Painkiller by Judas Priest

Download this song on itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/painkiller-single/id478077609

We obtained the license to sell 100 digital downloads of this song from songclearance.com The publisher, April Music, has been informed and our license number is 15999924. All profits will be used to improve the quality of future recording sessions and continue to make it affordable for the students

On Saturday, May 7th my students traveled to Nashville, TN to record 8 songs at Starstruck Studios, a world class recording studio owned by Reba McEntire. This was our longest recording session to date...running from 8 am to 3 am. The students recorded Painkiller from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Judas Priest's "Painkiller" is by far the most challenging song my students have covered. At the studio we decided to not record the song using a metronome...instead opting to have the song groove a little bit and get a more natural performance from the students. And for the credit sequence, we recorded Judas Priest's "Cathedral Spires".

Thunder: Kala Scarpinski and Auggie Huber...Age 11
Lead Vocals: Noah Stubenrauch...Age 11
Drums: Tyler Rogers...Age 13
Rhythm Guitar: Drew Lowry...Age 14
Bass: Aidan Higgins...Age 15
Credit Sequence Vocalist: Emily Leavengood...Age 16
Acoustic Guitarists: Robert Doughty and Nathan Clevenger...Age 16
Lead Guitar: Joe Hubbell...Age 17

The vocals were recorded using a vintage AKG C12 microphone. Because we had to record 8 songs in a single day with 48 students, we had to save on setup time and record the electric guitars direct. Joe Hubbell used a Digitech RP500 and Drew Lowry used a Vox Tonelab SE. The bass was recorded direct and we used DW drums.

This recording session was definitely a big production and wouldn't have been possible without the following people:
I have to first thank Dan Agee for an incredible mix. Dan is the most talented musician and mixing engineer I know. With him on our projects, I always feel like the students' tracks are in good hands.

Steve Nagasaki, for mastering the song. It's great to have someone as talented as Steve to get a fresh perspective on a song. For all your mastering needs: www.nagasakisound.com

Brian Anderson, Josh Cole and Morgan Asher...what can I say, these guys worked 24 hours straight and took care of business. They made the trip enjoyable and successful. I can't thank them enough!!!

Tom and Nick Inglin for their fantastic photos which were used in the credit sequence of the video.

Todd Tidwell and Aaron Kasdorf, the engineers who kept the session relaxed and productive despite the long hours. The students can't wait to work with them again.

And of course to all the parents for making this trip possible. My students are very lucky to have parents who are so supportive.

Note: I am looking for cameramen, photographers, lighting crew and video editors to help out on future projects. The amount of work to create these videos is daunting, so any help would greatly appreciated. Please contact me if you are interested in getting involved (we do have money in our budget for these services). Our future sessions will most likely occur in Cincinnati, OH and Nashville, TN.

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• Painkiller
• Judas Priest
• Aaron O'Keefe
• Students
• Metal
• Dan Agee
• Cathedral Spires
• Ripper Owens
• Rob Halford
• KK Downing
• Scott Travis