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Dave Matthews Band - September 1, 2023 - The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

Updated: Sep 9, 2023

Samples:

There's a sample of “American Baby Intro” (ABI) from the original broadcast and a sample of my mastered version in the SAMPLES folder, just so you can hear the difference between the original broadcast and the mastered version side by side. I’m thrilled with how this master turned out!


Artwork:

There's a folder called ARTWORK with the cover art that my friend Xcacel created!


Remastering Notes:

The Sirius stream was very nicely mixed and well balanced, so it was great to have such a nice starting point to work from. I love the improvement in this master - especially in the fullness of the low end frequencies and the stereo expansion from working in mid/side mode. I think everything feels crystal clear, yet warm and punchy; I’m very happy with how it all sounds! In the mastering process, I applied a bit of corrective dynamic EQ, resonance taming at a granular level, very light glue compression, sweetening EQ, mild saturation, stereo spread enhancement, and a bit of gentle limiting (just enough to address any big transients that were poking through). Excited to hear your thoughts!


Big Thanks:

* Xcacel for doing the splitting / tagging to free me up so I could spend all my time on the mastering itself. And thank you for creating the excellent artwork, my brother!

* Modern Man for capturing the Sirius stream and sending the highest resolution files you had to me. Much appreciated!


Personal Note: I was at this show - my first trip to the Gorge(!) and a 20+ year dream of mine - and the moment they started playing American Baby Intro on N1, my heart caught in my throat; looking out over the unbelievable scenery and finally hearing my favorite band playing at the most beautiful venue I've ever seen was truly magic. The whole trip, and all 3 stellar concerts, made it one of the best weekends of my life! I got to spend the entire trip with my great buddy Xcacel, and we made tons of awesome memories while driving to/from Seattle, camping, jamming out in the pit, and meeting awesome new friends, including several terrific folks from Ants (Miller9, Toy Soldier, DMB41Guy to name a few). An experience I'll never forget!


~ Jamie (djamieb)




LINK TO THE REMASTER:




Dave Matthews Band

September 1, 2023

The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA



Source: Sirius Stream

Mastering: Jamie (djamieb)



American Baby Intro

Break Free

Cry Freedom

Madman's Eyes [fake] » Minarets

Virginia in the Rain

Walk Around the Moon

It Could Happen

Lie in Our Graves

So Damn Lucky

Seek Up

Monsters

Stay or Leave

Typical Situation

Tripping Billies

Spoon

Ants Marching

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Little Red Bird

Pig »

Crush


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Seppiroth
Sep 17, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

A great show, I think the new songs from WATM benefit well from the live experience. However, I don't like WATM (this song) in particular... Monsters, It cool happen are both great here. The band seems lively and eager to play. Really great here are: Virginia, So damn lucky and spoon. The beginning of Madmans Eyes reminds a bit of the beginning of Dreamgirl (On the rocks 05), such a spherical (here oriental) interlude. I could listen for minutes. Gladly the other two days as well. Thank you very much

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djamieb
Sep 17, 2023
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Thanks for sharing your highlights, and I agree with your thoughts on how the new songs are evolving live. I really dig how far these tunes from WATM have come since they started the tour, as well! Glad to hear you enjoyed listening to the show. 👍

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Miller9
Sep 08, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Another fantastic remaster! i wouldn’t listen to this show and relive the magic of last weekend until I saw the work of the DMBremasters team! Quality is EXCELLENT! Love the levels on the this one Jamie! I can hear the fiddle better on this than I could at the show 🎻 once the 3rd night comes out maybe there can be a remaster of the entire weekend 😜

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djamieb
djamieb
Sep 08, 2023
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Hey, dude! Thank you so much for the incredible compliments and kind words! That means a lot!! So glad to hear you're digging the remaster! 🙌


Also, it was so good getting to meet and hang out with you before the Sunday night show! Awesome to be able to put a face to the name! 👊😁

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