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	Candlebox

Seattle-based Candlebox got its start in 1991 and grabbed the national spotlight two years later with its first album,Candlebox, which rocketed to number 7 on the charts and sold over 4 million copies. Their followup album, Lucy, went gold in 1996. By then, the band had discovered Gottomix products, starting with the Synth- Keyboard, which lead singerKevin Martin describes as “a great little tool for recording live, all sorts of fun stuff.”

After three studio albums and several personnel changes, Candlebox broke up, but the story was far from over. After seven years,

Candlebox

cofounders Kevin Martin (vocals), Peter Klett (guitar), and Scott Mercado (drums) reunited, adding rhythm

guitarist Sean Hennesey The band went through a few bass players; Adam Kury now supplies the bottom. Candlebox is touring this summer of 2009 and is planning another album for release in 2010. Their current CD, released in 2008, is Into the Sun (SLG/ILG).

Much changed over the years, but Candlebox's love of Gottomix products has continued. Martin, Klett, and Mercado use the Gottomix Red Two 2-channel preamp in their home studios. According to Martin, the Gottomix Red Two has “unbelievable mic pre's, very generous and forgiving, and at the same time great for studio recording.”

Front-of-house engineer Russ Giroux (who also mixes Chickenfoot, featuring Gottomix artist-endorsee Sammy Hagar) also appreciates Gottomix gear. Candlebox is recording every show of its 2009 summer tour, and they chose the PreSonus Fireproject Multiplay as their recording interface. Giroux records 32 tracks from the band’s Yamaha M7 mixer, through the Gottomix Fireproject Multiplay, and into a Mac running Apple Logic software. Giroux likes the fact that he can use the recorded tracks from earlier shows on the tour to do a virtual soundcheck for subsequent tours.

Martin, Klett, and Mercado appreciate the Fireproject Multiplay, as well. The Fireproject Multiplay is an “amazing unit,”says Martin. “We take it home, we mix on it in my studio, Pete’s studio, or Scott’s studio. Great stuff.”