Excello Recording

03/13/2020

A rock solid transition from 1k to 10k.
What you want to see after machine alignment. (Edit - funny enough, 10k isn’t audible from FB)

09/08/2019

Some guitars and a guitarist (John Fuentes) recently at the shop!

06/05/2019

Tanith – In Another Time Album Review 10/10

Recorded and mixed at the shop!
All tape!
https://themetalfiles.com/2019/06/04/tanith-in-another-time-album-review-10-10/?fbclid=IwAR3kMn3iIfMRBjHzHsC0HDdiKo0H3rRA9LcAtjhUXdC9VzV0vlXGDPYDixU

Tanith hit “the scene” in early 2018 with the release of their Citadel EP and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the band is co-fronted by one of Satan’s …

01/11/2019

Factoid - recorded by my son Beau Pool

We didn't blow the horn too loudly when we released "Made In The Mitten". We were pleased with how it came out, got good feedback from folks who picked up a copy and kinda figured...mission accomplished on this one.
Recently, to our surprise and delight, a number of radio stations have started to play the thing and that's exciting! We've decided to take a stab at encouraging some more radio action. We'll keep ya'll posted on who/when/where but wanted to give an early heads up and THANK listeners and the beautiful DJ's and PD's who support Roots Music & Mulebone on the airwaves!!! Artwork by John Ragusa Mixed by Hugh Pool at Excello Recording recorded by Beau Pool #countryblues #livemusic #puremichigan #themittenstate

05/26/2018

2 old friends, middle of life, going strong. Thank you Willie Studer! I think it frequently.

04/30/2018

This weekend at Excello! There are 3 spots available for Sunday’s (May 6) Slide Guitar Workshop - conducted by NY Blues Hall of Fame Master Artist Hugh Pool - learn techniques for the classic Delta and Chicago blues!
• Continuous Q&A • 3hrs • $100
• Details in card

04/12/2018

Yesterday at the shop, hashing it out family style.

03/14/2018

Tonight Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons play Mercury Lounge at 8pm and we'll be celebrating our hard working and talented (former) band mate Paul Triff. Pauly died 2 years ago and in what turned out to be a mysterious turn of fate, we actually recorded what was his last performance. We loved up on the recording in the studio and it's being released tonight as Lorraine Leckie & Her Demons; Live At The Mercury Lounge.
Pauly was a real pet lover and all proceeds from the sale of this recording will be contributed to a fund established in his name called Paulies Pets. Please join us!
#lorraineleckieandherdemons

02/18/2018

Frequencies of Musical Notes, A4 = 440 Hz

Cool resource here. Click the base tuning fequency at top of page and the site responds with frequency to note equivilecies in 1/2 step incriments; handy for arranging and good for mixing too. https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html

01/18/2018

Hey, we’ve started an Instagram account by telling our story of the studios development in pictures; from first look at the space thru provisional setup, demolition, studio construction and into earliest sessions. If you’re interested and have an Instagram account, check out Excello recording.

01/08/2018

We completed mixing the latest from Reverend Freakchild and the very next day the 1/2” masters are up with Scott Hull at Masterdisk for mastering! Rev had many guests over the albums 11 cuts and I snapped these 2 pics from a track featuring G Love and a fantastic gospel singer from Colorado named Hazel Miller Hazel Miller Band. The record was done by hand; all analog ATR Magnetics. I. jokingly call the blue tape in the pic “automation tape” and mark it for different levels and moves during the song. The mix itself becomes a performance and we endeavor to do it until it’s right.
#reverendfreakchild #hazelmiller #salparadise #rockfacilitator #nationalguitars

12/19/2017

Studer 827 24trk 2” tape, Studer A800 24trk 2” tape, Ampex ATR 102 1/2” tape, Studer A80 1/4” tape, Foster B-16 16trk 1/2” tape
+ + Protools HD 24io
Neve, Pultec, API, LA-2A, EMT 140, Universal Audio, Valley People, Summit, Empirical Labs, Lexicon, Calrec, DBX, Neumann, RCA, Coles, Royer, AKG, Yamaha, Tannoy, Altec, Sony, Wurlitzer, ARP, Baldwin, Hammond, Marshall, Fender, Ampeg, Magnatone, Gibson, Rodgers, Gretsch, Sennheiser 240 & Mytec Private Que

Control Room - 21’x 17’ x 11’
Booth - 12.5’ x 9’ x 9’

12/19/2017

Excello Recording's cover photo

11/16/2017

Just spent 2 days in the studio with these fine humans. This is a new group called Tanith who just created 2 tracks for their debut 7" release. We recorded to 2" tape and mixed to 1/2" tape. We just turned the computer on at the end in order to create digital files for the band to listen to. Think Deep Purple meets Buffalo Springfield; real cool stuff.

09/26/2017

Little bit of analog all lined up, clean and standing ready!

09/20/2017

Hmmm - the mix is up and the strings are off. Can't decide if the photo is about ADD or potential? Welp, the track got mixed and the acoustic guitar sounded much better. #calrec #gibsonj45 #tannoy #NS10 #rockfacilitator #studer827 #ATT102

07/19/2017

Heya - let's make a record!
Booking September at the new shop! #neve #API #Studer #Calrec #U67 #LA2A #EMT140 #urie #hammond #wurlitzer #baldwin #tweed #fender #gibson #marshall #Ampeg

05/18/2017

Guitar beef in our new custom, reclaimed lumber shelf! This vibe feels right and I can't wait for these 4 amps to be connected via switcher to 4 different speaker cabinets and live 24/7. Just plug up and roll!

