Handwritten Recording

Stay healthy. Stay Optimistic. Stay in touch.

See you soon.

Alone Together. I truly don’t know how to start this other than by telling you how hopeful I am that you are all staying healthy, sane, and as optimistic as these times allow. I also want to say thank you t…

Brighter, lighter, and new art.

Blah-g No. 16.

The Long and The Short, The Micro and The Macro, The Yin and The Yang. What role can I play to help get you to the best version of your work? Pretty straightforward question that I obsess over frequently in the minutes before falling asleep each night. One simple ans…

Thanks for checking out or keeping up with Handwritten here. Despite my relative neglect of this page, Facebook keeps on rubbing my nose in the fact that people are looking at it. That being said, I'm hoping you are willing to go a step further and message me to talk to me more specifically about your potential project. I will be looking forward to it.

Blah-g No. 15

FAQ: “What’s my production style?” I have been fielding this question a fair amount lately so I figured what better use of the Blah-g than to attempt a mass answer to a relevant question. The short answer to this question is honestl…

Blah-g No 14: AutoTune was invented 20 years ago by Dr. Andy Hildebrand. He has been waiting for this Blah-g post ever since.

AutoTune. AutoTune! AutoTune? Contrary to the modern temperature of the debate, I don’t have a scorched earth stance on AutoTune. It doesn’t set my hair on fire, I don’t think its ruining music, and I respect…

Blah-g No. 13.

Three Scenarios. Three Records. One Double Decker Pizza. If there is anything I ever hope for in writing these Blah-g posts, it is to show the flexibility in this process. No two (or three) records ever have the same working rhythm but they all eventual…

Happy New Year. Hope everyone has had a better start to the new year than anticipated. I am beyond grateful for everyone and everything that rolled through here in 2017- and am looking forward to the people, projects, and noises ahead in 2018.

Less Pizza ordered here in the new year please,
Rick

PS. I capitalize Pizza out of respect.

Bite size candy season approaches.

Blah-g no. 12

Not a scene, Not a sound… This is a workspace. I realize it sounds a bit vanilla in an landscape where we are constantly trying to distance ourselves from the bland. But it’s just the truth- vanilla, mint chocolate …

http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-rick-riggs-handwritten-recording-lakeview/

Meet Rick Riggs of Handwritten Recording in Lakeview - Voyage Chicago | Chicago City Guide Today we’d like to introduce you to Rick Riggs. Rick, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. I started Handwritten here in 2006 with the idea that recording could be a more efficient, affordable, and inclusive process than I had been […]

Blah-g no. 11.

Nostalgia is for the Week. I am not a nostalgic person. Call me an optimist, unsentimental, whatever. I just prefer to look forward. But this is the one week of year where I catch myself looking back at where I have been, …