Muddy Hole Studios Credits

Dizzy Gillespie, National Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Lou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Richie Havens, The Capitol Steps, Sun Ra, Church of God in Christ, Destiny’s Child, Arlo Guthrie, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, Pharoah Sanders, WETA-FM, WETA-TV, WBUR-FM, WPFW-FM, KCRW-FM, WJHU-FM, FOX-TV, PBS, NPR, United House of Prayer, Sonny Sharrock, Lester Bowie, Abdullah Ibrahim, Clarke Terry, Ramsey Lewis, Union Temple, Charlie Byrd, Nasar Abadey, Don Byron, Bill Frisell, Kirk Lightsey, Aster Aweke, Zap Mama, Acoustic Alchemy, Randy Weston, Danny Gatton, PRS Dragons, Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush, Lucy Pearl, The Orioles, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, NSO Cellos, Mendelssohn String Quartet, Talbot Symphony, Nora Jones, Umphrey’s McGee, Del McCoury, Bill Monroe, Miriam Makeba, Stanley Turrentine, Ahmad Jamal, Don Cherry, Don Pullen, Djimo Kouyate, Muta Baruka, Toni Childs, Kotoja, Archie Shepp, James Carter, Andrew White, Betty Carter, Diane Reeves, Wolfman Balfour, Capercaille, Julius Hemphill Sextet, Gato Barbieri, Melba Moore, Kenny G, David Murray, Paquito De Rivera, David Sanchez, Odetta, Taj Mahal, Vonda Shepherd, Tom Paxton, The Limelighters, The Bitchin’ Babes, Carolyn Hester, Amiri Baraka, American Folklife Festival, World Folk Music Association, District Curators, “Afro-Pop Worldwide”, WBGO-FM, “Jazz Set”, “Car Talk Special”, Putamayo Records, Bonnaroo (for Big Mo), XM Radio, Yank Rachel, The Holmes Brothers, John Jackson, Cephas and Wiggins, David Grisman, “World Café”, Praise Records, Steve Lacy, Mahotella Queens, Sara Evans, RCA/BMG ….




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Below you’ll find some very abbreviated lists of credits for Jim and Muddy Hole in various categories, with some obvious overlaps. Contact Jim for more details.

