Legendary Producer Jim Gaines and Albert Cummings at JoyRide

Blues Rock guitarist Albert Cummings and Grammy Award winning producer Jim Gaines checked in for a week in April at JoyRide Studio to mix the live CD they recorded for Albert in front of a very enthusiastic audience at the Colonial Theater in Massachusetts for Blind Pig Records.

This is Albert's 3rd release for Blind Pig and he has received critical acclaim for his previous albums and dynamic live performance.

Jim Gaines is well known for producing, recording and/or mixing such classic hits as Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Jet Airliner", Stevie Ray Vaughan's Grammy Award winning "In Step", Carlos Santana's 15X platinum "Supernatural" as well as Huey Lewis and the News "I Want A New Drug", "If This Is It", "Heart and Soul", and "The Heart of Rock and Roll".

Of the experience, Blaise noted, "At first I was a little nervous, mixing with such a titan who worked on all these records I've loved since I was in junior high. Jim has such a natural flow and in the end I got a peek at some cool mixing tips from the Ben Kenobi of album mixers."