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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

I’m engineering a session at Sharkbite Studio (in Oakland, CA) for the first time. It’s a very dialed in spot, I’m really enjoying myself. #Music #MusicProduction #SFBA

A recording console with a computer running recording software.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026

MAGIK DAY is coming to HYDE STREET STUDIOS on SAT FEB 28 I’m partnering with Magik*Magik Orchestra string quartet to record on your song at Hyde Street Studios! Selected local artists receive 1hr free recording time with the quartet and conductor Minna Choi. • […] [Original post on sfba.social]

Picture of Minna Choi holding a baton while conducting and wearing headphones. She’s in a recording studio.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026

I’m riding the Coast Starlight home from #NAMM. This is my third year doing this, can I make #NAMMtrak a thing? #CoastStarlight

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Here’s me being happy at the NAMM, before I got home and caught up on the latest news.

Six seated audio professionals, smiling after a fun panel

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/01/2026

What a fun freaking time we had at the SF Chapter Grammy Nominee Celebration!! #Grammys #RecordingAcademy #SFBA #MusicProduction

Awkward guy in a blue suit standing next to his smoking hot partner in a black velvet dress. The carpet is super red.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026

[#SFBA] The city needs to put legit heavy barricades in front of these sections of the bike path. #WarOnCars #Bikes

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

Even this confused robo-car has joined us!!

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

It’s going off in the mission right now!! #fuckICE

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026

If you’re in #SFBA and you're upset, come to the 24th Mission BART stop at 1pm to join the protest!

FIGHT TRUMP'S WAR ON VENEZUELA
AND
STOP ICE TERROR
ACROSS THE US
SAT JANUARY 10 @ 1PM
24TH ST. MISSION BART

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026

Wow! Has 911 actually been dead in Marin for the past hour? What’s going on up there? I hope everyone’s OK. #SFBA

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

I just made these Dutch Crunch baddies for lunch today! #Sourdough #SFBA #Bread

Four freshly baked Dutch Crunch rolls on a wire cooling rack

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

There’s a solid crowd of folks marching down Market Street into the civic center right now. syzito.xyz/@fkamiah17/1158325473750…

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2025

Tomorrow is Grammy Advocacy Day, but Congressman Kevin Mullin asked us to meet in person a day early. He and his staff were super welcoming and very curious to hear our thoughts on how AI is shaking things up across the music industry. The best part: before […] [Original post on sfba.social]

For representatives from the SF Grammy Chapter standing with Congress Kevin Mullin in his office.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2025

What up! @MLNow visited Hyde St last week and popped into my studio while we were tracking guitar overdubs. Here’s the article featuring a great interview with our studio manager Jack Kertzman […] [Original post on sfba.social]

A screen shot of the Mission Local website showing a picture of a recording session in progress. There’s a caption on the photo that reads:

A musician records a song for Wally's HydeOut at Hyde Street Studios on June 5, 2025.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2025

I’m at the AOC / Bernie rally in Folsom, and now a plane is flying overhead flying a banner that says “Folsom is Trump Country”. #bernie #aoc

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025

My favorite latte in SF right now is the “vanilla pine” latte at Third Wheel Coffee. Like all the best lattes, this one’s seasonal. Today I bought some of their syrup to bring home and extend the season. 😁 #coffee #fika #sfba

A bottle of syrup with a label that says:

VANILLA
PINE
housemade syrup
THIRD WHEEL COFFEE san francisco.
4 f1 0z (120 mL).

The word “pine” has been added with pencil.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2025

Fun session today recording Thomas Pridgen on drums, then artist Rohan quickly layered up his guitars before we tracked vocals using my Sony C80 inside this Alapaca Mic Isolator that my friend Marcus made for me. Alpacamic.com #MusicProduction #MusicTech #BayAreaMusic

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2025

Hello #SFBA Music friends! I’ll be talking on a panel this Wednesday — at the Swedish American Hall — about Music Advocacy. Come thru!! #BayAreaMusic

FEB 26 TH
PRESENTED BY
Gazetteer
CHAT ROOM: MUSIC
DOORS: 5:30 PM
SHOW: 6PM-9PM
FREE FLOW BEER AND WINE: 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Featuring Jillian Gnarling as mistress of ceremonies
Performances by Astu & Cindy
Music Beats by DJ tigerchild
In Defense of Our Nightlife with Gabriel Lopez with Nastia Voynovskaya & DJ Juanny
From Analog to Al: The Evolution of Music and Technology in the Bay with Ted Kartzman with Jessica Powell & Elizabeth Moody
Supporting Local Music We Love: A Conversation on Advocacy Joshua Bote with Christen McFarland & Scott McDowell
In Partnership With: SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC & I WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, KEXP, NOISE POP

SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL
2174 MARKET ST SAN FRANCISCO
Free for Gazetteer SF subscribers! $ 20 +fees for non subscribers
https://sf.gazetteer.co/chat-room-music

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2025

I had a really fun couple of days working on a project with this cool guy! His name’s Fritz and he loves binaural audio!

Me, wearing sunglasses, next to gray dummy head. It’s a Neumann KU-100 head for recording binaural audio.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2025

I’m just sitting down in a cozy seat to hear some local band play a few covers here at Davies Symphony Hall. #music #SFBA

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2025

Here’s the famous horseshoe curve that’s just north of San Luis Obispo as seen from the window of the Coast Starlight. 😍 #Amtrak

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2025

After an epic week at #NAMM — plus a couple of bonus days visiting family — I’m finally heading home on #Amtrak! My first leg on the Surfliner was unexpected. We had to de-board in Fullerton and take a bus to Union Station. Instead of my usual chill moment at my […] [Original post on sfba.social]

My mobile computer setup on a small desk next to a window showing the scenery passing by from inside a train.

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Scott McDowell @fadersolo.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2025

I'm almost done mixing a new EP from bay area band "Hugo de la Lune". I'm really proud of this EP, I've been really pushing myself to the edge of my createive comfort zone with each song. Today they just released the second single from this collection "Messiah" […] [Original post on sfba.social]

Cover Art for "Messiah" by "Hugo de la Lune". The image shows a masked figure surrounded by darkness.

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