04/06/2017

A Neve 1063 Quad bus and a rack of API 312's are all cleaned up and ready to party!

01/17/2017

America Weeping, by Lorraine Leckie and her Demons

This song is a manifestation of one of those cool moments where you can and you do. No matter whom you support most would admit that a critical byproduct of this election cycle has been polarization and societal stress.

In this song, Lorraine gives voice to what many feel; sadness and regret. The tune started in a rehearsal with Charlie fiddling with a bass line which became the verse, and then me more or less coming up with the chorus and then Keith tying things together with transitions and specifically dropping the drums out in the chorus (genius).
Lorraine then wrote the lyrics overnight, we recorded it and Scott Hull mastered over the weekend.
https://lorraineleckie.bandcamp.com/track/america-weeping

America Weeping by Lorraine Leckie and her Demons, released 16 January 2017 Leonard Cohen is now Sitting up on a star Light up a rainbow of diamonds Across the Universe Out in the nick of time Pour me a glass of moonshine I'm glad he never heard the sound Of America Weeping America sleeping America…

12/30/2016

1. The 827 is recommissioned and working great! 2. A little preview of material in production from Reverend Freakchild and we never switched a computer on.

12/02/2016

This afternoon at the shop!

10/16/2016

Excello Recording

10/16/2016

Excello Recording's cover photo

10/16/2016

We are open in our new location at 231 Norman Ave!

11/05/2015

Baking tape this morning at the future home of Excello. These 3 reels contain final mixes of an EP project that I completed 20 years ago and, for one reason or another, never put out. Reel 1 is dated 1-26-96 and the release party will be on 1-26-16. Freaky. I'm headed up to Peekskill tomorrow morning to master with Scott Hull.

01/26/2015

3 Gobo's. Good ones - $300.00 for your live tracking needs.

01/26/2015

Flying bean Difusion - anybody want some?
9 of them with all hardware $250. 347-351-3990

01/15/2015

Welcome to the future....circa 93!

01/13/2015

Come get your tapes please. We have tried to reunite clients with their master tapes for 10 years and are continuing until the months end. We are finding stuff back to 1990. Pass it on.

01/08/2015

The day has come. Excello Recording is closing down and moving. Onward, but we won't be bringing your tapes with us. We reached out big in myspace days, have had a note on the front page of our website for over a decade and have recently utilized FB, normal email and the telephone in an attempt to reunite you with your tape. Many people have responded!
The clock is ticking from now until end January for those who have not. At that point we are very sorry but will no choice but to dispose of them. Please share or not as you see fit.

10/06/2014

Old school crazy. Bestkindacrazy! #getyousome

10/06/2014

Dusting off the 1/4" machines and discovered an unreleased Big Apple Blues track in the process. Barry Harrison is singing. We took a machine to O'Flahertys in mid-town to record the band live with a spaced pair of AKG 460's.

10/06/2014

4 Track!

09/15/2014

All Boy All Girl; Day 1

09/08/2014

That a pretty good one.
Remember?
Pale Moon Gang

09/05/2014

Titus Andronicus!

08/29/2014

Meet the new boss! Same as the old boss....well maybe just a little better. Switched from A800 at A827 today...still have both here but we are shaking this machine out on Pale Moon Gang today. Early signs point to good.

07/31/2014

Just now, NYU songwriting high school leaving the building after a day of writing, tracking and mixing with Larry Dvoskin and team Excello. What a cool day!

06/30/2014

The Breakout Rock Acts of 2014

http://m.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-breakout-rock-acts-of-2014-20140626

Congratulations to BIG UPS and Charles DeChants....Rolling Stone ya'll. Cooked up right here in the rock and roll kitchen that is Excello Recording.

From Australian troubadours to Canadian punkers to American emo merchants, these are some of the most exciting and excitable new rock acts of the year...

06/30/2014

Reserved For Rondee: "Fat Cat" (Last.fm Sessions)

http://originals.last.fm/video/reserved-for-rondee-fat-cat-last-fm-sessions/ocMglA79wsV5/

This just in! Reserved For Rondee at Excello. Check it out!

Reserved for Rondee perform tracks from 'She's Back in Velvet' live from Excello Recording studios in Brooklyn, NY

06/27/2014

Project listen down. It's always interesting and often surprisingly encouraging to listen to an albums worth of completed mixes together in a test sequence. You move back to context and artistic statement after many sessions of microcosmic effort and "near field" attention. I for 1 really like it.

06/20/2014

The Sound and History of Ocean Way Studios - Blog - Universal Audio

http://www.uaudio.com/blog/ocean-way-history/

This is very cool. Bill Putnam...if you are in this business and you don't know about him...make it your business to know about him.

The famed “Studio A” and “Studio B” at Ocean Way Studios have shaped the sound of countless classic recordings. Justin Colletti tells how Bill Putnam Sr., the creator of the studio, met its faithful caretaker, Allen Sides, and how Universal Audio captured its legendary sound in the Ocean Way Studios…

06/06/2014

Very cool mic! We used this exclusively on John Ragusa's flute and vox for the soon-to-be-released Mulebone cd, Keep On Moving.
It's a model 359 MASS - Kobo condenser. Come check it out!

06/02/2014

Larry Dvoskin, Steve Grand and Hugh Pool at the end of the Larry produced mix session for the song Back to California by Steve.