Newsletter
Spring 2011
5759 Kernsville Road, Orefield, PA 18069 | Phone: 610-398-9590
SFXPost@creativesoundstudios.com | www.creativesoundstudios.com
Who We Are & What We Do
Established in 1976, Creative Sound Studios, LLC has long been one of the top
recording studios in the Lehigh Valley. No matter what your audio needs may
be, CSS is able to fulfill them. For the past 15 years, Creative Sound has provided the audio post-production for
every episode of the truTV series, Forensic Files, produced by MedstarTV. That’s almost 400 episodes! CSS’s
audio post-production background extends to numerous shows for PBS, instructional videos, corporate videos and
TV commercials. Creative Sound Studios has lock-to-picture capability for various tape formats and QuickTime,
thousands of sound effects, music libraries to find the ideal piece, Dolby E, ProLogic and ProLogicII encoding and
decoding and many other services. Looking for a specific type of voice for your project? Creative Sound works
with a diverse group of professional voiceover artists throughout not only eastern PA but the country to make sure
you have the perfect voice for your script. Throughout the past 35 years, CSS has had the privilege of recording a
variety of musical ensembles and genres. Rock, classical, gospel, jazz, bluegrass, a cappella, country, African…
you name it, CSS has recorded it. The 600 sq. ft. studio offers ample space to record or rehearse a group, while the
iso booths provide the isolation needed to record solo vocals and voiceovers. Creative Sound has relationships
with various colleges and universities, providing internship opportunities for students needing to fulfill their
graduation requirements. Students gain real world experience and learn about business relations that cannot be
taught in the classroom. Each student also gets the opportunity to work on a project. First, they pick a scene from
a movie, and then the audio is stripped from the clip. They are responsible for putting new audio to the scene.
Students really enjoy the experience, and by the time they return to school, they are the resident ProTools expert!
Our goal at Creative Sound Studios is to ensure that your recording is the best that it can be. The staff is always
doing research to stay up to date with the latest and greatest technology. Creative Sound’s location provides a
quiet atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities, without a long commute. Visit our website at
www.creativesoundstudios.com for more pictures, services and information. We look forward to working on your
next project!
“Runaway Chef”
Schools In Session
In a day and age where there is an
Many area colleges use Creative Sound Studios’s
entire channel devoted to food and
services for a variety of projects. Radio spots
one food show is very much like the
showcasing DeSales University’s MBA and online
next, Israeli-American Chef Michael
programs were recorded using CSS’s talented
Ginor brings a unique feel to
voiceover artists. Alvernia University in Reading
Runaway Chef, a show focused on Thai food. With an extensive
recorded narration for a video about their business
culinary resume, Ginor is the co-founder and chef of Hudson
program as did Moravian College for a video about
Valley Foie Gras, the founder of Culinary Brainwaves, and the
the college in general. Recording voiceovers for
chef-owner of two restaurants on Long Island; TLV and Lola.
many different applications, Kutztown University
He entered the working world on Wall Street, but in a short time also utilized Creative Sound for producing. One
his love for and substantial knowledge of food led him to
radio spot advertising a Beatles cover band coming
becoming a chef. Directed by Emmy Award winner, Joel
to the university, featured a cockney character with
Coblenz and produced by Resolution Pictures, Runaway Chef
music evoking that of The Beatles. When the
follows Ginor through Thailand as he explores, cooks, tastes and Kutztown Golden Bears football team made it to
educates on the many different cuisines. Ginor traveled around
the playoffs, KU football alums Bruce Harper
the country discussing everything from royal cuisine to street
(former New York Jet) and John Mobley (former
venders to food eaten by the lower class in the heart of Thailand. Denver Bronco) lent their voices for a radio spot.
Some dishes such as roti said mai (Thai cotton candy), baby
back ribs with chili chocolate glaze, grilled muscles with cucumbers and the many prawn cuisines look quite appealing
while others (like a salad of raw meat, blood and bile) most Americans wouldn’t even consider eating. Western cooking
has had an influence on Thai cuisine, and some dishes, such as pork sliders, combine characteristics of both cultures.
