Degraw Sound

A Brooklyn recording studio owned by producer Ben Rice. Vintage Trident Series 24 console, classic analog outboard gear, microphones and instruments.

Degraw Sound is a Brooklyn recording studio on the Park Slope/Gowanus border, owned and operated by producer/engineer/musician Ben Rice that was designed with and constructed by Dave Ellis. The studio features a 25' x 17' live room, a favorite for drum tracking, live full-band recordings and film shoots, as well as a separate isolation booth and is equipped with individual monitor mixers for artis

Operating as usual

04/28/2022

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since I opened Degraw Sound. I rarely take time to look back, but a decade of creating records and memories in this space with so many dear friends feels worthy of some reflection and gratitude.

Thank you to all of the artists who put their faith and trust in me to be a part of their records, musical journeys and lives.

Thank you to all of the session musicians who have become part of the “Degraw Sound Wrecking Crew” and who have worked with me to bring so many records to life.

Thank you to the freelance engineers and producers who took a chance on working at Degraw Sound in the early days and helped me get the studio off the ground.

Thank you to my studio brothers - Gian, Harper and Charlie who have given so much of their lives and brilliance to making Degraw Sound what it is and who have helped me along the way more than I can ever thank them for.

Turning to the future, I’m happy to share that I’ve signed a lease extension and I'm looking forward to the next decade of record-making here at Degraw Sound.

With love,
Ben Rice
April 2022

03/12/2021

Congrats to my friend @thevaleriejune on the release of her beautiful new record “The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers”. So humbled and grateful that I got to be a little part of this incredible record. I produced the song “Colors” with Val and recorded the basics for a number of the tunes here at Degraw Sound with the crew — @greg.wiz @dan_iead @davemoosesherm @spacepersonmusic @jtdimatteo @joshlattanzi @charlieculbert which went on to be produced by the legend Jack Splash and mixed by @kennietakahashi

Thanks for having me along for this Val. So excited that this record is out in the world!

(Pre Covid) session photos by: @tommykha

12/21/2020

The holidays just aren’t the same when we’re not partying with y’all. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy holiday season. Looking forward to seeing all your beautiful faces and making some new tunes in 2021. ❤️🌲

10/17/2020

Deep-dive with the legend @johndavidkent Beyond stoked on what we’re capturing here. Looking forward to having JDK back in the studio to keep chipping away at his album.
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05/06/2020

Recorded this live version of “Where We Are Sometimes” with @foreverhoneyband back in the old days when people could do these sorts of things. This also happens to be my favorite tune on their new EP “Pre-Mortem High” — if you haven’t listened yet, please do, it’s so good! Video magic by the legend: @abnerjamesvideo

03/13/2020

Got to play some guitar / engineer on @findingxfletcher new single “Forever” produced by the legend and OG Degraw Fam @gianstone along with @jasonevigan @oneloveonline. All around epic crew on this tune — @amyallen @kineticsmusic @lionelcrasta @rafaelfadul @thacarterb Congrats y’all!

02/28/2020

The Beatles used these waffle irons to record drums so naturally we do too. The Coles 4038 sound delicious on pretty much everything we put them on, so they get used around here quite a bit!
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02/27/2020

Lights. Mellotron. ⏺.
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02/24/2020

One of our go to amps — this Fender Vibrolux has made an appearance on pretty much every guitar based record we’ve made here. Our friend @patkauffmanelectronics has taken such good care of it over the years and has it totally dialed in.
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02/02/2020

Always one of our favorite guitars. Our Gibson Les Paul 1959 VOS is a super versatile instrument. Les Paul’s have a reputation as rock and roll machines, but with the volume rolled off it delivers everything from shimmering, glassy clean tones to chime and twang
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12/09/2019

Hello friends! Please come celebrate the holidays and another year of music making with us at Degraw Sound on Tuesday, December 17th from 7-9pm. Please drop us a note at [email protected] if you’d like to come by as space will be limited. Happy holidays and see you soon!

