Welcome to the revamped HMS dot com, launched April 23, 2019. Drop me a note at hearmeshimmer@gmail.com. I’m still working on bringing in selected blog posts from the old site, but the watch page has a good selection of my mixing and production work from over the years.
Day 1
About a year ago, D. Crane and I started passing ideas back and forth between HMS and Bill Clinton Studios in Tacoma, yesterday we started laying them down for a new BOAT record. Follow along below…
Unlikely Friends - We Blast Last
(THE FABULOUS NORTHWEST SOUND) The UNLIKELY FRIENDS crew cranked out an album of all Pacific Northwest covers over the span of 10 weeks. Most of the basic tracks were recorded in one day at HMS. Very off-the-cuff, in true UF fashion. Government furloughs, snow days and the potent combination of Garage Band and Dropbox fueled fast and collaborative overdub sessions up and down the I-5 corridor. We released 2 songs week starting in February. The entire collection is now available in digital and CD-R format via Bandcamp. I’m drumming on tracks 1,7,9,10 and contributing BGV’s in lots of places.
He's Waitin'....for you.
(THE SONICS) My choice for the Unlikely Friends all-NW cover record “We Blast Last.” From the 1965 single version on Etiquette Records, it’s The Sonics “He’s Waitin’.” I’m on drums, sugary chorus BGV’s and production duties. I’ll forever be chasing the vibe of The Sonics recordings. Ethan Jones of Math & Physics Club is on lead vocals. D. Crane on Guitars. Full version at the Unlikely Friends bandcamp.