Welcome to tracksfromhome.com. I'm a 35 year music industry veteran and have been recording professionally since the mid 90s. Some of the albums and projects I've recorded on can be seen on the discography page at jaybuettner.com.
In addition to being a working studio musician, I've recorded tracks from home for clients all over since the early 2000s. Having a personal studio lets me record and send tracks anywhere, anytime.
John Webster - producer (Vancouver), Kevin Churko - producer (Las Vegas), Bob Funk -producer (Nashville), Tom McKillip - producer (Vancouver), John Ellis - producer (Vancouver Island) Jetty Road - band (Australia), Paul Shatto - producer (music/film/TV), Jeff Yellen - producer (jingles/commercials), Dickson Lesser - artist (Saskatchewan), Jeff Johnson - songwriter/producer (Okanagan), Kelvin Funkner - producer (Saskatchewan), Mitch Merrett - producer (Vancouver), George Canyon - artist (Alberta), Bobby Wills - artist, record label (Alberta), Jordan Pritchett - producer (Vancouver Island), Sheldon Zaharko - producer/engineer (Vancouver), Mike Rheault - producer/composer (Vancouver), Bradley Hale - artist (Ontario), Michael Nowak - producer (Vancouver), Roy Duquette - songwriter (Vancouver)
Recording budgets aren't what they used to be so hiring a studio, engineer and musicians isn't always an option. Recording this way provides some flexibility.
In the studio, time is money. It's a luxury being able to tweak sounds, nurture ideas and layer parts without holding anyone up.
I can also take a portable system on the road with me when I'm touring if I need to meet somebody's project deadline.
I use Universal Audio Apollo interfaces. Sometimes the signal path is a mic’d up amp, sometimes it’s a Kemper or sometimes it’s an in-the-box UA amp plugin . The recipe changes to suit the track or the request of the client. The UA platform gives me access to iconic gear choices including, Neve, SSL, API, Manley, Teletronix and Helios.
It’s as easy as sending
consolidated wav files
and emailing your wishlist
for the song(s).
I do the rest.
I build a session in my DAW
Make a chart
Set up the gear, get sounds
Create and record the part(s)
Clean up and consolidate the tracks
Upload files to you
Once you're satisfied, an invoice is sent
and payment is made by e-transfer,
PayPal, Wise, or other.
I complete the job by submitting a
Single Song Overdub contract
to the Vancouver Musician's Association.
The ONLY thing required from you, is a signature to verify that the work was done.