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Some pics of the recently installed Neve 8088 in Studio A by our friend Imre Barta.
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Here's another demo on the Euro DDL from our friend Aaron Nevezie of Jojo Mayer / Nerve and The Bunker Studio.
Our new website is up and running after an extended absence on the web. http://thebunkerstudio.com
The Bunker is a 3000 square foot recording studio committed to preserving the art and science of analog recording and mixing located in Brooklyn, New York.
Always great to work with the Loop Loft. Nate Smith is amazing. Pocket for days.
We’re excited to announce the release of Nate Smith Drums Volume 1! We recorded this at The Bunker Studio in NYC through their amazing Neve 8058 and these loops and samples sound as good as they feel. Details here: https://www.thelooploft.com/products/nate-smith-drums-vol-1
Looking forward to hosting ADAM speakers here at Bunker.
ADAM Audio is launching the S Series platform of premium studio monitors and the only way to experience what they can bring to your studio workflow is to hear them with your own ears. That is why they are bringing them to a world-class studio near you!
Congrats to Phyllis Chen and the International Contemporary Ensemble for their win at the Independant Music Awards in the Contemporary Classical Category.
A little while ago we had our friends from RND come in for an evening with Matt Johnson to show what can be done with 4 mics and a great drummer.
Matt Johnson, drummer for Jeff Buckley, St. Vincent, and many others, demonstrates his method for tracking drums from four mics into 2 channels using 2 x 511...
Always great hosting the Heavyocity crew.
Introducing Master Sessions: Ensemble Metals! A Must-Have for the Cinematic Composer.
The Bunker Studio » Tons of new gear! EMT’s, Neumann, RCA…
We’ve been on a bit of a new gear buying tear here. Some great new mics including Neumann SM23 stereo tube mic, a pair of Neumann KM86’s, another RCA 44 Ribbon, another Sennheiser 441, and a vintage 414 brass capsule.
New mic pics
Thanks to Chris Lind for this awesome Studio A live room shot.
Ben Eunson made this video live in Studio B a little while ago. Thanks for sharing Ben!
"The Silence" by Ben Eunson Ben Eunson (guitar) Carlos Averhoff Jr (sax) Tamir Shmerling (bass) Charles Burchell (drums) Filmed & Edited by Mariona Lloreta R...
Pheeroan Aklaff's drum setup yesterday.
Hi
We’re excited to announce the arrival of The Bunker’s brand new (very old) fully rebuilt 1894 Steinway C. To celebrate we’re holding an open house as an opportunity to play the piano and meet the talented team that worked on the rebuild. Piano rebuilder Jim Ialeggio will be in attendance to answer questions and share his immense knowledge. Jim’s a master craftsman and his work on this instrument is outstanding. Our house piano technician James Carney collaborated with Jim on the rebuild and has been refining the piano since it arrived at the studio. It will be a rare opportunity to have both Jim and James around and between them they know every inch of the piano.
Please feel free to share the invitation to anyone that may be interested in checking out the piano and the studio. We’ll be providing wine and some light snacks and are looking forward to hanging!
What
Bunker open house and meet and great.
When
Sunday June 26th 2016 5:30-9pm
Hope to see you there!
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The new/old Steinway C is here! Very excited to offer this amazing piano in Studio A. Huge thanks to Jim Ialeggio and James Carney for the great work on the rebuild.
Rearranged the racks in Studio A today adding a couple of new pieces.
Rearranged the racks in Studio A today adding a couple of new pieces.
Lexicon 480 for Studio B. Verb!!
A couple of vintage LA-2A's just landed. One for each room.
Some new gear coming in!
A nice little write up in Brooklyn Magazine! Proud to be there among a bunch of other great studios!
Big recording budgets from mammoth record labels are a thing of the past—and so is midtown Manhattan as the epicenter
Todd bought himself a Rhodes!
Nice video from Ryan Keberle's tracking session here. Great band and music!
From their 2016 Greenleaf Music album, Azul Infinito. Music by Ryan Keberle, lyrics by Manca Miro. Featuring Ryan Keberle on trombone, Camila Meza on voice, ...
