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Dark River Productions is me, Doug Carter. I am located just south of Raleigh, NC. My music background is diverse, so I have written MY BIO which serves as a (long and drawn out) preface to this web page.
I also have a couple of MySpace pages; one for me and one for DRP.

Basically, I have 30+ years of music background including 5 years at The Berklee College Of Music, Boston. I provide straightforward music services & solutions:

• production, recording, editing, mixing,
• live mixing,
• guitar, bass (available for recording or live sessions)
• composition, arranging, band rehearsal/director,
• transcription, music publishing,
• analog/digital to digital audio transfers (from vinyl, cassette, dat, etc.)
• personal studio design and system configuration,
• consulting on most of the above.

I operate out of a modest, multi-track, private project studio (Dark River Projects)
- large enough to comfortably accommodate a 4 piece group;
- appropriate for voice-overs, small to medium sized band demos and cd projects;
but have considerable background with larger ensembles as well, including Big Band and Studio Orchestra.

I have also recorded and/or produced sessions at many of the top New York, Atlanta, Seattle and Boston area studios. So, we can confidently choose the appropriate facility for each phase of your project if necessary.

In addition to the above services, I have limited time slots available for guitar/bass/theory students at my studio.
My previous teaching experience:

• Northwest College - Kirkland WA
• Music West - Kirkland WA
• Mills Music - Kirkland WA
• Kenelly Keys Music - Seattle, WA
• University Music - Seattle, WA
• Author - Fundamental Guitar (DC Music 1988)

Read more about my guitar/bass/theory instruction background.

Some past and recent projects:

Dark River Projects Volume 1 by Doug Carter   MP3s

Dark River Projects Volume 2 by Doug Carter   MP3s

Elements (NC) - Guitar, Recording   MP3s

Soul Glide (MA) - Guitar, Recording   MP3s

Syd (VT) - Guitar, Recording   MP3s

North Shore Little Big Band (MA) - Guitar/Arranger

Portage Bay Big Band (Seattle, WA) - Director/Arranger/Guitar

Hal Hirshon (Boston, MA)
- arranged and co-produced Wildlife and VooDoo Love Shack compact discs on Kopter Hat Records.   MP3s

Sierra Video Production (Everett, WA)
- music composition, field audio recording, mixing, editing and audio post production.

Recorded, performed, or produced sessions with noted musicians:

Don Alias (Percussion)
Kevin Berry (Guitar, Paula Cole)
Mark Cardenas (Keys, Prince: Purple Rain)
Tor Dietrichson (Percussion, Zakir Hussain)
Kevin Eubanks (Guitar, The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno)
Hal Hirshon (Piano, Flute)
Marc Johnson (Bass, Bill Evans)
Duke Levine (Guitar, Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Lou Marini (Sax, The Blues Brothers)
Bob Mintzer (Sax)
Martin Richards (Drums, Duke Robillard)
Kurt Rosenwinkel (Guitar)

Members of the James Brown Band
• Maceo Parker (Sax)
• Fred Wesley (Trombone)
• Flo Raynor (Vocals)

Members of Tower Of Power
• Tom Bowes (Vocals)
• Francis Rocco Prestia III (Bass)

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