Kristina Stykos

Now that I've finally broken my habit of calling the classic B3 organ a "B12" [I'm a vegetarian], I'm happy to report more accurately that we've officially reopened the studio in its new location, at 1200 French Settlement Road, in…

COMING SOON: The New Pepperbox Studio

The studio is finally open again! Just an hour as the crow flies from our old location, and…

I can't believe it's been a year since I last posted any "News", but that should tell you a lot about how 2019 went. It did not let up much, on all fronts. I…

RIVER OF LIGHT: The Final Push

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With all the things going on in my life this year, it was hard to imagine

how I'd ever find the time to finish my 7th solo album, "River of Light".

Here are…

THE BIG STAGE: A NIGHT WITH JACKSON BROWNE

The daffodils are up and last night we took a quick trip to Boston at

the invitation of Jackson Browne, who made room in his show at the

Blue Hills Pavilion…

From the Producer's Desk: Welcome to my World!

Yes, lately I've been wearing out my producer's hat. With so many

amazing artists and interesting projects, there's not enough time in

the day. Eventually it comes: the need for balance. The…

From the Producer's Desk: The Detangler by Ariel Zevon

Okay, I'm not going to sound a trumpet or anything but I am going to

wink at the cat because - we got it done! This much awaited collection

of 16…

From the Producers Desk: Meeting our Funding Goal

It's true, we reached out Kickstarter goal of $5,000 and

are now moving into the final stages of recording and mixing

Ariel's album, The Detangler. To those who donated, we can't

thank…

 This has been one of the most busy winters I've had in a while and creative projects in the studio are stacking up; not a bad thing! I'm in the producer's role for most of them, engineering, arranging, playing parts…

When you know it's time to upgrade the studio software, you heave a sigh of .. not relief. You knuckle down and remind yourself that it's just something that has to be done. Make sure there is nothing scheduled for…

With performances by Jeff Berlin, Bow Thayer, Steve Mayone and Patrick Ross. New to my sound are background vocals by Nikki Matheson, piano by Neal Massa and additional drum parts from Matt Musty. 

It’s full on gardening season and some of you may not know that I’m a landscape gardener when I’m not being a musician or a producer. Living in Vermont is a lot about following the rhythms of the seasons, and…