers a commercial facility for those clients
wanting a professional live room for recording. Bluejay offers live, on location
recording for everything from night club gigs to symphony
performances to commercial events. Corporate audio services include production of
audio masters to CD, DVD or tape, live recording and sound
reinforcement for conferences and seminars, website and streaming
internet audio
production, sound design for theater, film, instructional video, and electronic
games, digital audio editing, mastering, and restoration of noisy
or damaged recordings.
Bluejay Productions is building a great
reputation, has a growing client base, and is looking to expand its
operations. We are looking for an experienced, versatile Audio
Engineer and/or business partner who would like to join us in
expanding into a commercial facility. The growth and profit
potential for this company is big, and Bluejay Productions has the
capability to become a premier recording and music production
facility in the Rogue Valley. Owner Mark T. Johnson is a
dedicated, honest, and reliable engineer and businessman.
If you are interested in the prospect of a recording studio
business partnership, please
contact Mark by email at
Mark@BluejayProductions.com or call (541) 779-3023.
Bluejay Productions was started by Mark T. Johnson
in 1999, and continues to grow and expand its services to an
increasing number of clients. With more than 15 years of audio engineering experience and a lifetime of musical training, Mark is a versatile
audio engineer
and musician with great ears. He attended
California
State University,
Chico,
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music
and Recording Arts while refining his
skills in analog and digital recording studios under the tutelage
of platinum engineer
Keith
Seppanen
and the incomparable
Dr.
Raymond Barker. While at Chico State, Mark setup and
mixed many live shows for touring musicians and theater groups,
provided sound design for Theater Department productions, and performed keyboards
and vocals with the bands "Dubious Intentions, ""Blind
Justice", and "Blue Paradise". Mark's experience includes work as an
independent engineer for local bands at the Chico State University
recording studio, a roadie for
Bill
Graham Presents, a live sound engineer for
Tolar Sounds, and as a
mastering engineer for
JVC
Disc America. Upon
moving to Medford, Oregon to work for Musician's Friend
Technical Support
and as Operations Manager for Guitar Center, he found the
Rogue Valley
to be a
great place to live and work as an independent audio engineer.
Here is a list of our recent clients,
with website links in blue:
A Beautiful Quote About Peace
"Peace is not something to be left to others in distant places.
It is something we create day to day in our efforts to cultivate
care and consideration for others, forging bonds of friendship
and trust in our respective communities through our own actions
and examples.
" As we enhance our respect for the sanctity of life and human
dignity through our daily behavior and steady efforts toward
dialogue, the foundations for a culture of peace will deepen and
strengthen, allowing a new global civilization to blossom.
When each person is aware and committed, we can prevent society
from relapsing in to a culture of war and foster and nurture
energy toward the creation of a century of peace". -
Daisaku Ikeda, For the Sake of Peace
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