It's a mid-week escape from the 'windowless-environment' - aka 'the Studio' - it's The Star Chamber Audio Lunch Bunch.

Too many of us music and audio artisans spend w-a-y too much time in isolation... and bad air! This is a chance for our Tribe (recording engineers, record producers, gear manufacturers, tech wizards, studio managers, musicians) get a weekly chance to meet up and enjoy the food, adult beverages... and the camaraderie!

It all began with the crew from host, Pete Doell's, former stomping ground: Universal Mastering Studio, L.A....now closed. But the crew has expanded the Wednesday oasis to now have a weekly attendance of 30 - 50, with lotsa repeat-offenders in that figure!

What's so satisfying (besides the nourishment - both corporal AND spiritual) is the great number of my music-biz heroes (and who I am proud to say are friends) make it a point to have it circled on their calendars! We ALL need occasionally to remember what it's like to eat our lunch at the 'kool kid's table'!

E.G.: Jack Douglas this past Wednesday mentioned how busy HE is working bicoastally. He has one project going where Jay Messina (Record Plant, NYC) will be mixing a handful, Geoff Emerick (Beatles!) has got 5, and my pal and associate, Shelly Yakus (everybody else!) mixing another 5!

Check back for more - the weather outside's DELIGHTFUL! 

The Star Chamber Audio Lunch Bunch! — with EveAnna Manley, Mick Guzauski,  CJ Vanston, Jack Douglas, Shelly Yakus, Paul Wolff, Gary Myerberg, Bill Smith, Mike Wolf, Nicole Slater, Lenise Bent, Pete Doell and Eric Betelli at an undisclosed Mexican Restaurant in sunny Burbank, CA.

Well - today we had 50, just 1 shy of the record.

Mr. Bonzai (aka David Goggin) came for his innaugural visit - and I was jazzed that he had great time! Geoff Emerick held court for 2 hours, Jack Douglas had to bail at the last moment, but Mick Guzauski and wife - they're just REAL regulars now!

Here are three shots - it was almost 90º, but people hung out... we may need to convince the restaurant to get those 'misters' for us mad-dogs!

Bonzai brought a handful of copies of his book "The Other Side of The Tracks" (1984) to autograph & give away to some lucky diners.

Eric Betelli, editor/owner of Music Connection stopped by to schmooze AND drop off a dozen copies of the new issue for people to snap up! Another thing that I take as real validation of this thing.

Today's Star Chamber Lunch Bunch! — with Mr. Bonzai, Geoff Emerick, EveAnna Manley, Rob Goodchild, Gary Myerberg, Warren Sokol, Maor Applebaum, Bill Smith, Mike Wolf, CJ Vanston, Randy Aronson, Nick Dofflemyer with Pete Doell and Eric Betelli at an undisclosed location in sunny Burbank, CA..