The studio in London is now up and running, after what seemed like an eternity to me, not to mention to everyone who had to listen to me proclaim "Almost done!" for a year.  There are still a few odds and ends to finish up, but it is pretty much complete.  These are some preliminary photos to give you an idea of what the place looks like.  It has yet to be named -- suggestions suitable for family viewing would be most welcome.

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The studio is designed to be a friendly, high-quality and efficient recording environment for solo artists, small groups, electronic music, and vocal and guitar overdubs for larger projects.  The recording room is large enough for two or three musicians -- it will fit a drum kit, but you will not sound like John Bonham! -- and there is an additional, smaller isolation booth. 

There is a range of vintage and modern recording technology here, including a PARIS digital audio workstation, an Alesis HD24 hard disk recorder, Cubase SX for sequencing and recording, an Ampex AG-440 1/2" 4-track analog recorder, and a 3M M-79 1/2" 2-track analog mixdown recorder. The console is a 1970's Raindirk Series III.  A variety of outboard microphone preamps, equializers and compressors from Neve, Ampex, Summit, Hardy, RTZ, Empirical Labs and Spectrasonics is available.  We have microphones from Neumann, Royer, Josephson, Beyer, Shure and AKG, and there is a large selection of vintage acoustic and electric guitars and amplifiers for clients' use.  Most everything electronic is available in both vacuum tube (valve) and solid-state flavo(u)rs.

I'll be posting a more detailed description of the studio's equipment and range of services soon.