Dan Long
Headwest / Exactamundo Studio
NEWEST of NEWS
Recording . . mixing . . writing . . teaching . .
Mixed a new duet from Lemony Rug and Jonathan Simons called Catching Sunlight, which will be out soon.
We did a multi-camera (iphone) shoot with Oxy bands Lily Pesikov and National Diet. It sounds and looks great, and will be something we do a lot more of around here.
Mixed a few beautiful songs for N. Ireland's John Nelson
Spiral Stairs record #4 (with me) continues ... Most of the vocals are done. This one won't be called Spiral Stairs, but I can't reveal the band name just yet (band: Me, Spiral, Tim Regan, Kelly Stoltz, Adam Wade, Craig Jackson)
Mixed Nashville's Runner of the Woods new record New in Town
PORTS of Derry, N Ireland has released 2 singles from their next record (coming out 9/18/25), mixed by moi. Watch the videos for Wait for Forever and Halfway.
It took a while (2 years) but Bobby Moynihan and I have finished the Ballerina Black record, called What Lungs of Insects. It's beautiful, ugly, intense, and deeply personal. We played everything ourselves, save for some guitar by Tim Regan. It's the most work I have ever put into a record and I cant wait for the world to hear it.
In 2024 I mixed Andrew Carroll's brilliant score for The Netflix documentary The Comeback about the Boston Red Sox 2003 World Series run, and we just learned that it has won a "Sport Emmy"! Which is an award that exists! Good job everyone.
Speaking of Andrew, I mixed his score for My Hero, an indie comedy film about a date going awry/hi jinx ensuing,
Mixing a new EP by Léon Rudolf aka Lemony Rug.
Currently wrapping up the mixes for a new Runner of the Woods record, recorded in Nashville by Mark Thornton at Sidekick Sound. Great songs and they sound great!
Mixed the new punk album by Black Adidas, recorded by David Newton at Rollercoaster Recording
Mixed the new EP by Aussie/French band The Wonder
Film School released their latest record, Field, which I co-produced and mixed. It is, as they say, a banger. I have worked with Film School ever since I moved to LA in 2006, and I think every record we have done has been better than the last. Seeing them open for Pavement was definitely a highlight of the year!
Recorded and mixed a couple tunes with old bandmates Near Beer.
Recorded an as yet untitled record for Bloody Nose. This was definitely one of the most fun projects I have worked on in a long while. Great band, even greater people.
Mixed a new record for Broken Hearts are Blue, which they recorded at Tiny Telephone in SF.
Mixed Andrew Carroll's score for the animated show Shape Island on Apple TV, as well as a new round of tracks for the Lego Drive video game.
In other news, in Fall 2022 I started teaching music production, mixing, and mastering at Occidental College. I previously taught at Cal Poly Pomona from 2013-2022.
New gear!
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Dachman Audio U 67 and Fet 47. I have become a big fan of these guys, and I highly recommend these mics!
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STAM Audio 76D+. A fantastic black face 1176 with switchable tube output.
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A rebuilt Kalamazoo Model 1
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Custom guitar amp built by studio pal Chris Harrison
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70's Ampeg v4 head. Great for both bass and guitar
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Yamaha ns10's
Music on the tv
Our songs have been used in Fox's 911 (Tsarist) and Netflix's Wednesday (Some Birthday Girls), as well as the CW's Riverdale. Over the years, our work has been used in movie trailers, ads, and many tv shows.