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Southern Indiana's own Music Man Introducing Michael Sanders, the Music Man months to accomplish. who makes magic happen in Nashville from his One thing let to another and Sanders found studio in the heart of Jeffersonville. himself working with Seth Mosley, a young, You heard that right. Sanders, 30, is growing a up-and-coming producer and songwriter, reputation in one of the world’s most acclaimed who was seeking someone to lay down tracks music meccas from right here in Southern Indifor Christian group Sidewalk Prophets last ana, as you’ll read about in today’s cover story April. from Jenna Esarey. After he “killed it,” in Mosley’s words, JASON THOMAS The vocal editing magician credits years of Sanders has been working with Mosley ever SoIn Editor hard work — and the all-important quality of since. networking via the Internet — for carving out his With a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old at home, business niche. And who knows? Someday he may land Sanders is staying put, especially after an extensive renoin the Music City. vation to his studio. For now, Jeffersonville will do just fine. But who knows? His dreams could take him due south Sanders started out in 2005, forming Jetlag Recordings in time. and working as a producer, mixer, and engineer for local and regional recording artists, Esarey explains. Sand— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by ers used Facebook to coax Nashville-based drum editor phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas. Lee Bridges into working with him — an effort that took
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New Albany dioramas full of drama SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Opening of ‘Grandpa
Makes a Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas’ exhibit • WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: carnegiecenter.org NEW ALBANY — The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library invites the public to attend a special opening ceremony celebrating the arrival of the exhibit “Grandpa Makes a Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas” at the library from their previous home at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the gallery by the library’s Indiana History Room. Kaitlyn Markert, New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library archivist, will welcome attendees at 6 p.m. and speak about the decision to move the Yenawine Dioramas to the library, and the experience so
far of having them here, according to a Carnegie news release. Sally Newkirk, director of the Carnegie Center for Art and History, will then talk about creator Merle Yenawine and recount how the Carnegie Center came to be the home of this wonderful folk art exhibit from 1972 until it was moved to the Library in November 2015. To close, Diana Frank, great-granddaughter of Merle Yenawine, and other family members will share a few memories of the dioramas and of Mr. Yenawine, and answer any questions the audience
may have. The exhibit “Grandpa Makes a Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas’ was created over 50 years ago by Merle Yenawine. The dioramas are based on his childhood memories of growing up in Georgetown and depict small town Indiana life in the years before and after 1900. The exhibit has hundreds of moving objects in 14 different scenes, depicting more than 50 activities. About the dioramas, Merle’s daughter, Beatrice Yenawine Gehring, once said, “This was his autobiography.”
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
NATURAL-BORN ARTWORK • WHAT: ‘Bernheim: A Natural Muse’ exhibit opening
• WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22 • WHEN: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany
• INFO: carnegiecenter.org
The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany has announced the opening of a new exhibit, “Bernheim: A Natural Muse,” celebrating 35 years of the Artist in Residence program at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The exhibit features work by 27 artists represented by 28 art works and 27 photographs. Media include painting, photography, sculpture, video, and mixed media, according to a Carnegie news release.
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CLIMB A MOUNTAIN • WHAT: Cabin Fever Movie Series, ‘Mertu’ • WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 • WHERE: Green Earth Outdoors, Bank and Main
Streets, New Albany (Underground Station) • INFO: website: greenearthoutdoors.com; phone: 812-944-8820 To help you cope with cabin fever winter blues and get you excited about getting outdoors, Green Earth Outdoors offers the annual Cabin Fever Friday Night Adventure Film series. The series will feature true-life Hollywood films and adventure documentaries. Popcorn provided but feel free to bring other snacks or beverages. ‘Mertu’: In the exclusive high-stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing, the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru is coveted as the ultimate prize.
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PLAYING WITH VOICES • WHAT: VoicePlay • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 • WHERE: Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center, IUS, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany
• INFO: Tickets are $29/advance, $33/door; $10
students at all times. Call 812-941-2525; online at oglecenter.com. Acclaimed a cappella singing showmen VoicePlay bring their unique musical and theatrical production to the Ogle Center. First gaining national attention on season 4 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” VoicePlay quite literally began as a street corner barbershop act and has now evolved into an internationally acclaimed touring sensation.
