Since the mid-1970s, Bob Hume has enjoyed playing guitar and singing in bands. He soon discovered that he also enjoyed working behind the microphone, and mixing and recording became a serious hobby. Years later, as his two daughters began performing in middle school concerts, he started to record these as well. Word of his capabilities spread, and he now records vocal and instrumental performances for the Baltimore County Public School system. He has recorded All-Honor’s Concerts and Middle and High School Adjudications and various Spring and Fall Concerts for individual Middle Schools.

Concerts are recorded live to a stereo master, either a DAT or real-time CD recorder using a single pair of condenser microphones. Post-recording editing includes mastering for level and balance and trimming for start and end times of individual tracks. An edited master is produced and CDs are created with a CD-R duplicator.

He creates the artwork for the CD cover, either repeating any motifs present in the concert handbill or creating something original. CD’s are labeled, an insert duplicating the handbill information is included, and each CD is delivered in a jewel case. In the event older recordings are desired, Bob keeps a library so that a musical event from years past can be obtained.

In the past, Bob has worked with the schools to provide copies of the CD’s for fundraising. He typically receives a percentage of each CD sold.