LIVE RECORDING AND/OR LIVE BROADCAST:
Dizzy Gillespie, National Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Lou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Richie Havens, The Capitol Steps, Sun Ra, Church of God in Christ, Destiny’s Child, Arlo Guthrie, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, Pharoah Sanders, WETA-FM, WETA-TV, WBUR-FM, WPFW-FM, KCRW-FM, WJHU-FM, FOX-TV, PBS, NPR, United House of Prayer, Sonny Sharrock, Lester Bowie, Abdullah Ibrahim, Clarke Terry, Ramsey Lewis, Union Temple, Charlie Byrd, Nasar Abadey, Don Byron, Bill Frisell, Kirk Lightsey, Aster Aweke, Zap Mama, Acoustic Alchemy, Randy Weston, Danny Gatton, PRS Dragons, Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush, Lucy Pearl, The Orioles, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, NSO Cellos, Mendelssohn String Quartet, Talbot Symphony, Nora Jones, Umphrey’s McGee, Del McCoury, Bill Monroe, Miriam Makeba, Stanley Turrentine, Ahmad Jamal, Don Cherry, Don Pullen, Djimo Kouyate, Muta Baruka, Toni Childs, Kotoja, Archie Shepp, James Carter, Andrew White, Betty Carter, Diane Reeves, Wolfman Balfour, Capercaille, Julius Hemphill Sextet, Gato Barbieri, Melba Moore, Kenny G, David Murray, Paquito De Rivera, David Sanchez, Odetta, Taj Mahal, Vonda Shepherd, Tom Paxton, The Limelighters, The Bitchin’ Babes, Carolyn Hester, Amiri Baraka, American Folklife Festival, World Folk Music Association, District Curators, “Afro-Pop Worldwide”, WBGO-FM, “Jazz Set”, “Car Talk Special”, Putamayo Records, Bonnaroo (for *Big Mo*), XM Radio, Yank Rachel, The Holmes Brothers, John Jackson, Cephas and Wiggins, David Grisman, “World Café”, Praise Records, Steve Lacy, Mahotella Queens, Sara Evans, RCA/BMG ….
CONCERT DVD PRODUCTION (project management and/or recording and/or surround mixing):
Kenny Rankin, Herbie Hancock, Keiko Matsui, Taj Mahal, Clarke Terry, Melba Moore, Ben E. King, Chaka Kahn, Acoustic Alchemy, B. B. King, Freddie Jackson, Randy Weston, Brenda Russell, Earl Klugh, Umphrey’s McGee….
CDs:
Dizzy Gillespie, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Charlie Byrd, Ramsey Lewis, Chris English, Kirk Lightsey, Jay Turner, Randy Weston, Red Letter Day, Kenny Rankin, Dirty Campaign, Melba Moore, WFMA, Nasar Abadey, The Capitol Steps (approx. 15 albums), Voices of Victory….
TV DOCUMENTARIES AND SPECIALS:
-"Real Time with Bill Maher"(HBO '06)- Primary audio mix (A-1) for this live, hour long, commercial-free special remote production in Washington, DC at the Atlantic Video studios in October of 2006, with guests Robin Williams, John Kerry, Chris Matthews and others.
-“Normandy: The Great Crusade” (Discovery ’94- Peabody Award)- sound effects editing, foley production and extensive sound design.
-“Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial” (American Movie Classics ’96- President’s Emmy Award)- complete audio post production.
-“Jobs- Not What They Used To Be” (PBS ’96- 90 minute special)- complete audio post production.
-“Kenny G. at the Soul Café” (The Jazz Channel ’01)- location audio recording and location video/audio technical management. .
-“A Cathedral Christmas With Denyce Graves” (PBS/BET ’97)- EIC and technical manager for shoot while working for BET….one of many, many concert productions.
“The Capitol Steps”- (PBS and FOX)- location audio for 2 performance specials and one live insert for late-night talk TV.
TV COMMERCIALS:
-Start-to-finish audio for long-form commercials (okay: infomercials) for Natural Cover, Busch Gardens/Williamsburg, Virginia Beach and others.
INDUSTRIAL VIDEOS (producer):
“PRS Guitars 2003 DVD”- This 2 hour long DVD is a textbook example of a tightly scheduled production on a budget that meets a client’s commercial and creative needs. 20,000 copies were distributed worldwide. All production and post production services were provided by Muddy Hole Studios. .
“Capitol Steps Promo”- Muddy Hole provided the shooters, director, editor and production service to update The Capitol Steps’ 14 minute video calling card.
RADIO:
-"The 2005 National Powwow" (A.I.R.O.S. public radio network w/international distribution)- Three days of live broadcast from Washington DC's MCI center, sponsored by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. -"Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Suite for Human Nature" (XM Radio's Real Jazz 70)- Debut performance of this Wynton Marsalis composition recorded live at Washington DC's historic Lincoln Theatre and broadcast Christmas day 2004.
-“The Blues Project” (Maryland Public Radio, WESM-FM and PGCC)- recording and production for 13 hour long radio specials.
-“Global Voices, Pan American Rhythms” (NPR)- recording and production for this 2 hour concert special.
-“Radio From Downtown” (Public Radio}- recording/broadcasting (often live-to-air) and sound effects prep for the early, periodic productions of a regional radio variety show featuring serial comedies, musical performances and interviews.
-“DC World Jazz Festival” (Pacifica/NPR)- live-to-air broadcasts of several years of this cutting-edge festival, with up to 20 hours of air time for the Muddy Hole Studios crew.
-“Politics Takes a Holiday” (NPR)- ongoing recording and production for quarterly radio specials for The Capitol Steps.
-“Dumbarton Chamber Series” (WETA-FM)- several years’ worth of chamber music recordings in various formats for later broadcast.
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