MONDAY, AUGUST 19.2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 9A
Homicidetrial delayed
By Michelle Burhenn
Kansan staff writer
Investigators continue to follow leads in the July deaths of an elderly couple, Lawnervs first double homicide case in almost a decade.
Meanwhile the Douglas County District Attorney's Office prepares for the Sept. 3 preliminary hearing of Damien Lewis, who is charged with both capital murder and first-degree murder in the case.
George "Pete" Wallace and Wyona Chandlee, both 71, were found dead July 11 in their home at 1530 Learnard Ave. They were both shot in the face and the head sometime between July 10 or July 11 when they interrupted a burglary of their home, according to the Lawrence Police Department. Formal charges were filed against Lewis, 22, Lawrence, a week later in Douglas County District Court.
Sgt. Mike Patrick of the Lawrence Police Department said investigators
were finishing following up more than 160 leads in the case.
"We are working not only with the development of those leads, but putting that together in a written work product to hand over to the prosecution," Patrick said. "It continues to get closer every day."
Patrick said he did not know when all the information would be ready to hand over to the District Attorney's Office.
The complete report is not necessary for the district attorney to have Lewis' Sept. 3 preliminary hearing, said Shelley Diehl, deputy district attorney. A preliminary hearing aims to provide enough evidence for a judge to determine if there is enough evidence to try a suspect on charges.
Though the original preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for July 24, was delayed, Diehl said she could not speculate if the new date would stand.
Diehl said Christine Kenney, Douglas County district attorney, is handling the case, which is the first capital murder charge in Lawrence since the reinstatement of the death penalty in Kansas in 1994.
Lewis' lawyer, Ron Evans of the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, was granted a continuance at the July 24 hearing and told Judge Michael Malone he might ask for another continuance. Evans is defending two men charged with capital murder in a quadruple homicide in Wichita. That trail begins Sept. 9. Evans could not be reached for comment.
"There are so many things that can affect if this thing goes as scheduled," Diehl said. "Mr. Lewis by law is ensured a preliminary hearing in a timely fashion. We're not anticipating a delay, but it could happen."
Contact Burhenn at mburhenn @kansan.com. This story was edited by Katie Teske and Andrew Vaupel.
Bands opting to record at home
By Michael Vennard
Kansan staff writer
With the development of faster computers and more affordable, user-friendly technology, some local musicians are opting to stay away from the studio, recording their music at home.
"Anybody with a nice computer can record multiple tracks, tweak their levels, create artwork, burn a CD and print out some liner notes," said BillColburn, station manager at JKHJ 90.7.
"You can basically make and distribute the whole product at home."
Red House Recording Studio, 701 Main St. in Eudora, charges $50 an hour or $500 per day to record in their advanced studio, and Mass Street Music, 1,347 Mass. St., charges $99 for the most basic 4-track analog recording equipment.
Andy Bricker of the local band the Hardaways said his band purchased a Roland VS 24-track recorder for $3,000.
"It's real nice and pretty much has everything you need except for microphones, which we already had," said Bricker. "It's a one-time investment for future records. For the price of going into a semi-decent local studio, you could buy your own equipment and
afford, much more creative freedom,
And you get to keep the equipment.
Bricker said he was happy recording at home where his band members could be as picky and creative as they want without being rushed into a record they might not be happy with.
"We record at home exclusively and there's no time constraints," said Bricker. "We could do the same things 100 times or until we get it right because it's on our own time. Paying by the hour doesn't lend itself very well to creativity. We can't afford a few hundred dollars in order to get the right take."
Bricker said his band spent 250 to 300 hours recording and mixing their upcoming release. Bricker said the money the band saved by not recording in a studio would be used to pay for graphic design, printing, CD duplication and to fix their van's fuel pump.
Local rock band Ghosty borrowed the Hardiaways 24-track equipment to record new tracks for its upcoming release.
The members of Shadow Brigade turned a musty, cobweb-infested basement into a recording studio for their recent release, "Theme for an Evening."
KJHK's Colburn said that the do
e yourself ethic had ripple effects throughout the recording industry.
Colburn said that the speed with which bands could record and release products made it harder for larger record labels to forecast trends in the industry.
"Smaller labels can press 500 copies at a time or even burn CDs as the orders come in, break even and with not that much of a risk," Colburn said. "Pressing hundreds of thousands of copies can be a big risk for the bigger labels."
When Colburn first started working at KJHK he was given a $50 stipend to purchase new music for his program. Colburn said record labels would send promotional copies of releases to the station, but not what was in demand. Colburn said that production costs have lowered drastically, which allows labels of all sizes to send any and all material to radio stations everywhere.
"We get free music and they (the labels) get to forecast trends by looking at what our DJs are pulling out of the mail and spinning on the air," Colburn said.
Contact Vennard at mvennard @kansan.com. This story was edited by Christine Grubbs.
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