About My Studio & Gear

As an independent producer and engineer, I freelance anywhere a project takes me. You’ll find me popping up at a number of different facilities, especially to cut drums. Most of the time, however, I do overdubs and mix at my personal studio which is really well-suited to the task. I’m flexible, though, so we’ll go wherever the music takes us…

DAW – Mac-based Pro Tools HD 8 with Lynx Aurora 16 analog to digital converter/interface

Monitors – Focal Twin6 BE, Yamaha NS-10′s with Adcom amp, Avant MixCubes, Grace m902 monitor control/DA/headphone amp.

Preamps – LaChapell 583s, Avedis MA5, Chandler Germanium, Millennia Origin STT-1, (2) A-Designs P-1 (Pacifica), Grace 201, True Precision 8

Outboard Dynamics, EQ and Effects – Neve 5043, Universal Audio LA-3A, Millennia Origin STT-1, DBX 160x, A-Designs Hammer, Yamaha SPX-90, Orban Spring Reverb, MXR pitch shifter, Alesis Midiverb 2

Microphones

  • (2) Neumann M 149
  • (1) Neumann TLM 103
  • (3) AKG C 414
  • (2) Microtech-Gefell M 300
  • (2) AKG C451
  • (2) Schoeps with MK2 H omni capsules
  • (2) Studer CMT-536
  • (1) Royer R-122
  • (2) Blue Woodpecker
  • (1) Shure SM-7
  • (1) Beyer 201
  • (1) AKG D112
  • (1) Placid Audio Copperphone
  • (4) Shure SM-57 and SM-58
  • Odd dynamics

Plugins and Virtual Instruments – Lots… Waves, McDSP, TC Electronic, Massey, & more.

Guitars

  • Fender Tele
  • Fender Strat
  • Fender Strat Sub-Sonic (baritone)
  • Tobias 5-string Bass
  • Dobro
  • Ukulele

Amps

  • Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Combo
  • 1967 Fender Super Reverb
  • Fender Blues Jr.

Keys & Synths

  • Fender Rhodes
  • Yamaha Harmonium
  • Korg MicroKorg
  • Roland XP-30
  • Korg X-5
  • Circuit Bent Speak & Spell by Dr. Freakenspeak
  • Other miscellaneous cheesy 80′s keyboards that do cool stuff…

Drums

  • Yamaha Maple/Birch Custom Drums
  • Snares: Yamaha Anton Fig, Ludwig Acrolite, Rogers Dynasonic, WorldMax Black Hawg (Black Beauty)
  • Assorted Zildjian and Sabian Cymbals
  • Toca Congas and Timbales
  • Assorted percussion and noisemakers