Dwarf Star Studios

04/22/2025

New Release Day! Trauma Mammal's "Foul Play" is his latest roller rink banger - plug in and turn it up! (link in comments)

Mastered @ Dwarf Star Studios

04/19/2025

New Release Day! Andrew Willard's “In the Stars” and “Quadruped” are a departure from the every day with unique instrumentation and creative production. We’ve been working on and off on these for a while and I think you’ll like what you hear! (link in comments)

04/02/2025

New Release Day! Liri Ronen's “Please” is a surprising psychedelic journey. Liri used *all* the instruments on this one, including French horn, accordion and multiple recorders. Give it a listen!

03/31/2025

New Release Day! Shezif’s () “I’m The Moon” is a dreamy run through a field that’ll soothe your soul. We had a great time working on this one, and I hope to work more with her in the future!

02/04/2025

To my : engagement on Facebook has hit rock bottom, so I'm not going to be posting regular updates here anymore. For the latest news, please check out (and follow) my Instagram page here:

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01/20/2025

Hey all, with the impending upheaval of social media, be sure to sign-up for my email list for future Dwarf Star Studios news. You can find it on the home page here:

Dwarf Star Recording Studios is the Carrboro, NC facility of musician, producer and engineer John May. Specializing in studio recording & production, mixing & mastering and live events.

12/09/2024

New Release Day! "You Don't Wanna Even Change (Carseat Mix)"

From Brendan Macie: "Figured I’d share something we’re working on from the latest batch of songs. It’s incomplete (there’ll be plenty more guitars on it by the time we’re done) but I liked the raw mix we got for the scratch track too much not to share!"

Lots of folks I've played it for have had a visceral feeling for the song, reminding them of a number of different favorite bands. How about you?

Bandcamp link in comments for the whole thing and, as always, please buy and share if you can!

10/31/2024

New release day! Trauma Mammal's "Psychic Sidekick" is out, just in time for your spooky Halloween jams. Link in comments, listen and share with your fellow ghouls!

Mastered at Dwarf Star Studios

10/14/2024

Had a blast yesterday getting rhythms down for Brendan Macie’s new project. Ruffin McCoy and Rob DiMauro were consummate pros and rocked it!

10/01/2024

New release day! Noah Aiken's "Sail Away" is a floaty jam for your Tuesday morning. We had a bunch of fun recording this one and I hope we have the opportunity to do more.

Give it a listen, follow and add to your playlists! (link in comments)

Recorded, mixed & mastered @ Dwarf Star Studios
Drums recorded by Kyle Schneider

09/19/2024

Started work yesterday on a new EP with Michael Daughtry Music. Of course I forgot to take pictures of the humans, as usual, so enjoy some settings recall pics instead 😂

02/14/2024

New release day! Why The Hell Knot's "Wicked Pissah" is the perfect Valentine's Day requiem for your listening pleasure.

Todd, Pete and Mark were great to work with, and I even snuck a little keys in there myself. Have a listen in the comments and share with your friends!

Recorded, mixed & mastered at Dwarf Star Studios