Raptor Studios (a recording facility) and Barking Dog Records (a recording label) was a family business built and based out of our home in south Fargo ND from 1995 - 2011. I was the recording engineer. My third wife, Linda Boyd, was essentially the business manager. Knowing I would work extremely long hours, the plan was to create a first rate, yet client-affordable facility at home so that I could be part of our children’s lives as they grew up.
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Raptor Studio artists were clients who used our facility to create everything from full-blown CD projects, to EPs, and personal demos.
Artists
Aflame
Aldo
Mandy Brakel
Brookdale
Chris Coste (audio book)
Concordia Jazz
Concordia Music
Concordia Orchestra
Concordia Percussion
Susie Ekberg
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Escaping Jacob
Firestarters
FMAYS (Fargo-Moorhead Area Youth Symphonies)
FMSO (Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra)
Hard Bop Saxophone Quartet
Hot Huapaya
Julie Joyce
Kiwanis
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Matahari
Sarah Morrau
Obsidian
Red Nation
Silicon Monkey
The Skyblues Band
Skylark Opera
Soul Doubt
Lucy Thrasher
Transcontinental Sax Quartet
University of Seven Rays
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Valhalla
Dan Wagner
The Wagners
Jay Walters Band
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Zen Mothers
The Goods (1997)
In My House (1999)
Treasures of the Soul (1996)
Hunter of Dreams (1998)
This Journey (2001)
Get Out (2002)
The 33-Year-Old Rookie (2008)
I’ll Tell You What (2004)
Faculty Sampler (2003)
Orchestral Favorites (2004)
Wood, Metal, Skin (2002)
Christmas Favorites (2004)
Home Meditations (2) (2001)
Away (2) (2005)
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Naked Mental Gossip (1996)
Free (2000)
2004 - 2005 Season (2005)
1998 - 2017
Don’t Step on Your Neck (1999)
Beneath the Skin (2001)
She Believes (2006)
Mozart Effect (2004)
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Dievolution (1995)
Storm Warning (1997)
To Hold You (1999)
Here’s to Life (2008)
Human Distortion (2001)
Through It All (2008)
The Way It Is (2003)
Future Funk (1997)
Diminished Reality (2000)
Sweethearts of Song: (2007)
I Will Not Be Silent (1996)
Cabaret (2007)
Mountain Roads (2001)
GEMINI The Festival of Goodwill; Solar Fire Ritual
TAURUS The Festival of Wesak; Solar Fire Ritual
Festival of the Will; Electric Fire Ritual
Keeper of the Flame (2000)
Country (1996)
Our Favorites (1996)
The Nest Has Fallen (1997)
The Usual Complications (2001)
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The Living Air (1998)
Demos
Pat Ahlschlager
Cass County Jail
Chris DeSherlia
Ann Dolence
Charlie Gokey
Becky Gulsvig
Mary Hanninen
Patricia Koenig
Shane Lamb (& Billy Lurken)
Casey Lankow
Larry’s Bodyshop
Elizabeth Lyngstad
Elise Midelfort
Ciara Nichole
NDSU (North Dakota State University)
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NDSU faculty
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John Pederson
Raven Dark Cloud
Dr. Elizabeth Rheude (UND: University of North Dakota faculty)
Travis Smith
Terry Lausch
Trinity Lutheran
Upper Midwest Recovery Trio
Monica Winter
Humble Hands (CD)
audio handbook
vocal demo
time to be . . . carefree (MD/booklet)
Foliage
Disney favorites
. . . still praising my Father (CD)
Hometown Christmas
songwriters
Powerful Destiny
call holding
multiple recitals
home piano recording
Enchanted (CD)
Messiahs, Baroque & Choral Festivals;
Wind Symphony; over 1000 recitals/concerts
Kyle Mack, trombone, Matt Patnode, saxophone, and Neil Mueller, trumpet
jazz/trumpet demo
Crazy Crazy World
clarinet album
Midas Touch
Six Moons
The Music of Trinity (CD)
Sounds of Recovery (CD)
family