Doctor Wu's Studio

03/21/2017

Gear Update: Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Analogue Mixer | Tape Op Magazine | Longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing, mastering, recording and music production.

Stop by Doctor Wu's to try out "the best analog console currently made."

It is often challenging within a review period to fully explore a piece of gear and integrate it into the daily workflow. It's not that reviewers won't use the feature set and put it to task in at least a few applications, but to truly get to know a piece of recording equipment and have a relationsh...

06/08/2016

Hello Summer!

http://doctorwus.com/blog/2016/6/7/hello-summer

Just a quick update as we move into the summer. We have a bunch of time open the second half of June as our beloved Andrew Lappin is leaving us for that evil interloper Los Angeles and Jake and Jonny will also be out of town. Yale however, would love to work on your projects during that time or if y...

05/20/2016

Better Faster Stronger

http://doctorwus.com/blog/2016/5/19/better-faster-stronger

I'm happy to announce that our new studio space is about 90% designed and construction will begin in the next few months! We've chosen to work with Thomas Jouanjean of Northward Acoustics. Thomas has essentially invented a whole new control room design and over the past decade or so has perfected it...

02/20/2015

Happy Fader Friday from Doctor Wu's Studio and Rupert Neve!

Happy Fader Friday from Doctor Wu's in Brooklyn, NY.
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01/15/2015

Happy New Year!

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Wow, we really fell off with the updates! It wasn't due to laziness, though - we've been working harder than ever at the studio. There have been many improvements around Doctor Wu's - from workflow and layout, to acoustics and monitoring, to a new vocal booth and overdub area. Come check out the studio if you haven't been by in a while. [ 414 more words. ]

06/22/2014

Big changes at Dr. Wu's! More space in every direction! Use all the pedals at once! We don't care because there's so much space! Use all the synths too!!! We must be crazy to offer such services!!!!

05/26/2014

First Listen: Parquet Courts, 'Sunbathing Animal'

NPR is streaming the new Parquet Courts LP this week. HEAR Jonny put all 8 tracks of his Otari to good use! FEEL the absurd frequencies they wrenched from our studio! SEE that ladder from our hallway in the background! TASTE the sweat trickling down your brow! SMELL.... what is that smell?

The Brooklyn rock band still wind-sprints with deadly efficiency. But the slower moments on Sunbathing Animal locate the essence of heartache in unexpected ways.

05/05/2014

May (it actually be spring) Update

May (it actually be spring) Update http://wp.me/p2svfX-2q

The anticipation for Parquet Courts‘s new record Sunbathing Animal continues to mount. The first single and titular track was released on Record Store Day and made Pitchfork’s Best New Track - stream it above. The record was recorded… [ 375 more words. ]

05/03/2014

Gay Rapper Le1f is Embraced by His World and the Mainstream

Le1f in the Tymes. Wu's in the background. Everyone looking sex. Jake did some vocals with the man a few weeks ago very nice.

The gay rapper Le1f, who doesn’t hold back, is embraced by his own world as well as the mainstream.

04/22/2014

Bear Hands single Giants breaks Billboard Alt radio top 10! Big ups to the band, engineered by Yale and Jake at Wu's, mixed by James Brown mastered by Joe LaPorta. Come on over to the studio, we'll make you famous baby.

04/02/2014

Parquet Courts: "Sunbathing Animal"

New Parquet Courts single Sunbathing Animal just named Best New Track by Pitchfork!

In both its tales of impoverishment intoxication and its fondness for Velvets/Feelies-vintage locomotive grooves, Parquet Courts’ 2013 debut Light Up ...

03/31/2014

Girl Talk & Freeway - "Tolerated" ft. Waka Flocka Flame - Official Music Video

Yeah, it was kinda like this when they were in here last fall...

Maker Music exclusively premieres the first official music video, Tolerated from Girl Talk and Freeway featuring Waka Flocka Flame. Don't miss a thing: http:...

03/15/2014

SoundToys - Introducing Little PrimalTap

Gee whiz, thanks SoundToys! Free Little PrimalTap with this link! Can't wait to test this along with our original Lexicon Prime Times...

