Ajawamnet Studios

Jon Fritz - Cold Hard Rain
Copyright 2024 Nicollesongs - ASCAP
Jon Fritz - Vocal, Guitar
Marc Stauffer - Drums, Vocals
Wayne Mitzen - Bass
Recorded at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums recorded at Kirby's Cat House

Silver Dollar
Paul Gibson
Paul Gibson - Guitar, Vocals
Drums - Louie Lamanna
Bass - Wayne Mitzen
Produced by Paul Gibson, Louie Lamanna, and Wayne Mitzen
Engineered by Wayne Mitzen
Recorded and mixed mid 1980's at Joe Diamond's Blue Diamond Studios, Canonsburg PA.
Recorder - older MX5050 SHD8 1/2" via Trident Series 65 console.
All analog.
Digitally remastered 2018 from the original stereo half track at Ajawam Studios, Manassas, VA

This was improvised on the spot by Paul as he was tracking his album. He started playing to get levels for scratch tracks and I asked what it was. I told him to start over and hit record.
He tracked the main guitar and made up the lyrics as he went.
One take. He then overdubbed another guitar part, again in one take.
Louie then did that amazing drum part in one take. Note that up until the first chorus, there's only kick, high hat, and some crash cymbals.
And yea - those are roto-toms on the hi tom parts.
Bass is a Rick 4001 using the Ric-o-sound output (2 channels - one for each pickup).
Please Note - even though it may sound political, it really wasn't. To us in the studio at the time, it felt more like an early Fleetwood Mac tune.

Jon Fritz - Somewhere In Her Eyes - instrumental version
Somewhere In Her Eyes
Copyright Nicollesongs ASCAP Produced by JonWayne Productions
Music by Jon Fritz
String arrangement and Bass - Wayne Mitzen
Intro string arrangement - Marc Stauffer
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ajawamnet Studios
Instrumental version
UPC/EAN: 631978494968
ISRC: QZ-THL-21-00020
ISWC: T0727868601

Instrumental/Strings at the end of Million Miles Away...

And here's both parts of the bridge of New Song put together...

Here's just the instruments in the same bridge section of New Song...

Here's a vid of just the vocals in the middle/bridge section of New Song. I recall when we were recording that and looking for something that rhythmically accented what was going on there. Pretty cool how it all turned out. Jon really did an amazing job on that. Great to listen to on some headphones...

Jon Fritz - Sweetness
Copyright 2022 Nicollesongs - ASCAP
Jon Fritz - Vocal, Guitar
Marc Stauffer - Drums, Vocals
Wayne Mitzen - Bass
Recorded at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums recorded at Kirby's Cat House

Jon Fritz - Memory (Spanish Verse)
Copyright 2022 Nicollesongs - ASCAP
Jon Fritz - Vocal, Guitar
Marc Stauffer - Drums, Vocals
Wayne Mitzen - Bass
Recorded at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums recorded at Kirby's Cat House

Jon Fritz - I Know Why
Copyright 2022 Nicollesongs - ASCAP
Jon Fritz - Vocal, Guitar
Marc Stauffer - Drums, Vocals
Wayne Mitzen - Bass
Recorded at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums recorded at Kirby's Cat House

Jon Fritz - Waterslide
Copyright 2022 Nicollesongs - ASCAP
Jon Fritz - Vocal, Guitar
Marc Stauffer - Drums
Wayne Mitzen - Bass/B3
Recorded at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums recorded at Stauffer

Current work bench setup... http://ajawamnet.com/bench.gif

Paul Gibson - Guitar and Vocals
Wayne Mitzen - cheap home made fretless bass
Produced by Paul Gibson, Louie LaManna, & Wayne Mitzen
Engineered by Wayne Mitzen
Recorded at Mulberry Street Recorders mid 1990's.

Jon Fritz - Long Way From Home
Copyright 2021 Nicollesongs - ASCAP
Jon Fritz - Vocal, Guitar
Marc Stauffer - Drums. Vocals
Michael Francis Haley - Violin
Wayne Mitzen - Bass, Strings
Recorded at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums recorded at Stauffer

Copyright Nicollesongs ASCAP Produced by JonWayne Productions
Music and Lyrics by Jon Fritz
Drums/Backing Vocals - Marc Stauffer
Bass - Wayne Mitzen
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ajawamnet Studios
Drums Recorded at Stauffer