This section was written by Leandro Cabo (rhcplivearchive.com)

DOT HACKER: “INHIBITION”

Dates: February-Mid 2009
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh, Jonathan Hischke, Eric Gardner
Produced by: Dot Hacker, Adam Samuels
Engineered by: Adam Samuels, Chad Carlisle
Mixed by: Adam Samuels
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman

• Order/Disorder

• Idleidolidyl

• Eye Opener

• Discotheque

• Be Leaving

• The Earth Beneath

• Inhibition

• The Wit of the Staircase

• Quotes

• Puncture

  Released on album “Inhibition”

• Rewire

  Released on the digital debut EP

• Neon Arrow

  Released on a 7” single

Shortly after wrapping the recording sessions, Josh was asked to join the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the album release was put on hold due to his new commitments to the band, as Dot Hacker wanted to tour the album.

Almost three years later, a digital debut EP was released in anticipation, featuring four songs. “Rewire” was the only one not to be included on the album and remained exclusive to this digital release until it was included as a b-side on the “Neon Arrow” vinyl single, previously only circulating as a mono, unfinished file originally uploaded on the band’s MySpace in 2009.

JOSH KLINGHOFFER: “BOB AND THE MONSTER” OST

Dates: 2012-2013
Recorded at: Unknown (Los Angeles, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Produced by: Rick Ballard
Engineered by: Rick Ballard
Mixed by: Rick Ballard
Mastered by: Mark Chalecki

• Phone Call

• Top Taco

• Trouble in Paradise

• Homeless, Toothless

• Millie’s

• Buddy Arnold

• Down and Strung Out

• The Ropes

  Released on the “Bob and the Monster” original score

The OST features the original score written by Josh for Bob Forrest’s documentary film Bob and the Monster.

DOT HACKER: “HOW’S YOUR PROCESS?”

Dates: Late 2012 - December 2013
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh, Jonathan Hischke, Eric Gardner
Additional Musicians: Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (string arrangements on 12), Sonus Quartet (strings on 12)
Produced by: Dot Hacker
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman

• Aim

• First in Forever

• Floating Up the Stairs

• Elevator

• Whatever You Want

• Sermon of Sorts

  Released on album “How’s Your Process? (Work)”

• Slideclimb

• Somersault

• Memory

• Mission Creep

• Rest Assure

• Anger

  Released on album “How’s Your Process? (Play)”

“How’s Your Process?” is considered a single full length album by the band, and the only reason it was split into two parts was due to lenght limitations of the vinyl format and the band not being able to agree on the songs to remove for a the final sequence. The cassette release is the only format that features the full album in a single release with unique artwork.

DOT HACKER: “N°3”

Dates: September 2014 - May 2016
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA), Rancho de la Luna (Joshua Tree, CA), Manny’s Estudio (Los Angeles, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh, Jonathan Hischke, Eric Gardner
Additional Musicians: Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello on 6)
Produced by: Dot Hacker
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist, Jonathan Russo, Manny Nieto, Steve Aguilar, Adam Samuels
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• C Section

• We’re Going Where

• Mindwalk

• Cassandra

• Apt Mess

• Found Lost

• Forgot to Smile

• Beseech

• Minds Dying

  Released on album “N°3”

CHAD SMITH & JOSH KLINGHOFFER

Dates: November 29-30, 2017
Recorded at: East West Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Jeepster

• Monolith

  Released on a 7” single

Both songs were initially recorded for a T. Rex tribute record planned out by Zak Starkey. After the project was scrapped, they were released as a 7” single for Record Store Day in 2019.

PLURALONE: DEBUT SINGLE

Dates: July 18-22, 2018
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Io Sono Quel Che Sono

• Menina Mulher Da Pele Preta

  Released on a 7” single

First official release as an introduction to Pluralone, Josh’s solo project, featuring two covers sung in their original foreign languages.

