Spiritual Front did a cover of The Smiths “How Soon is Now” in a tomb at the Cerveteri complex outside of Rome, Italy.
Category: Archive
Phil Spector Was a Weirdo
As evidenced by this strange letter Sylvia received.
Ultimate Slide Guitar Behind a Van
During the Shirley Holmes sessions in Dresden at Castle Rohrsdorf, Sylvia and engineer Francisco Genduso recorded a guitar and a microphone being drug behind a van. In essence, the ultimate “slide guitar”.
Lax-N-Busto Swimming Pool Sessions
At an ancient castle near Barcelona, having way too much fun… time to bring the session onto the patio!
The Time “Chocolate” Video Rediscovered
Morris Day and The Time recorded this single at Skip Saylor’s Studio in Los Angeles with Sylvia engineering.
Billy Corgan Really Said This
While backstage in the Green Room at the TEC Awards in January 2026, Billy Corgan approached Sylvia to say “You are the best engineer I have ever worked with” – witnessed by Chris Johnson who took this candid photo.
A Very Nice Letter
Sent by the head of the record company, in regards to the album Cog “The New Normal”.
Prince Journal Doodles
While working with Prince in Los Angeles in the early 90s, Sylvia carried a journal with her. On occasion she would sketch Prince. He would sometimes peek at the drawing and nod his approval. Above is a photo of one of Prince’s picks used in the sessions. What exactly does he mean?
Green Jello Stupidity
With horrible costumes and even worse music, Green Jello amazingly had a hit song with their heavy metal nursery rhyme “Three Little Pigs” which Sylvia recorded and mixed. They were forced to change their name to “Green Jelly” but persevered. Recently they mixed their “Murder Train” song with Sylvia at the Oddio Shop.