Recording - Michael Loomis

Big Dipper Studio is the culmination of a lifetime of musical dreams, construction projects, gear purchases, upgrades, and patch bay rewires. It is an audio workshop dedicated to the pursuit of learning and gradually perfecting the art of music performance and audio production.

Below are a selection of recordings that span from the early 1970’s to the present. As always, your comments are welcome in the “Leave a Reply” section at the bottom of the page.

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Early 4-track tape projects:

Steve Bittle – original songs (recorded May 1974, Bowling Green, OH)

Steve Bittle – guitar, vocal
Rob Polomsky – bass
Fred Layman – pedal steel

“Four Days Of Rain”, S. Bittle

“Blue Blue Feeling”, S. Bittle

“Too Many Questions”, S. Bittle

Suzie Spalding – “A Judas Kiss Goodbye” (original song)

“A Judas Kiss Goodbye” (recorded 1977, Bowling Green, OH)

Suzie Spalding – guitars, vocals

Rob Polomsky – “I’m Broke” (original song)

“I’m Broke” (recorded 1978, Lake Tahoe, CA)

Rob Polomsky – bass,vocal
Jane Dow – piano
Michael Loomis – acoustic guitar

Analog 8-track tape projects:

Headwind – original songs (except “Ocho Rios”) (recorded Sept. 1981, Lake Tahoe)

Jim Lambertson – guitar, Rhodes electric piano, vocal
Hiram Fernandez – percussion, flute, vocal
Mark Thompson – guitar, vocal
Michael Ostaski – bass
Russell Snow – drums
Michael Loomis – guest soloist on “Palace”

Headwind photos

“Animal Instinct”, J. Lambertson

“From Rochdale to Ocho Rios”, G. Gouldman

“Palace Of The One Night Stand”, J. Lambertson

“Fly By Night Romance”, J. Lambertson

“Sweet Elizabeth”, J. Lambertson

Bob Gubber – “Run” (original song, quarter finalist in The American Song Festival competition, 1983)

“Run”, Bob Gubber (recorded 1982-1983, Lake Tahoe)

Bob Gubber – keys, lead vocal
George Dougherty – bass, back vocal
Bill Heise – drums
Michael Loomis – back vocal
Tom Delaney – sax

Digital 24-track Projects:

Stranger – cover songs (recorded 2006) (songwriter credits listed separately for each)

Lynn Brown – guitar, cowbell, vocal
Michael Loomis – guitar, vocal
Ron Adams – drums, vocal
Ed Feifert – bass, vocal

stranger Photos

“You Can’t Do That”, J. Lennon, P. McCartney

“Gimme Three Steps”, A. Collins, R. Van Zant

“Money/Day Tripper medley”, B. Strong /J. Lennon, P. McCartney

“No Matter What”, P. Ham

“Proud Mary”, J. Fogerty

“White Room”, J. Bruce, P. Brown

Off The Record – cover songs

Gary Walker – guitar, vocal
Ed Feifert – guitar, dobro, 12-string guitar, vocal
Michael Loomis – bass, guitar, 12-string guitar, vocal

Off The Record Photos

Session #1 (recorded 2006)

“Dock Of The Bay”, O. Redding, S. Cropper

“Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, B. Dylan

“You Are The Joy Of My Life”, J. Fogerty

“Mr. Spaceman”, J. McGuinn

“Poncho And Lefty”, T. Van Zandt

Session #2 (recorded 2010)

“Here Comes The Sun”, G.Harrison

“You Got A Friend”, C. King

“Revival”, D. Betts

“Solitary Man”, N. Diamond

“Love The One You’re With”, S. Stills

“Big White Gate”, G. Potter

“Homeward Bound”, P. Simon

“Friend Of The Devil”, J. Garcia, J. Dawson

Loomis “Etudes” Project (with a little help from my friends)

This project came about mainly as a way to develop my studio and recording chops. (Etudes = studies) The idea was to record a number of favorite tunes from different genres – to exercise what skills I had accumulated over the years – and hopefully to learn something new as well. Kudos to all my musical friends who helped me realize these recordings.

All instruments and other noises by M. Loomis except where noted. Mostly recorded at Big Dipper Studio 2014-2020. Vocals on “Wrapped” were recorded remotely during the pandemic (2021).