|
Post by wiz on May 7, 2015 20:49:45 GMT -6
Now... its all well and good talking about U47s ... how to mic a snare drum..... parallel compression...
But what about what really matters...
Dealing with clients that smell like a festered pole cat!
man, I have every door and window open, candles going, Glen 20 Air Freshener ...
It still smells like a decaying armpit in here.....
gawd almighty!
its like a Seinfield episode.
cheers
Wiz
|
|
|
Post by levon on May 8, 2015 0:55:35 GMT -6
Lol, too many sheep in Australia?
|
|
|
Post by gouge on May 8, 2015 1:06:02 GMT -6
ah aussie women.
they may smell but they sure can sing!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 1:11:52 GMT -6
I heard Australia is simply very hot. At least it was like a "decaying armpit" - it definitely could have been worse. I mean....south of that....just saying.... Please don't ask ... there was this colleague at work...the others called him "Stinky" when he wasn't there...rrrggh. No, really... There is this stuff they sell under the name "Febreze" in Germany, contains zinc ricinoleate. Known to crack smells into pieces on molecular level. Works pretty good.
|
|
|
Post by levon on May 8, 2015 1:33:01 GMT -6
You guys crack me up...
|
|
|
Post by Randge on May 8, 2015 9:36:27 GMT -6
|
|
|
Post by jimwilliams on May 8, 2015 9:50:12 GMT -6
Soak yourself in cheap cologne. That way if they don't get the message at least you will smell yourself instead.
Back in the 1980's Gordon Sumner was cutting tracks in a famous LA studio. He had a habit of jogging before he came in, sans a shower. That's where he got the nickname, "Stink".
|
|
|
Post by svart on May 8, 2015 10:09:38 GMT -6
I had a guy come into the studio to do background vocals. Everyone kept telling me how awesome of a singer he was..
Anyway, this little portly fellow walks in, sweating profusely from walking maybe 40 feet..
And he had some powerful B.O.... I mean, it was awful. It wasn't a normal sweaty 3rd tier country kind of B.O., it was like chemicals mixed with rotting meat.
Anyway, dude couldn't sing to save his life. He could get loud and belt out notes, but no sense of style, nor any kind of musicianship at all. And he stunk so bad I had to open the doors and get a fan to help ventilate.
|
|
|
Post by watchtower on May 8, 2015 11:52:49 GMT -6
Don't you guys ever record crust punk bands? Patchouli and BO is a great mix
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 12:06:21 GMT -6
Hahahaha! Guess what kind of underground scene my colleague "Stinky" came from originally...
|
|
|
Post by tonycamphd on May 8, 2015 12:10:33 GMT -6
the image of a dead skunk soaking in an old pot of coffee has come to mind 8)
|
|
|
Post by jazznoise on May 10, 2015 7:45:35 GMT -6
It really baffles me when they're not single. I'm like, "WHO sleeps next to that!? And what do THEY smell like if they think this is okay?".
But yeah, crusty types add barfy sicklyness to it for good measure. And a mouth full of rotten teeth too, sometimes.
|
|
|
Post by Ward on May 10, 2015 10:15:42 GMT -6
Had a guy in here not long ago, one of those older punk rock types. Took three days to fumigate.
|
|
|
Post by wiz on May 10, 2015 16:01:02 GMT -6
I have to finish off the session this week with the odourous one.... I actually scheduled it for later in the day, cause I have one in the morning with some one else, and I can't have another client come in and breathe that.
Hey, I gotta pay for this US trip... Surely I can hold my breathe for a couple of hours... 8)
Cheers
Wiz
|
|
|
Post by Martin John Butler on May 10, 2015 16:28:42 GMT -6
I'm feeelin' ya wiz. One of the finer bass players I've worked with really smelled. I mean, stank. He's on dozens of albums, tours the world, crazy chops, but I just can't be in the same room for more than an hour. I'd love to ask him to work on some new material with me, but just can't take it. I actually thought I should say something as a friend, but I figured I wouldn't be a friend for long if I did.
