I asked him again yesterday and he has responded with a blog post.

http://ww2.richardchycki.com/

I’ve been getting quite a run of messages via my website and twitter about ‘my work’ on the new album from Prince. So upon doing a search about my affiliation with The Purple One, some really interesting information surfaced. Luckily, everything you read on the net is true!! Whew … LOL. Here are a few of the more interesting net tidbits:

From ‘Karen G’ @ 29-95.com:

“The Tamar cd is pretty great but wait until you guy’s peep the new Prince album!Contrary to rumour it IS NOT called “Welcome 2 America”.
Richard Chycki did some work behind the SSL on the new cd and the tones he got are SIMPLY AWSOME!You can check out some of Richards work on albums by the rock band Rush. I have not heard a Prince record rock this hard ever! The best song on the cd is a funk/rock jam called “Natasha”.
expect this cd in June 2011.”

False, but I appreciate the compliments about the ‘awsome tones’. It sure sounds like I did this gig though with the SSL reference, but it’s not a secret that I’m a big SSL supporter — it’s my fave analog console bar-none.

From Giovanni777 @ prince.org:

“I’d have to say that the fact that the poster mentions that Richard Chycki was “behind the SSL (console)…” is perhaps indicative that this may be true. When people post falsities, generally speaking, they aren’t even remotely aware of SSLs or Nieves, or nearly anything specific in the audio world. Just sayin’…”

True, but I still haven’t done a session with Prince.

From Kara @ the Seattle weekly blog:

“for those interested,I overheard Richard Chycki(a badass engineer),talking the other night after the HOB show and he said that the new Prince album is complete,Chycki engineered it and it is being billed as a guitar recordIt will be released possibly on the RoadRunner label and the title is supposedly “Black Muse”. just sayin… “

“Rich Chycki — badass engineer” — ha ha. I love that! It has a nice ring to it LOL. Thanks, Kara. Kara must have been in my studio in Toronto, Canada after the Prince HOB show to hear me talking ’cause that’s where I was. I haven’t been to the HOB in a few years. It was probably a pretty smokin’ show anyway.

In short, I’m a fan of Prince’s works but I’ve not had the opportunity of working with the man. You’ve all been duped www’ers 100%. I can’t really think of a motive for the stories and the depth of these fantasies is a bit weird but hey, I appreciate the positivity of the rumors anyway. " />

Thanks for the heads up on this tweeps. Follow me on twitter here.

Back in the real world, I’ve recently completed recording vocals with James LaBrie for Dream Theater’s upcoming 11th album. John Petrucci produced the album and came up to my studio for the last bit to oversee the process.

The work on Rush live in Cleveland continues.

Be well,

R

And there we have it.

Thanks for the clarification, Militant

Oh well... I really enjoy Richard Chycki's work. I'm a super duper HUGE Rush fan and like the mixes that he's done on the last few releases and the newly re-mixed Moving Pictures.

I really hope it's true that a new album is coming out very soon, and a rock album no less. I can't wait!!

PurpleKittyK said:

I really hope it's true that a new album is coming out very soon, and a rock album no less. I can't wait!!

Sorry to inform u > Nothing is coming 4 the moment in a form or another!