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EFFERSONVILLE — Can you live the dream of working in Nashville without actually, you know … working in Nashville? Michael Sanders is figuring it out as he edits vocal tracks for some of the biggest names in Christian music from his Jeffersonville recording studio. Skillet, Newsboys, and For King and Country are just a few of the artists Sanders has been working with— although they likely don’t know it. “Probably none of the artists know that their vocals come to Jeffersonville, Indiana,” he said. “I could be on the other side of the wall or the other side of the world for all they know. Even if you’re in Nashville you’d still be getting the files online.” Sanders, 30, started out in 2005, forming Jetlag Recordings and working as a producer, mixer, and engineer for local and regional recording artists. From basements and music store back rooms to an old tattoo parlor and now a house converted into a studio, Sanders has been recording music since the age of 14. His studio is a study in black and crimson, with deep red walls and black curtains, sofa, and area rug. Guitars, keyboards, drums, microphones, amps, and more fill the spaces not taken up by the massive soundboard and workspace with multiple computer monitors and heavy-duty speakers.
THE SCHOOL OF LIFE “I’ve been playing music since I was a little guy,” Sanders said. He learned piano at 5, drums at 7, bass and guitar at 12. “I still play all those.” Sanders was homeschooled in Corydon. “I didn’t go to college or anything,” he said. “If you think a recording school is going to totally prepare you, you’re one hundred percent wrong.” “School is great. I’m not saying don’t go to college. But for art-type careers, where you don’t make a lot of money right off the bat, you need to consider if it’s worth going into that kind of debt.” Sanders is entirely self-taught, but he has sought out mentors along the way. “I was going to Nashville every now and then, and found a mix of guys who kind of mentored me,” he said. “Schools can be really weird. You’ve got a guy who’s been teaching for years, and he’s not really producing anything on the shelves.” While in high school, he gave guitar lessons to earn pocket money. “I’ve always figured out a way that I could make music my job,” he
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TOP: Producer and editor Michael Sanders, Jeffersonville, is pictured at his work station while demonstrating the editing process on a vocal track at Jetlag Recordings in Jeffersonville on Tuesday evening. LEFT: A ribbon microphone is pictured in the studio at Jetlag Recordings in Jeffersonville on Tuesday evening. RIGHT: Copies of a single, top, and an album recorded by Michael Sanders are pictured on a wall at Jetlag Recordings in Jeffersonville on Tuesday evening. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER said. “I’ve never done anything for a job that was not music related.” “A lot of kids I talk to are waiting to get hired by somebody who’s going to teach them from the ground up. I don’t think that’s going to happen.” In 2009 Sanders became involved with Mark Maxwell and Mom’s Music, now known as Maxwell’s House of Music, in Jeffersonville. “He really came alongside me in a lot more than a business sense and pushed me to do this — to really hone my skills and get on my feet,” Sanders said. “He started sending me a lot of work.” In fact, Sanders produced the self-titled CD of original music for Maxwell’s band, the Louisville Crashers, in 2013. And 2009 is also when Sanders started experimenting with vocal editing. “Every record that’s big has been touched up to a certain point,” he said. “It’s not always about people sucking and making them sound awesome. A lot of the art to it is knowing what not to mess with.”
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UPCOMING: Deer in the spotlights SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Louisville Deer & Turkey Expo
• WHEN: Friday, Jan. 29, through Sunday, Jan. 31. Daily hours are: Friday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • INFO: For advance ticket purchase information and all expo details, go to deerinfo.com/ Louisville.