PLURALONE: “TO BE ONE WITH YOU”

Dates: September 2018-August 2019
Recorded at: Studio C at Prairie Sun Recording (Cotati, CA), Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA), Now Space (Los Angeles, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Additional Musicians: Flea (bass on 4, 15), Jack Irons (drums on 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15), Eric Avery (bass on 8), Chris Warren (percussion on 4), Clint Walsh (guitar and lapsteel on 6), Eric Gardner (drums on 8), Dan Elkan (guitar on 10), Nate Walcott (strings arrangement on 10), Jenny Takamatsu (violin on 10), Ina Veli (violin on 10), Marisa Kuney (violin on 10), Carrie Kennedy (violin on 10), Ben Jacobson (violin on 10), Caroline Buckman (viola on 10), Colleen Sugata (viola on 10), Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello on 10), Alisha Bauer (cello on 10)
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist, Steven Aguilar, Nate Nauseda, Michael Craver, Cameron Rochte
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist, Steven Aguilar
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Barreling

• Rat Bastards at Every Turn

• Save

• Was Never There

• Fall from Grace

• Shade

• Mourning

• Crawl

• The Ride

• Segue

  Released on album “To Be One with You”

• You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

• Overflowing

  Released on a 7” single included on the deluxe bundle of the album

• Obscene

• Fairy Tale

  Released on a 7” single given as a gift to the first 250 fan club members

• Nowhere I Am

• Directrix

  Released on a 7” single

• Ceylon

  Released on the various artists digital compilation Tensor Tracks

The main bulk of the album was recorded in September 2018 with extra sporadical sessions in between touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers until it was finished in August 2019. Seventeen songs were finished and recorded during the sessions, so one song remains unreleased.

While not confirmed, it’s possible that song is “Ceylon” as the credits show that it was also recorded during this timeframe by Eric Palmquist at Palmquist Studios. The song was specifically written around the time warp effect pedal for inclusion on the Tensor Tracks compilation by Red Panda Lab.

“You Don’t Know What You’re Doing” and “Overflowing” were originally exclusive to the vinyl single included on the deluxe bundle of the album. “Obscene” and “Fairy Tale” were originally exclusive to the vinyl single shipped worldwide for free as a holiday gift to the first 250 people that signed up to the fanclub. The four b-sides were later released digitally on March 19, 2020.

PLURALONE: “PLURALBALL”

Dates: Early 2020
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• I Got Id

• Long Road
  Released on 7” single

Recorded sometime between January and February 2020 as a tribute to Pearl Jam’s Merkin Ball EP. The single was intended to be a tour exclusive release, only available at merch stands for the Pluralone shows opening for Pearl Jam during the 2020 North American tour. The tour was eventually rescheduled to mid-2022 due to the pandemic. On October 6, 2022 leftover copies were released online.

PLURALONE: “I DON’T FEEL WELL”

Dates: June 22-July 17 and July 24-26, 2020
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA), Studio Litho (Seattle, WA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Additional Musicians: Jack Irons (drums on 1, 2, 8 and additional drumming on 3), Steve McDonald (additional bass on 6), Nathaniel Walcott (string arrangement on 5, 8, 10), Vanesa Freebairn-Smith (cello on 5, 10), Paul Cartwright (violin on 5, 8, 10), Andrew Duckles (viola on 5, 10), Billy Mohler (double bass on 10)
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist, Steven James Aguilar, Jake Munk, Cameron Rochte, Jon Roberts
Mixed by: Steven James Aguilar
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Red Don’t Feel

• The Night Won’t Scare Me

• Carry

• The Report

• Steal Away

• Mother Nature

• Knowing You

• Plank

• Don’t Have To

• I Hear You

  Released on album “I Don’t Feel Well”

Everything recorded during these sessions made it to the album, leaving no room for other songs Josh had intended for this album. The following sessions were booked for b-sides releases:

Dates: Late 2020
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA), Studio Litho (Seattle, WA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Additional Musicians:
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Stretch the Truth

• Green & Gold

• Wile

• Remembered

  Released on digital EP “Mother Nature” and later on two 7” singles

Shortly after the album recording sessions were over, a new session was booked at Palmquist Studios for songs intended to be released as b-sides. They remained exclusive to the digital EP for a year, until a three 7” vinyl single set was announced on April 15, 2022, featuring these four songs plus two more recorded later.

