Dutcher Snedeker

Keyboardist, Studio Musician, Collaborator

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Check out all of the releases I’ve been a part of over the years, I’ve tried to catalog everything in chronological order! Every album listed is also available for purchase, so support these artists if you want to see them continue their work in Michigan and beyond!

Are you a super fan of any of these projects or an artist I’ve worked with that wants to submit any liner notes, behind-the-scenes stories, or corrections to contribute to this catalog? Shoot me an email!

 

As with most of the music we release at Normal Mode Enterprise, our inspiration comes from space and the cosmos.

The James Webb Telescope (JWTS) connects us to the origins of the Universe. It studies every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.

The images it has captured so far are nothing less than breathtaking.
We hope you listen to this song while viewing some of those amazing JWTS images.

This track was recorded at Grace Bible College with Zachary Rumley and Michael Dause of TreeTone Studios mixed and mastered the final product. This is also the first release with guitarist Adam Marth included!

 

I was first introduced to this song on a gig with Adam Marth where he put together a St Patrick’s Day show night in Ludington at Mitten Bar. Cut to a couple years later, and I was track keys in the living room where Adam was pet sitting!

 

Lady Ace Boogie called a host of collaborators to work with Dogtown Studio to pull this cover of “Like A Stone” by Audioslave! We stayed fairly true to the original while adding our own personalities, and the finishing touches to the production and added backup vocals were done by Mark Lavengood over at his home studio, Bear Mark Records!

 

Check out the studio recording of “Shredder,” tracked live at Mark Lavengood’s home studio, The Bear Den!

Check out this live version we did at Dogtown Studio a couple years prior to the official, recorded release!

 

Brooklyn Kohl has been such a fun person to work with, as she always brings a willingness to collaborate and elevate those who work with her on her music! This track was recorded initially during a weekend at Haruki Hakoyama’s home studio and has since evolved into this finished product!

Check out this live in-studio version of the single!

Recorded at Third Coast Recording Company
Engineered by Kevin Koezel

Brooklyn Kohl (Vocals)
Dutcher Snedeker (Wurlitzer)
Adam Marth (Guitar)
Nuri Tett (Bass)
Da’Veonce Washington (Drums)
Haruki Hakoyama (Trumpet)
Caleb Elzinga (Tenor Sax)
Benjamin James (Trombone)

Filmed by Matt Lima

 

Keep up with “Aussie Nick Music” (Nick Adamson) to hear these songs live!

I recorded on all of the songs on this EP at Third Coast Recording Company in Grand Haven, MI! Click the link to browse the whole release where I contributed keys and Hammond B3 organ!

 

Follow Candid Antics to see where they are playing next around the Midwest!

I recorded on track 8, a tune called “Sparck!” You can also click the video and the track will start playing (time stamped at 39:08)

These tracks were recorded at Third Coast Recording with Kevin Koezel, utilizing funds/time they won as finalists in the Walk The Beat music festival in Grand Haven, MI

 

I recorded keys to this song at Eli Kahn’s house in South Bend, and this music video for this song won “Best Animation: Music Video” at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival and an award at the 16th Annual Music Video Asheville Awards! Animator, Nathan Morrow worked alongside After Ours to bring this video to life!

 

In October 2022, Earth Radio planned a writing retreat to a small farm in Vermont, nestled in the Lake Champlain Valley. We sardined ourselves into a Dodge Journey with very limited musical equipment and set off to write and record an album in less than a week around the prompt, “If The Earth Could Speak, What Would It Say?”

We hope that this record inspires you to think more about living in reciprocity with nature and that it offers a respite from our hectic modern living, even inviting you to breath from the moment the record plays. As you listen, know that tracks are listed in the order we wrote them and also the order we always rehearsed them as the tracks took shape.

This record would not be possible if it weren't for the wonderful hosts/friends we stayed with in Vermont (thank you Roel and Tiny!), Jeremy Mendecino at Lane Gibson Recording Studio, Michigan's own Glenn Brown, and staff at Lane Gibson Recording Studio and Glenn Brown Productions, the wonderful artwork crafted by our longtime friend/collaborator Sky Black, producers like Ryan Birtles and the dozens of supporters through our Kickstarter campaign, and the cooperative efforts of the Earth Radio crew, including Hannah Jurcich's steadfast support and enthusiasm behind this venture AND connecting us to the land we visited.

All songs written and recorded by Earth Radio
Justin Avdek - bass, vocals
Hannah Laine - vocals
Dutcher Snedeker - keyboards, vocals, whistle
David Ward, drums, percussion, vocals

Recorded/Engineer by Jeremy Mendecino, Lane Gibson Recording Studio
Mastered by Glenn Brown
Producers - Earth Radio, Jeremy Mendicino, Ryan Birtles
Artwork - Sky Black

Special thanks to Roel & Tiny!

 

I recorded on track 2, “Don’t Leave Me Here,” at my house using Keyscape! Greg Baxter then mixed things in with the rest of the recording at his studio, Second Story Sound in Grand Rapids, MI!

Alex Austin performs with his group Deerfield Run and with Nicholas Thomasma & The Bandwagon!

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