Mellotron, farfisa and Hammond C2 keyboard setup from the Philly band Mercury Radio Theatre sessions this week.
Changing tapes in the Mellotron. What an incredible piece of engineering!
Bustelo tower. Ready for any session!
A series of pictures documenting the process of rebuilding our 1889 Steinway C by master craftsman Jim Ialeggio.
Feb 2016. Here's the latest from Jim.
Soundboard, panel ribbing, bridges complete and the entire fabricated soundboard structure is glued into the case. Will be applying finish to the board and bridges this week, and get the finished plate installed in the piano, ready for stringing. Its coming along really nicely...I'm really pleased how I was able to use my new protocol which allows me to create feedback loops and tailor the soundboard structure, before the entire panel is installed in the rim...quite jazzed about this protocol and how much control it gives me regarding the structure of the board...fun stuff!
Here's what Jim has to say about this round of photos.
"Most of the pics are of the keyboard, which needed a lot of restoration. More importantly, the geometry of the key lever was set up for 19th century really light hammers and 19th century reduced key dips. Since you have pianists coming in who don't have a lot of time to get used to this piano, I thought it was important to give them an action leverage that is more familiar to modern pianists. So the key proportion job removes the old balance rail, epoxies the old balance point mortise, and places the new balance rail at an optimized position. This is important, because the key geometry, being the longest lever in the action, has a huge effect on what the piano feels like to play. The original key proportions were different at the two ends of the keyboard (6.3-6.7 ratio), so I gave the whole thing a single key leverage, and lowered the leverage a bit."
A series of pictures documenting the process of rebuilding our 1889 Steinway C by master craftsman Jim Ialeggio.
Feb 2016. Here's the latest from Jim.
Soundboard, panel ribbing, bridges complete and the entire fabricated soundboard structure is glued into the case. Will be applying finish to the board and bridges this week, and get the finished plate installed in the piano, ready for stringing. Its coming along really nicely...I'm really pleased how I was able to use my new protocol which allows me to create feedback loops and tailor the soundboard structure, before the entire panel is installed in the rim...quite jazzed about this protocol and how much control it gives me regarding the structure of the board...fun stuff!
Here's what Jim has to say about this round of photos.
"Most of the pics are of the keyboard, which needed a lot of restoration. More importantly, the geometry of the key lever was set up for 19th century really light hammers and 19th century reduced key dips. Since you have pianists coming in who don't have a lot of time to get used to this piano, I thought it was important to give them an action leverage that is more familiar to modern pianists. So the key proportion job removes the old balance rail, epoxies the old balance point mortise, and places the new balance rail at an optimized position. This is important, because the key geometry, being the longest lever in the action, has a huge effect on what the piano feels like to play. The original key proportions were different at the two ends of the keyboard (6.3-6.7 ratio), so I gave the whole thing a single key leverage, and lowered the leverage a bit."
Just added 24 channel Dolby SR noise reduction to the Studer A80. Who wants to make some dynamic records on tape?
A series of pictures documenting the process of rebuilding our 1889 Steinway C by master craftsman Jim Ialeggio.
Feb 2016. Here's the latest from Jim.
Soundboard, panel ribbing, bridges complete and the entire fabricated soundboard structure is glued into the case. Will be applying finish to the board and bridges this week, and get the finished plate installed in the piano, ready for stringing. Its coming along really nicely...I'm really pleased how I was able to use my new protocol which allows me to create feedback loops and tailor the soundboard structure, before the entire panel is installed in the rim...quite jazzed about this protocol and how much control it gives me regarding the structure of the board...fun stuff!
Here's what Jim has to say about this round of photos.