I've wondered the same thing, how the hell does anyone sleep with that. Do they not smell it?
|
|
|
Post by levon on May 10, 2015 23:15:11 GMT -6
I have to finish off the session this week with the odourous one.... I actually scheduled it for later in the day, cause I have one in the morning with some one else, and I can't have another client come in and breathe that. Hey, I gotta pay for this US trip... Surely I can hold my breathe for a couple of hours... 8) Cheers Wiz Totally overrated, this breathing thing.
|
|
|
Post by Ward on May 11, 2015 10:01:54 GMT -6
a 'ripe' smell is more common in countries outside of North America, Western Europe and Aus/NZ
We should count our blessings it isn't the norm for the rest of us.
|
|
|
Post by jimwilliams on May 11, 2015 10:14:25 GMT -6
I try to bathe at least once every week or so, whether I need it or not. Water restrictions are a b*tch. If you come to California, bring water.
|
|
|
Post by jazznoise on May 11, 2015 20:06:50 GMT -6
Down here in the sub tropics during the summer washing daily is a minimum - some people really could do with doing it twice.
I have to say that most Asians are also pretty clean. Outside of people in poorer areas of maybe India, China or Vietnam, everyone is from a developed enough area to wash frequently and does so. I don't think you'd get a lot of sympathy for not showering here when it hits 30 degrees (celsius) and the humidity is in the 90% area. That goes for places
Eastearn Europeans are pretty clean too. Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Bulgaria etc. are all first world nations. Latin America is also fond of daily washing where available, due to also having high humidity. You basically have to go somewhere that doesn't have running water to find people who do not wash near daily in the 21st century. Like Chad or Somalia or maybe parts of Iraq since ISIS moved in.
I won't get too far into the political nature of these things, but water shortages in the West are simply due to poor infrastructural planning. States can go full banana republic occasionally and take their eyes off of everything but the current hot policy and the effects of this will ripple through the infrastructure of the state. Chances are you'll find companies in the area who, due to contractual agreements, are undergoing no water shortages. Or in cheeky cases, like Starbuck's water bottling company that is now moving its plant from Cali due to some much deserved criticism, there's just a complete absence of giving a fuck.
|
|
|
Post by wiz on May 11, 2015 22:27:54 GMT -6
damn!!
i just finished of that project with odourous one...
gawd...
my studio reeks
8(
cheers
Wiz
|
|
|
Post by Martin John Butler on May 12, 2015 8:12:05 GMT -6
dang, I was hoping it was just a one day stinkathon, and that he'd cleaned up his act.
|
|
|
Post by wiz on May 12, 2015 18:03:40 GMT -6
I am so happy I built giant windows in the studio...
I had everything open, unloaded a boatload of air freshener , lit candles.. left the door open and the ceiling fan running flat out... went inside had lunch, came out walked in the room, and actually dry heaved....
It took a couple of hours for the funk to go...
8(
never
NEVER
NEVER
AGAIN
8)
cheers
Wiz
|
|
|
Post by tonycamphd on May 12, 2015 18:11:29 GMT -6
I am so happy I built giant windows in the studio... I had everything open, unloaded a boatload of air freshener , lit candles.. left the door open and the ceiling fan running flat out... went inside had lunch, came out walked in the room, and actually dry heaved.... It took a couple of hours for the funk to go... 8( never NEVER NEVER AGAIN 8) cheers Wiz lol, is there an obvious reason for it? Does the guy need a shower? or is he just a stinky stinkerson no matter what he does?
|
|
|
Post by wiz on May 12, 2015 18:42:43 GMT -6
I am so happy I built giant windows in the studio... I had everything open, unloaded a boatload of air freshener , lit candles.. left the door open and the ceiling fan running flat out... went inside had lunch, came out walked in the room, and actually dry heaved.... It took a couple of hours for the funk to go... 8( never NEVER NEVER AGAIN 8) cheers Wiz lol, is there an obvious reason for it? Does the guy need a shower? or is he just a stinky stinkerson no matter what he does? whatever it is.. he needs to seek the services, of an industrial cleaning service... this dude needs a team of people, working on him around the clock.. next time I am dressing up like that movie OUTBREAK... wait.. there is no next time... man, can you mix in one of those suits they wore on Breaking Bad? cheers Wiz
|
|
|
Post by Ward on May 13, 2015 6:28:03 GMT -6
Or wiz, you could supply stinky elephants with hazmat suits to wear when they do come a-calling! Seal IN the toxicities.
|
|