LOUISVILLE — The third annual Louisville Deer & Turkey Expo will return to the Kentucky State Fairgrounds from Jan. 29-31. A bolstered exhibitor variety, hands-on activities and the expanded series of deer hunting focused seminars from experts in the deer hunting world such as Grant Woods, highlight the three-day event, according to an expo news release. Country music star and avid deer hunter Mark Wills will perform
a special concert on Friday, Jan. 29, from 8 to 9 p.m. In conjunction with the Expo, QDMA will hold its national convention side-by-side. The popular and fun “QDMA Hunter Games” will be brought for all attendees to enjoy. QDMA Hunter Games will involve
multiple age groups competing in mini activities that revolve around hunting and outdoor skills. Hundreds of hunting exhibitors and outfitter booths will be available for deer and turkey enthusiasts. Seminars will be held all three days and will feature hunters who have dedicated time and energy to provide cutting edge information. Many topics will be covered including habitat management, food plots, a wide variety of deer and turkey hunting techniques, plus hunting for sheds with dogs and do-it-yourself venison processing and more. Chainsaw carving demonstrations will be held daily by Mike Brownfield, along with flint knapping in a primitive weapons and tools display. A Wild Mushroom Hunting Info Center is available to Expo attendees to answer questions about mushrooms. Additionally, world famous archer Byron Ferguson will be performing his archery trick shooting show throughout the weekend.
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library news release. He is an engineering graduate of the University of Kentucky, is self-taught in photography, and has served as vice president and president of the Louisville Photographic Society (founded in 1941). His photography centers on his love of the natural, the everyday normal, as well as the unusual, capturing both truth and spontaneity in his images.
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HOW THE GARDEN GROWS
• WHAT: Gardening series • WHEN: February-September • • WHERE: Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds, 9608 Ind. 62,
LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany
Friday, Jan. 22: Lyndsey Henken (above); Saturday, Jan. 23: The Jordan Bales Band; Friday, Jan. 29: Me & You; Saturday, Jan. 30: Lawn Dart Accident
RIVER CITY WINERY EVENTS
• WHERE: River City Winery, 321 Pearl St., New Albany • Saturday, Jan. 23: Music by Kevin Rees, 7 to 10 p.m. • Wednesday, Jan. 27: Music by Nick Dittmeier, 6 to 9 p.m. • Saturday, Jan. 20: Music by Joey Constantine, 7 to 10 p.m.
Trivia is held every Sunday night.
AUDITIONS HELD
• WHAT: ‘You Can’t Get There From Here’ auditions • WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 • WHERE: Charlestown Public Library, 51 Clark Road,
Charlestown Rose Island Playhouse Community Theatre will hold auditions for Pat Cook’s hilarious comedy “You Can’t Get There From Here” on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Charlestown Public Library at 51 Clark Road in Charlestown. If you are unable to attend auditions on Saturday, the director will be available Monday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Charlestown Arts & Enrichment Center, 999 Water St., Charlestown. The cast consists of five women and two men ages 20s-60s. Auditions are cold readings from the script. Resumes and headshots welcome but not required. Appointment is not necessary. Directed by Rhoda Meier. For more information call 812-256-5105. You will need to leave a message and phone number.
PHOTOS AT LIBRARY
• WHAT: ‘Just Photographin’ Around” by Bob Dorzback exhibit • WHEN: Through Jan. 31 • WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E.
Court Ave. The Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., will host a photography exhibit by Bob Dorzback. The exhibit “Just Photographin’ Around” will be on display through Jan. 31. An opening reception is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in the second floor gallery. Dorzback has been an avid amateur and semi-professional photographer for over 15 years and currently resides in Louisville, according to a
Charlestown The Clark County annual vegetable gardening class series dubbed “The after dinner garden conversation” is here. Starting in February to September, it will have a series of eight classes, one class per month. Classes will take place at the 4-H Fairgrounds, 9608 Ind. 62, Charlestown, Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a fee of $10 for all eight classes. The class schedule is as follows: Feb. 2: Plant science for gardeners; March 24: What to grow in your garden and when; April 14, Space management in the home vegetable garden; May 12: The why and how of growing tomatoes; June 16: Integrated pest management in the garden; July 21: Extending the gardening season; Aug. 18: Organic gardening practices in the home garden; Sept. 22: Container and raised bed gardening. Call the Clark County Extension office 812-2564591 to register or send an email to kafari@Purdue.com and request to be registered.