"Most of the pics are of the keyboard, which needed a lot of restoration. More importantly, the geometry of the key lever was set up for 19th century really light hammers and 19th century reduced key dips. Since you have pianists coming in who don't have a lot of time to get used to this piano, I thought it was important to give them an action leverage that is more familiar to modern pianists. So the key proportion job removes the old balance rail, epoxies the old balance point mortise, and places the new balance rail at an optimized position. This is important, because the key geometry, being the longest lever in the action, has a huge effect on what the piano feels like to play. The original key proportions were different at the two ends of the keyboard (6.3-6.7 ratio), so I gave the whole thing a single key leverage, and lowered the leverage a bit."
A series of pictures documenting the process of rebuilding our 1889 Steinway C by master craftsman Jim Ialeggio.
Feb 2016. Here's the latest from Jim.
Soundboard, panel ribbing, bridges complete and the entire fabricated soundboard structure is glued into the case. Will be applying finish to the board and bridges this week, and get the finished plate installed in the piano, ready for stringing. Its coming along really nicely...I'm really pleased how I was able to use my new protocol which allows me to create feedback loops and tailor the soundboard structure, before the entire panel is installed in the rim...quite jazzed about this protocol and how much control it gives me regarding the structure of the board...fun stuff!
Here's what Jim has to say about this round of photos.
"Most of the pics are of the keyboard, which needed a lot of restoration. More importantly, the geometry of the key lever was set up for 19th century really light hammers and 19th century reduced key dips. Since you have pianists coming in who don't have a lot of time to get used to this piano, I thought it was important to give them an action leverage that is more familiar to modern pianists. So the key proportion job removes the old balance rail, epoxies the old balance point mortise, and places the new balance rail at an optimized position. This is important, because the key geometry, being the longest lever in the action, has a huge effect on what the piano feels like to play. The original key proportions were different at the two ends of the keyboard (6.3-6.7 ratio), so I gave the whole thing a single key leverage, and lowered the leverage a bit."
Here's the trailer for a new documentary featuring the great John Patitucci. There's some great footage from the album recording in Studio A with Adam Rogers, Steve Cardenas and Brian Blade...and even a cameo of our very own Todd Carder.
BACK IN BROOKLYN is a inspirational and joyous cinematic exploration into the life of one of today’s most influential jazz musicians and composers as he crafts…
Some new pics from the piano rebuild. The case is at the refinisher and in the meantime Jim built the new soundboard and refinished the harp.
Thanks to Tristan Rhodes from Rupert Neve Designs for the great new pictures of Studio B.
Aaron tracked Dave Douglas' latest record in Studio A live to 2-track. Check out video of one of the tracks here.
Wake Up Claire is a track off of "Brazen Heart," the new release by the Dave Douglas Quintet. Get your copy here: bit.ly/brazenheart
Justin Brown destroying the drums here at Bunker.
twitter.com/drumbrownie www.simonyuproduction.com Record at The Bunker Studio Recorded and mixed by John Davis Video by Simon C.F. Yu W.A.I.T.T written by Pa...
For those of you interested in the progress of the Steinway C rebuild here's the next series of photos from piano wizard Jim IaIeggio. According to Jim the build quality of this 1889 instrument is amazing. The hardware has gone out for nickel plating already. Here he's adding structural improvements, stabilizing the legs and prepping the casework for a new finish.
Some great pics from Ferit Odman's recent session here in Studio A. Jazz quintet with a six piece string ensemble to the Studer 24 track 2". Mixed the next day to the Studer A810 1/4" machine…all analog.
Some stills by Gipsy Pixel from the up-coming EPK & Videos of my album...
New toy for Studio B. Alan Smart C2 stereo compressor. Sounded great on Royer 121 drum rooms for the last couple of days. Now moved over to a couple of U67's on the Yamaha Upright. Having a great time working on Guy Jones new record.
We're excited to announce Bunker is getting a new piano for Studio A. Actually a very old piano…a Steinway C from 1889. It's currently in MA starting the rebuild process. We'll try to document the rebuilding as it progresses and hopefully will be taking delivery early next year.
Jacob taking a ride on the fun wheel. Harder than it looks!
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Jacob taking a ride on the fun wheel. Harder than it looks!
Recording backing vocals for BLACK TAXI at the Bunker Studio
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