12/04/2019

Whether were looking for a little extra top or a little extra bottom end, these Tube-Tech PE 1C Pultec style EQ’s never disappoint.
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12/02/2019

Super stoked on this Flea 47 that we recently added to our mic locker here. We’ve been loving it on everything we’ve put it in front of. What should we try it on next?
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11/08/2019

Got to play some guitar and engineer on the new @jonasbrothers single #LikeItsChristmas. Congrats to my brother @gianstone who wrote and produced this jam! Thanks for having me on board, stoked to be a small part of this tune with such an amazing crew —@bikejunkie72 @ryantedder @jasonevigan @freddywexler @annikamusic @kurtthum @heyhorns @wayne_bergeron @rafaelfadul @lionelcrasta @kenthethird Serban, Donnell Butler, Nick Blount, Dan Higgins, Andrew Hey, Gary Grant, Bill Reichenbach, John Hanes #jonasbrothers #merrychristmas

10/11/2019

Great marathon week in the studio with this gentleman. Super stoked on these new tunes! @johndavidkent #degrawsound #brooklyn #recordingstudio #johndavidkent #musicproduction #musicproducer

09/16/2019

Just added this pair of vintage Neumann KM84’s to the mic locker and could not be more stoked! Recorded some acoustic guitar to try them out and they sound amazing. A big thanks to Joel at @ecstaticelectric for tracking these down for me. Audiophile PSA: If you need great mics — he’s the guy you want to talk to. Bought my first Neumann from him over a decade ago and he’s been an incredible resource for all things audio as well as keeping my mics here in top shape over the years. #degrawsound #brooklyn #recordingstudio #brooklynrecordingstudio #vintagegear #vintagemicrophone #neumannmicrophones #neumannkm84 #musicproducer #musicproduction

09/10/2019

Well that was fun! A little snap from @luizlouises record release party last night. #degrawsound #brooklyn #recordingstudio #brooklynrecordingstudio #recordrelease #newmusic

09/04/2019

Excited to announce that our friend @luizlouises from Brazil will be joining us in the studio for an intimate record release party on Monday, September 9th. Want to come? DM us for tickets, we have a few left!

08/30/2019

After 5 years of working with these guys remotely tracking drums and mixing their records, it was great to get to meet @losmammut and have them in the studio! Thanks for making the journey to make some music with us. #degrawsound #brooklyn #brooklynrecordingstudio #musicproduction #musicproduction #recordingstudio @ Degraw Sound

08/16/2019

Recorded this cover of one of my favorite T Rex songs with @thevaleriejune and @greg.wiz @spacepersonmusic @dan_iead Jason DiMatteo

08/07/2019

That magic moment when your future father-in-law solves the age-old problem of “what do I do with all these guitars?!” by building a double-decker guitar rack for the studio and then suggests you get more guitars 🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘#degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #brooklyn #recordingstudio #guitar #vintageguitars #fender #gibson #taylorguitars #guildguitars #danelectro #eastwoodguitars #musicproduction #musicproducer #guitarist @ Degraw Sound

08/05/2019

Thanks to @eightyninety8090 and @sophiecolettemusic for closing out our summer concert series in style! Also, a big thank you everyone who came out to spend Friday evenings with us in the park and of course to @brooklynbridgepark for having us. #degrawsound #degrawfest #summerconcertseries #brooklyn #brooklynbridgepark @ Pier 3 - Brooklyn Bridge Park

07/30/2019

Last Friday night we (@queuetheband / @benricemusic) w̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶e̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ played music in the park. We’ll see what happens this Friday when @eightyninety8090 and @sophiecolettemusic close out our summer series... #degrawsound #degrawfest #degrawfestunplugged #brooklyn #brooklynrecordingstudio #summerconcerts
@ Pier 3 - Brooklyn Bridge Park

07/20/2019

Another fun evening in the park with @yellabellyband and @pearlasongs last night. Thanks to everyone who braved the heat! #degrawsound #degrawfest #brooklyn #brooklynbridgepark #summerconcerts @ Pier 3 - Brooklyn Bridge Park

