Dust-to-Digital releases an amazing collection of field recordings by Art Rosenbaum. Art of Field Recording Volume I: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum is Rosenbaum’s life’s work. The 110 song, 4-CD set is organized into "Survey," "Religious," "Blues" and "Instrumental and Dance" discs. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
Yosemite National Park chooses Osiris Studio for Preservation Project
The National Park Service has chosen Osiris Studio to help preserve part of The Yosemite Archives sound recordings collection. The recordings include 78 rpm discs, 16” instantaneous discs, open reel tapes and cassette tapes. All in all over 900 hours of recorded content dating from the 1930’s through the 1950’s. The recordings offer a unique perspective into the history of the park and the Yosemite Valley.
Georgia State University Special Collections: Johnny Mercer “Mike” Recordings
Around 1967 Charles Tannen, actor and screenwriter, conceived of a musical comedy for the stage based on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. He engaged lyricist Johnny Mercer to write songs for the play. "Mike" was never produced, and most of the 19 songs Mercer composed for it went unpublished. The recordings that have been digitized for GSU feature all of the play’s songs sung by Johnny Mercer.
Osiris Studio Preserves Recordings for The American Cancer Society
Over 70 hours of radio transcription discs have been digitized and restored by Osiris Studio. The recordings, all on 16 inch grooved discs dated from the 1950’s, consisted of public service announcements and radio dramas informing listeners about the dangers of cancer related diseases.
Selwyn Lissack’s Friendship Next Of Kin Released
New York’s DMG ARC releases Selwyn Lissack’s long out of print and extremely rare late 1960’s Euro/Brit avant jazz album, Friendship Next Of Kin. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
How Low Can You Go? Released
Dust-to-Digital releases a 3-disc box devoted to the string bass. This is the first ever anthology of the upright bass and explores the earliest recorded history of the instrument. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
CEDAR Comes to Osiris Studio
Osiris Studio is excited to announce the installation of an entire suite of CEDAR audio restoration products. Many consider CEDAR to be the best of the best when it comes to digital audio restoration tools. Combined with the talents of owner/engineer Michael Graves, Osiris Studio now has the ability to produce truly world class audio restoration projects.
Osiris Studio Completes Project Documenting Langmuir’s Importance to the CDC
12 audio cassette recordings of lectures given by renowned epidemiologist Alexander Langmuir have been preserved for future researchers by Osiris Studio. As part of the US Centers for Disease Control’s David J. Sencer CDC Museum, the recordings document Langmuir’s importance in the field of epidemiology and the formation of the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
Michael Graves Joins the Rialto Center for the Arts Advisory Board
Georgia State University 's Rialto Center for the Arts is an 833-seat performing-arts venue located in the heart of the Fairlie-Poplar district in downtown Atlanta. The venue is home to the Rialto Series presenting the best of national and international jazz, world music, and dance; School of Music performances; the Atlanta Film Festival and many others. Graves is very proud to be a part of this important cultural center in Atlanta, GA.
Fonotone Records Boxed Set Released
Dust-to-Digital releases a 5-disc retrospective of the last 78 rpm record label in America. After spending his early years soaking up the sound of thousands of 78 rpm discs, record collector Joe Bussard decided in 1956 to make some recordings of a few guitar-picking pals in his local National Guard unit. Little did Bussard know that his hobby would turn into a 14 year odyssey which would result in hundreds of custom-made 78 rpm records to be issued on his own Fonotone label out of his parents' basement in Frederick, Maryland. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.