Dates: February 11-12, 2021
Recorded at: Studio 3 at EastWest Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Jack Irons, Nick Reinhart, Steve McDonald
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Steve McDonald
Mixed by: Andrew Scheps
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Mother Nature (re-recorded 1)

  Released on digital EP “Mother Nature”

After feeling he didn’t perfectly capture the song all by himself for the album, Josh enlisted the help of some friends to re-record a new version of the song with a more live feeling. Pictures from the session can be found here.

Dates: February 21-22, 2021
Recorded at: Studio 2 at EastWest Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Eric Avery, Eric Gardner, Clint Wash
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Kody Reiners
Mixed by: Andrew Scheps
Mastered by: Dave Gardner

• Mother Nature (re-recorded 2)

  Released on digital EP “Mother Nature”

• Claw Your Way Out

  Released on album “This Is the Show”

A week after the previous session, Josh again enlisted the help of some friends to re-record yet another new version of the song. Pictures from the session can be found here.

Dates: Early 2021
Recorded at: Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Additional Musicians: Nathaniel Walcott (strings arrangement), Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello), Paul Cartwright (violins and viola)
Produced by: Josh Klinghoffer
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: David Kutch

• Across the Park

• Sevens

  Released on a 7” single

DOT HACKER: “DIVINATION”

Dates: Early 2021
Recorded at: Now Space (Los Angeles, CA), Scarboro Sound (Los Angeles, CA), Jonathan Hischke’s Home Studio (?), Eric Gardner’s Home Studio (?)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh, Jonathan Hischke, Eric Gardner
Produced by: Clint Walsh
Engineered by: ?
Mixed by: Norm Block, Clint Walsh
Mastered by: John Webber

• Divination

  Released on a 7” single

This song was written and recorded remotely during quarantine. The vinyl single features Josh’s “naked” demo of the song as a b-side.

PLURALONE: “THIS IS THE SHOW”

Dates: 2021
Recorded at: Now Space (Los Angeles, CA), Scarboro Sound (Los Angeles, CA), Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh
Additional Musicians: Eric Avery (bass on 4), Eric Gardner (drums on 1, 4, 6), Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello on 9)
Produced by: Clint Walsh
Engineered by: Michael Craver, Eric Palmquist, Clint Walsh, Kody Reiners, Eric Gardner
Mixed by: Michael Craver, Andrew Scheps
Mastered by: John Webber

• The Fight for the Soul

• Offend

• Can't Put the Bullet Back in the Gun

• Any More Alone

• Elongate

• Scape

• A War Within

• Wait for Me

• Life Kills

  Released on album “This Is the Show”

This project originally began as Dot Hacker’s fourth album, with all members remotely recording by themselves. Josh would write the songs, record them on only one instrument with a vocal at his home studio (Now Space), then send them to Clint at his own studio (Scarboro Sound), who was going to serve as producer, and he would work with Eric and Jonathan. Things didn’t work out as planned, so Josh and Clint decided to go on as a Pluralone project. “Claw Your Way Out” is not listed here, as it was recorded during a previous studio session.

PLURALONE: “A DROP IN THE OCEAN”

Dates: 2022, 2023, 2025
Recorded at: Now Space (Los Angeles, CA), Palmquist Studios (El Sereno, CA)
Musicians: Josh Klinghoffer
Additional Musicians: Chelsea Hodson (backing vocals on 4, 7, 8)
Produced by: Eric Palmquist
Engineered by: Eric Palmquist, Michael Craver
Mixed by: Eric Palmquist
Mastered by: Dave Kutch

• Feels Like I’ve Done Wrong

• Peer Into Your Dreams

• Too Much Time Gone By

• Simple Action

• I Hope You Knew

• I Don’t Want to Let You Go

• Ranting and Raving

• Give

• Who What You

• Sadly

  Released on album “A Drop in the Ocean”