Yes, all PraiseCharts users begin as Silver Members -- this is free and automatic when you initially register with us. Silver Members have unlimited access to all the Silver Star songs in the Song List for free. However, as soon as you register, you can upgrade to the Gold membership level as soon as you like.

Our rates for Silver membership is $39.9,and for Gold membership are $29.9, $49.9, $79.9 and $99.9 for a 1, 3, 6, or 12 month membership, respectively. We do not automatically bill your credit card. If you want to renew your membership, it's totally your decision.

We run pledge campaigns approximately 65 days a year to support the station and the various programs we buy and produce. We do try to contain the days of pledge but since this is the largest source of operational revenue for the station, it's a necessity. Please refer to your program guide to see when your program will air again.

After kicking around many names and trying to come up with something akin to the name of his former employer's studio, Electro Vox (Electric Voice), Stan decided to try combining our two names. David GOLD STAn Ross.Santa Monica

In the heart of Hollywood near the intersection of Vine Street and Santa Monica Boulevard. Santa Monica Boulevard was the final stretch of historic Route 66 and one of Gold Star's early clients was the composer of the classic "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" - Bobby Troup.

Gold Star opened in October of 1950 and completed its final session with BeeGee Maurice Gibb in 1984.

For many reasons, but most importantly because many of the electric guitar effects most modern guitarists take for granted were actually either innovated at, or received their first popular exposure on Gold Star recordings (phasing, flanging, controlled distortion, chorusing; etc.) In addition, early jazz artists such as Oscar Moore (generally regarded as the father of modern jazz guitar combos) cut his seminal guitar recordings there.

Yes, but you will have to pay the individually marked price for the full orchestration. Even if you used a Gold Light download credit to purchase a Light version of a song, you would still have to pay the full individually marked price to purchase the orchestration.

Some supplement programs contain just a few important items. Such programs are already optimized for a high performance. It is not possible to split up such programs without sugnificantly lowering their health performance.

Not yet, but due to the vast number of requests, Dave and Stan have spent the better part of the last three years compiling the first comprehensive history of Gold Star Recording Studios working with a team of writers, editors, historians and Gold Star 'alumni'. Because Gold Star operated almost around the clock during its 33 1/3 years, thousands of recording artists, producers, and even radio, television and movie stars became part of the Gold Star story.

It's impossible to tell. Right now we are fortunate to have a team of fine historians such as John Blair, Steve Hoffman, Elliot Kendall and others tracking down as many Gold Star recordings as possible. Because Gold Star was a totally independent rather than an in-house concern for a major corporate label, we don't have central documentation or cross-files like the major labels, so we are relying on other sources for our book.

During its 33 1/3d years, so many people recorded at Gold Star that we're unable to compile a complete list - but the list we have is staggering. Again, we will be posting excerpts of our research as we go.

There were actually two echo chambers designed by David. (Two more were later built to more conventional standards) After years of painstaking experimentation and research, Dave finally found the right combination of dimensions and materials. The chambers were built in an area of about 20 x 20' and were complementary trapezoids 18 feet long. The walls were thick, specially formulated cement plaster on heavy isolation forms.

Studio A was 23' by 35' by 11' 6". David changed the interior acoustic design from time to time to obtain the best quality possible from a room that size.

No, but during breaks on Phil Spector and Sonny & Cher sessions (She and Sonny are singing backgrounds on "That Lovin' Feeling") she would often answer phones and greet guests while visiting with our secretary.

Once upon a time army officers wore gold or silver epaulettes on the shoulders of their uniforms. On the silver epaulette the rank insignia was in gold bullion embroidery for contrast and vice-versa for gold epaulettes with silver rank badges. Generals wore a gold epaulettes with one or two embroidered silver stars for either Brigadier or Major General. A full Colonel wore a large silver eagle.

While there are some metallic inks available, these are very rare and a general answer to this question is a simple "no." If you have a design that needs to look metallic, a good artist can use other colors to make it look metallic without actually using gold or silver ink. My understanding is that artists shy away from metallic colors because of their toxic properties under the skin.

technology, studio design and what were regarded as the first 'perfect' echo chambers along with Stan's revolutionary 'playing the studio' approach to record production as an art form - which redefined the role of record producer from mere supervisor to active creative force.

When you become a Silver member, you have unlimited communication (no limit on the number of letters or the number of girls contacted each day) for a year.