GRAB A GOLDEN TICKET
• WHAT: First-ever Golden Ticket raffle • WHEN: Through March 31 • INFO: KDF.org • COST: $25/each
The Kentucky Derby Festival is raffling its first ever Golden Ticket for the upcoming 2016 Festival. Raffle tickets are 25 dollars each and only 500 will be sold. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Foundation, the charitable arm of the Derby Festival. The Golden Ticket includes a Derby Festival package valued at $1,680. Raffle tickets are on sale now. They can be purchased at the Derby Festival office at 1001 S. Third St., Louisville, by calling 502584-FEST, or online at KDF.org. The winner will be drawn at the Macy’s Spring Fashion Show, on Thursday, March 31.
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• WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Jan. 28 • INFO: Call 502-899-9904 or email letsdine@varanese.com. • WHERE: Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave.,
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SANDERS: Producer looking to move to more toward editing CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
NETWORKING PAYS OFF Sanders credits the Internet with a good part of his success. “I really used the Internet along the way in a way I feel like other people didn’t,” he said. “When I first started there was the MySpace craze. I had people driving from Louisville to Corydon to record with me,” he said. “Every band was on MySpace. I could pull up every band in a 50-mile radius and email them. Nothing has really taken its place.” Now Facebook is the easiest way Sanders has found to reach out to others in the industry. “Everybody that produced or mixed or edited, I usually knew who it is,” he said. “I’ve added them over the years through Facebook.” “It’s like putting yourself in a virtual room with the music business. And if you don’t act like an idiot you’ll end up in conversation with them.” Sanders used Facebook to coax drum editor Lee Bridges into working with him. “I asked him, ‘what can I do to get you to teach me to edit drums?’ He was putting me off, but he said if you’re ever in Nashville maybe we can have a beer and we’ll talk about it,” he said. “Six months later and I go down there and asked him to meet. He was busy. So I waited a few months and did it again. And again. I wasn’t being obnoxious. I was just doing what he said.” After a number of invitations, Bridges apparently decided Sanders wasn’t going to go away and invited him to his studio. “We met and it was really awkward, but then we realized we knew some of the same people.” “That guy, he gets up every day and makes real records. These are the kinds of guys you want to learn from,” Sanders said. “You have to get out of your comfort zone. It’s hard for me. I’m not saying this was fun.” It’s about making your own breaks.
“Luck is when preparation meets opportunity, I’m not sure if that’s quite the right quote,” he said. “But, I’ve been pretty much working my butt off to be ready to take advantage of this opportunity.”
THE BIG BREAK While hanging out with some friends at a show in Nashville last April, Sanders met someone from Dark Horse Recording Studios and they found themselves discussing Seth Mosley, a young, up-and-coming producer and songwriter. “Two weeks later I get a call from Seth Mosley,” Sanders said. “He said, ‘Hey, my guy’s out of town and I need some work done. Can you do it by tomorrow?’” The work he needed done was for Christian group Sidewalk Prophets. Sanders did it and soon after got another call from Mosley. “He said, ‘Dude, you killed it. Unbelievable,’” Sanders said. Mosley has been using Sanders ever since for work being produced by his Full Circle Music in Nashville. Although he loves the job, at first “it was really bad,” Sanders said. “I was in the middle of all these projects up here. Then I get this opportunity to work on this guy’s team. I’d be working all day on local stuff, and then all evening on Mosley’s stuff.” Sanders plans to scale back on recording to focus on editing. “It’s been awesome,” he said. “I’ve been doing editing on some really big records — a lot of the top Christian bands. Just this last month or so we’re working on songs for a Warner Brothers country act, High Valley. That’s the first big country thing I’ve been involved with.” With a wife, a 2-year old and a 4-year old, not to mention in-laws who want to be involved in their grandchildren’s lives, Sanders isn’t sure if he’ll ever actually make the move to Nashville. “I’ve been visiting regularly. It’s been crazy,” he said. “I think that I will end up in Nashville. I just want to make sure there’s a place for me. I’m going to take it slow. I want to know it’s the right time.”
Vocal waveforms are pictured on a monitor at Michael Sanders’ workstation in the studio at Jetlag Recordings in Jeffersonville on Tuesday evening. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER
Microphone preamp controls are pictured on Michael Sanders’ workstation in the studio at Jetlag Recordings in Jeffersonville on Tuesday evening.