SEKOU BUNCH, VTL Audiophile Recording Vital 004, Perfect, Still Sealed

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SEKOU BUNCH

Vaccum Tube Logic

ViTaL 004

VTL

VTL, or Vacuum Tube Logic, was the name chosen by David Manley to for his high end audio company which came upon the U.S. scene in the mid-80’s.  The VTL record label was started to show the quality of recording possible using the Manley products for recording and the VTL products for monitoring playback. 

From Teresa Goodwin, Positive Feedback Nov/Dec 2011

Recorded in Manley's ViTaL studio in Chino, California, a space designed specifically for "purist recording techniques only." The room is 40 feet by 30 feet with a cathedral peak 16 feet high. The entire acoustic treatment is finished in Oregon Oak and Douglas Fir timbers with continuous Helmholtz tuned resonance absorbing slots. The floor is rubber over high-density particle board over concrete with a resultant reverberation time of approximately 1½ seconds, providing a totally neutral and resonance-free acoustic.

Every piece of equipment in the recording chain is entirely tube, entirely analog, including the microphones. The Manley Gold Reference Stereo Condenser mic is the centerpiece of the recordings, no other additional microphones are used. It is of the so-called large capsule variety, having a diameter of 1¼ inches with 3-micron gold-deposition mylar diaphragms. The stereo version has one fixed capsule and one rotatable capsule with the pick-up pattern being continuously variable. His most often-used choice was figure of 8 in the classic Blumlein coincident crossed-pair mode. The entire vacuum tube amplification is built into the microphone body, 8 triodes in the stereo microphone, and no transformer coupling or external amplification is used.

All the music was played "live" and captured straight onto 2 stereo tracks using no equalization of any kind.

SEKOU BUNCH

Born and raised in New York, Sekou Bunch began pursuing his creative talents at an early age. One of his first paintings was put on display at the Museum of Art in New York when he was just seven years old. At this time, Bunch also began dancing in local talent shows, often taking first prize. He later became one of the original break dancers in the Bronx, where he often attended the famed "DJ Kool Herc" parties. At age 15, Bunch picked up a bass guitar and, with the help of his Uncle Ralph, found his true passion. Three years later, Bunch recorded his first professional record, Funkin' for Jamaica, an LP that eventually went gold. While honing his skills, he completed two years of college at St. Francis College and Glendale Community College.

Currently a professional jazz musician, Bunch continues to tour, record and act. He plays electric bass, double bass, clarinet, guitar and piano. He has recorded and performed with Will Downing, Lalah Hathaway, George Benson, Quincy Jones, Coolio, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Luther Vandross, Roger Daltry, Paul Anka, Anita Baker, Wayne Shorter, Ray Charles and Ice Cube, among others. He co-wrote the Tom Browne single, "Thighs High." He appeared in the feature films "Coming to America," "Wild Orchid" and "Byrd." He has also played on numerous commercials and soundtracks, having most recently recorded the bass for the feature film "The Fast and the Furious 3." He can also be seen in the feature film "Dreamgirls." More recently, Sekou became a television star in the Survivor series (Cook Islands).  You can also watch him performing in any number of videos posted on YouTube.

THIS AUCTION

The recording is perfect being brand new and still sealed.  It offers the superlative quality of VTL with the unique talent of Sekou Bunch.  There is no reserve price.  The listed shipping cost if for the United States only.  If you are interested in bidding from anywhere else, please contact me first.