When I was 8, I got my first tape recorder and walked around recording everything; from sneezes to singing, to interviewing every family member at Thanksgiving dinner, to setting it next to the television during the show "Solid Gold" and MTV's first broadcasts - to record cool 80's music like the song "A E I O U (and sometimes Y)" by Ebn-Ozn.

In 1994 I completed the recording arts and live-sound reinforcement certification at Omega's School of Recording Arts and Sciences in Rockville, MD. I also worked at Omega Studios for a year with the school and as an assistant engineer. Projects of note that I worked on include: an artist demo produced by Robert Reed, known for his work with the rap group 2 Live Crew, assistant engineering (and backing vocals) on an album by a pop singer named Vikki Childs featuring Nils Lofgren on guitar and Andy Newmark on drums and the project of which I'm most proud was being the mix engineer for 2 songs on "Sacred Ground" by Sweet Honey in the Rock.

From 1995 to 2000 I played guitar and sang in 3 locally-based bands and worked for a company that rented and sold small to medium size P.A. systems, recording gear and musical instruments.

My inclination toward recording coincides with a passionate inclination toward music. I am a self-taught guitarist and bassist and most recently getting serious about the drum set and keyboards/MIDI. I am also a singer/songwriter. I released an acoustic recording called "Losing Time" on cassette in 1991 and 10 years later in 2001 I put out my 2nd full-length release on CD called A Thousand Yarns on which I recorded all tracks and performed guitar, bass and vocals accompanied by John Sutton on the drums. I mixed the majority of that CD as well and co-engineered the mastering of the CD at a studio called The Bomb Shelter with a former audio instructor of mine, engineering guru Bob Vogt.

At the start of 2003 I released a CD of songs recorded on a cassette 4-track; called Wound Check, inspired by a mean tango with a spackling knife that resulted in stitches and restricted use of my strumming hand for awhile.

In 2004 I purchased the Tascam 2488 workstation that I currently use at the studio and began recording my 4th, upcoming CD release as well as the songs of Airport Boulevard. I had to get creative with methods of tracking, doing everything out of a one-bedroom apartment (the hall closet doubled as a vocal booth - clothes on hangers cut down reflections but singing next to the cat litter box lead to some interesting vocal takes).

In January of 2005, the space that had once been set up as The Bomb Shelter Recording studio by Bob Vogt became available again and I moved in to start Yarner Recording Studio, named as a sister company to my teeny record label: Yarner Records. A "yarner" is someone that tells "outrageous tales of adventure; true and fictitious - to spin a yarn".

After 4 months of getting everything up and running, officially May 1st 2006 Yarner Recording Studio is open for business. As things progress with the studio, I will post audio samples; meanwhile please explore the links above if you would like to listen to samples of songs I have recorded and mixed. You can also learn more about my songwriting and recording adventures through my personal website: http://www.DawnDineen.com