Rick Reifenstein

While the sun isn't shining today; this morning was made bright with blueberry pancakes with fresh blueberries, and covered in wonderful homemade red raspberry syrup. Fireworks at the lake are planned for tonight. We hope that the rain will hold off. Worked in the studio yesterday. Re-recorded an old song, "Filth", from the band days. Updated and arranged especially for production use.

Here's the latest from the studio. "Dad's Groove" was written on Fathers Day so hence the title. The initial riff was inspired by Clutch. I then added a Deep Purple vibe to it by adding the Hammond B3. The B3 mirrors the Bass line with slight variation to add some depth. The guitar is the 1st generation Jo Satriani model Ibanez with the original DiMarzio "Fred" pickups run through a Randall amp simulation. The gain is cranked, eq slightly scooped and a little presence added. Then it's run through a 4x12 Marshall cabinet simulator with impulses of Celestion greenbacks. No other FX or tweaking on the guitar. I wanted it to sound raw. Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/rmreifenstein/dads-groove My Soundcloud page is a good way to hear the newest stuff from my studio and production music catalog.

Summertime is here and as usual I'm trying to balance time in the studio with time outside enjoying summer activities. Living next to a big lake with wonderful beaches doesn't help. So I usually shift studio time to the evenings or take advantage of wet rainy days. The kids are in the middle of their swim season. We also have had our fair share of picnics, beach parties and time out on the lake. Great summer fun! Summer also brings visitors that come and stay at the house. This weekend we have my Father -in- Law visiting. His visits usually result in long discussions fueled by good food. I'm not sure what 4th of July will bring. We usually have a pool party with the swim team families, but the weather forecast is calling for rain so we may miss out on fireworks at the lake. Studio News: I've been working on new stuff for #Jingle Punks. Some Rock tunes and EDM pieces. Jingle Punks got my piece "Plucky Theme" in a Blue Cross of California technology video