Resolution Pictures hired Creative Sound Studios for audio clean up, 5.1 surround mixing and Dolby E encoding on this
project as they have done with projects in the past. Be sure to catch Runaway Chef on PBS in Spring 2012 and visit
runawaychef.net for more information.
LVC MIC
Every November, Lebanon Valley College hosts its annual Music Industry Conference or MIC. The conference
consists of panels on various topics related to the music and recording industries. This year marked MIC’s 6th year, and
Creative Sound Studios’s
Helena Confer and Amanda Marsteller were featured panelists on a session
entitled “Audio for
Video.” Some of the other nine panels included “Entertainment Law,” “It
Ain’t Rock,”
“Alterative Gigs,” “Concert & Event Production,” and a drum workshop
given by
Jeremy Hummel, co-founder and former drummer of the platinum-selling
band, Breaking
Benjamin. LVC offers a music business class devoted to planning MIC with
assistance from the
student organizations, MISA (Music Industry Students Association) and AES
(Audio Engineering Society). MIC began in 2003, when LVC and Albright College decide to co-host a music industry
conference. The next year LVC hosted the event and in 2006, its students
made the decision to host a yearly conference. Each year attendance and
panels keep expanding. A 2006 graduate of LVC, Marsteller fondly
remembers organizing MIC 2004 (the first one hosted by LVC). “It makes
me proud and is wonderful to see how much the conference has grown in
only five years.” LVC MIC is a great opportunity for not only college
students but also for high school students and people in the industry to
discuss and expand their knowledge of happenings in the worlds of music
business and recording.!
There’s Music In The Air…
There never seems to be a lack of variety in the types of music recorded at Creative Sound Studios; Rock bands, concert
bands, jazz bands, a cappella groups, recorder group…the list goes on. Now CSS can add gospel group to the résumé.
Read more about just two of the music sessions recently recorded at Creative Sound.
The Lehigh Valley Voices of Praise
Jumpstreet Band
Thirteen singers, a keyboardist, bass guitarist and drummer
make up The Lehigh Valley Voices of Praise. The
Bethlehem based ensemble was founded in 2001 by director,
Back in September 2009, the Lehigh Valley ItalianAmerican Band recorded a CD showcasing
traditional Italian-American songs they play at
concerts, parades and processionals. Less than a year
later, the band’s conductor, Paul Chepolis, brought
another group he performs with in to record a demo.
Chepolis had such a wonderful experience at
Creative Sound for the Italian-American band
recording that he recommended to the other
members of Jumpstreet Band that they record at CSS.
Jumpstreet Band is a nine-piece ensemble (drums,
bass, guitar, keyboard, trumpet, tenor sax and three
vocalists) based out of Philadelphia. Chepolis steps
off the conductor’s podium and instead shows off his
skills as a trumpet player in Jumpstreet Band. The
group plays at everything from weddings and parties
to clubs and corporate functions.
Their repertoire is extensive,
offering something for every
occasion. They recorded pop and
dance tunes by Beyonce, Lady
Gaga, Sly and the Family Stone
and the Black Eyed Peas but also
had the classics and slow songs like
“At Last,” Barry White’s “Can’t
Get Enough” and “How Do I Live.” This demo is
just a sampling of what they can play. Having such
an eclectic repertoire, Jumpstreet Band can tailor its
set list to each event, providing something for every
taste.!
Lovell Johnson. The group performs and ministers
throughout the Lehigh Valley, New Jersey and New York
and has even traveled to North Carolina to share their gift.
Everyone arrived at Creative Sound on a chilly Saturday in
December to lay down the tracks for their upcoming album,
Stronger. The drum set, bass guitar and keyboard provided
the foundation for all nine
original songs. Each vocalist was
given the opportunity to sing a
solo part. Then the entire choir
provided background vocals, and
additional vocals tracks were
overdubbed to create a full sound.
Mixing of Stronger was recently
completely and it will be released
in June 2011.!
Runaway Chef photos courtesy of runawaychef.net | LVC logo courtesy of Lebanon Valley College | MIC photo courtesy of lvcmic.com