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Ward Hake
Artist/Songwriter/Producer/TV Studio Executive |
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Ward Hake is the Vice President of Music for 20th Century Fox’s TV Music division. He supervises all aspects of music for 20th Century Fox TV. Some of the 30+ shows include mega hits like; Glee, Modern Family, 24, The Simpsons, Family Guy, My Name Is Earl, How I Met Your Mother, Sons of Anarchy, and Bones. He oversees all music needs, starting with the pilot through the show’s life on the air. This includes hiring of the music supervisor, composer and getting an original theme song written for every show.
Ward is also a musician, songwriter, and producer on his own time, who has had various songs placed in TV shows and has even been an opening act for Motley Crue. His guitar playing can be heard on the “Shark” theme song for CBS, and he has done remixes for Crystal Method for the “Bones” theme for FOX. He continues to work on his own music and with other artists from around the world from his home based studio “Little Marina”. |
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| The Favorite Gear of Ward Hake |
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Retro 176
This is THE sound for me. It makes everything sound better, even if the GR meter never moves. I foresee more Retro gear finding a permanent home at my studio in the future. |
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Chandler Limited TG 2 Mic pre, Germanium Tone Controls, Little Devils
I love aggressive, colored, upfront, warm sounds....and Chandler gives that to me instantly. I start with Chandler on every session. |
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Crane Song HEDD 192
Clear, clean, love the tape and tube knobs too. |
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Shadow Hills Optographs
These were a real surprise for me. Great for summing vocals, reverb returns and strings at mix down. I track backing vocals and keys with them too. |
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API 2500 and API 550A, 560 Graphic
Classic tones that will always be used, because they always sounds great. |
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Empirical Labs Distressors
I find new ways to use these every month or so, on all kinds of instruments and sounds. Put them before or after a tube compressor, just killer. |
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Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphones
Putting one of these 4-5 ft from my Hiwatt with a Les Paul, sounds explosive. Its a piece of BBC and Abby Road history, can’t go wrong. |
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Royer Ribbon Microphones
Upfront and real sounding. I like the back side for acoustics too. |
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Avedis MA-5 Mic Preamps
Another surprise piece that makes you smile no matter what mic you plug into it. My main voc mic pre. |
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Antelope Audio Zodiac+
Gotta hear what your working on clearly and accurately. Guessing is no fun. |
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UA 1176 and LA-3A
This combo used in series is really fun for tracking lead vocals. LA-3As on electric guitars at mix down gives you that polished album sound. |
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