Members of Pond, My Majestic Star, Simone & Girlfunkle, Rabbit Island. Photo by Elizabeth Stacey

This Christmas, the Foodchain youth events program gives the gift of free recording time to 12 local bands and six days of free live music to the public.

Visit the Real to Reel Recording Studio at 278 William Street, Northbridge between December 18 and 23.

Recording takes place between approximately 12 and 1:30pm and 2 and 3:30pm each day.

Sound engineer Laurie Sinagra and photographer Elizabeth Stacey will capture the action as bands come in, set up, record as many tracks as possible, and get out within a couple of hours.

Real to Reel enables audiences to access the purely physical experience of watching live music while exposing them to the equally important intricacies of the recording studio.

Come by and watch your favourite bands demystify the recording process, then check out the pics and download the tracks for free later that night.

Kick off the holiday season in style with:

Craig McElhinney

Pond

Friday December 18

Shock! Horror!, Ideal Family and Erasers

My Majestic Star

Saturday December 19

Simone and Girlfunkle

Split Seconds

Sunday December 20

The Hayley Beth Love Affliction

Stereoflower

Monday December 21

Rabbit Island

Closer Encounter

Tuesday December 22

Jesse Woodward and Div Craft & the Big Old Bears

Exodus Musica

Wednesday December 23