07/13/2019

Well that was fun! Thanks to @thekevindaniel and @commonjackmusic for kicking things off at Brooklyn Bridge Park last night and thank you to all who came out. See y’all next Friday night in the park with @yellabellyband and @pearlasongs #degrawsound #degrawfest #brooklyn #brooklynbridgepark @ Pier 3 - Brooklyn Bridge Park

07/02/2019

Been getting seriously into all the UAD plugins lately, but still love having the SSL in the rack. Before going down the plugin rabbit hole, this beast of a compressor was glued to my mix bus for years. Might have to fire it back up soon!#degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #recordingstudio #musicproduction #musicproducer #gearporn #compressors

06/28/2019

One of my favorite guitars we have — a 1965 Gibson J-45. It’s hard to put this guitar down — resonates and records beautifully, and has so many songs in it (if you believe in that sort of thing). #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #flattopfriday #gibson #gibsonguitars #vintagegibson #j45 #vintageguitar #vintageguitars #recordingstudio #vintagegear #musicproduction

06/27/2019

Excited to announce that we’re bringing Degraw Fest to Brooklyn Bridge Park this summer for a series of unplugged shows with some of our favorite artists. Pack your picnic baskets and come hang with us Friday nights from July 12 through August 2 (6-8pm) at Pier 3, Greenway Terrace. #degrawsound #degrawfest #brooklynrecordingstudio #brooklyn #brooklynbridgepark #summerconcerts

06/26/2019

Nothing like FET compression. A pair of Hairball Blue Stripe Rev A’s that we built and a pair of Purple Audio’s. 📸 @drewreynolds_photo #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #recordingstudio #musicproduction #musicproducer #hairballaudio #purpleaudio #1176 #studiogear #compressor

06/21/2019

It always feels great to sit down behind our Trident console and make records. When we were searching for a console for our studio we honed in on the Trident’s because some of our favorite records from Spoon to the Dap Kings were made on these boards. This particular console has a bit of history to it as well, it was owned by James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) and Adam Schelsinger (Fountains of Wayne) at their studio Stratosphere Sound before we acquired it in 2012. 📸 @drewreynolds_photo #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #recordingstudio #faderfriday #vintagegear #recordingconsole #musicproduction #musicproducer

06/07/2019

Putting the finishing touches on some new @yellabellyband tunes #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #brooklyn #recordingstudio #musicproduction #musicproducer #vintagegear #vintagekeys #vintagekeyboards

06/01/2019

@closebyeband in the studio with @charlieculbert working on a new single #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #brooklyn #recordingstudio #musicproduction #musicproducer #vintagegear #vintagekeys #vintagemicrophone

05/10/2019

@jaredsaltielmusic cutting some new tunes with @harperjmusic #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #brooklyn #recordingstudio #vintagedrums #ludwigdrums

05/03/2019

Happy release day to the Bad Dogs of @yellabellyband — have fun on the road supporting @johnnymarrgram #degrawsound #brooklynrecordingstudio #brooklyn #recordingstudio #musicproduction #musicproducer #newmusicfriday #newmusicalert

04/20/2019

Drum Days 🥁 with @yellabellyband #degrawsound #brooklyn #recordingstudio #brooklynrecordingstudio #musicproducer #musicproduction #vintagedrums #vintageludwig #ludwigdrums

Address

597 Degraw St
Brooklyn, NY
11217

Atlantic Avenue / Barclays Center Subway Station: 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R, and the Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic Terminal The studio is a 10-minute walk from Atlantic Terminal where the Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street Subway Station and the LIRR connect. Upon exiting the station, head south down 4th Avenue and turn right on Degraw Street. The studio is halfway down the block, on the right. Union Street Subway Station: R The studio is a 5-minute walk from the Union Street Subway Station. Upon exiting the station, head northeast on 4th Avenue (towards Sackett Street) and turn left on Degraw Street. The studio is halfway down the block, on the right.

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 8pm
Saturday	10am - 8pm
Sunday	10am - 8pm

Telephone

+19137886506

Website

http://www.degrawsound.com

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