Inspired by the classic Prime Time*, Little PrimalTap™ captures the highly distinctive sonic imprint of this quirky, and well-loved (by those in the know) vintage digital delay. Don't be fooled by it's simple interface, Little PrimalTap lets you unleash your creative urges to echo, loop, warp, disto...

03/06/2014

Spring Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The Engineers, Producers and Studios Behind Them :...

Jonny, Jake and Yale with Parquet Courts and Chairlift in the Sonicscoop Spring Preview

With SXSW kicking off next week, we are finally nearing the end of this epic winter. And looking ahead to the longer days of Spring, we’ve also got our eyes out for an exciting new season of album releases.

03/04/2014

Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning http://wp.me/p2svfX-2f

My oh my. We’ve been a busy bunch since the fall. Perhaps so busy we forgot to update the website? But it’s all good, we’re open and busier than ever. Here’s a lengthy rundown of the music blasting out them speakers. Parquet Courts… [ 477 more words. ]

10/17/2013

Parquet Courts and Girl Talk in the studio

Parquet Courts and Girl Talk in the studio

Tally All the Things That You Broke, the new Parquet Courts EP, is out now on What’s Your Rupture/Mom + Pop. Jonny produced the EP with the band this spring, recording at Seaside Lounge and doing some mixing at Doctor … Continue reading →

09/19/2013

September update

September update

The new album by Forest Fire, Screens, is out now on Fat Cat Records. It was recorded by Jonny at Tree Time (Adam Pierce of Fat Cat and Mice Parade’s studio) and Doctor Wu’s, and mixed at Doctor Wu’s last … Continue reading →

09/08/2013

Fall Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The People Behind Them : SonicScoop – Creative,...

Forest Fire and Parquet Courts in SonicScoop's Fall Preview

Summer’s over, back to business. There’s a looooong list of records en route from studios and labels around the country due to drop over the next couple months. Here’s our quick-hit list of anticipated releases with as many production details as we could muster.

08/06/2013

Forest Fire: "Waiting in the Night"

Here's the first single from Forest Fire's new record Screens, mixed and recorded in-part at Doctor Wu's by Jonny

The mood is appropriately patient and nocturnal on "Waiting in the Night", the first single from Forest Fire's upcoming third ...

08/05/2013

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Good lord it’s been hot. We’ve been keeping cool(ish) in the studio with some great projects coming through. Engineer/Programmer Chris Moore (www.slowwaveofphase.com) did some tracking with Toy Cities for an upcoming EP Holy Other and Angel Deradoorian…

07/02/2013

Otari MX-5050 vs Tascam 388 Shootout w/ Parquet Courts

Check out this tape machine shootout Jonny did with Parquet Courts!

A couple months ago, I was at Seaside Lounge with Parquet Courts recording a bunch of new material. We finished an EP, which will be coming out this September - you can hear live versions of some ...

05/15/2013

May Update (or, some non-sequitur title)

May Update (or, some non-sequitur title)

Ludwig Persik‘s new single “No Go,” b/w “Storm” (produced and recorded by Jake) is out now on White Iris. The song debuted on USA Today, and then there’s this making-of video filmed in Doctor Wu’s. Systems, the new EP by Empress Of, … Continue reading →

05/15/2013

Busy days with Parquet Courts, Bear Hands, Fort Lean, and many others!

04/26/2013

Song premiere: 'No Go,' Ludwig Persik

Ludwig's 7" on White Iris is out now! Jake produced, engineered, and mixed it at the studio. Check it out!

At first listen Ludwig Persik may sound like an electronic artist, but many of his songs go deeper than that, touching on genres like pop, dance and folk. This week Persik released a 7-inch on White Iris

03/13/2013

SPRING BREAK!!!

SPRING BREAK!!!

Everyone is off to SXSW so we’ve been busy finishing up projects left and right, feels good to tie up all the loose ends! Empress Of was recently at Doctor Wu’s, mixing their new EP Systems with Jake and Yale. The … Continue reading →

03/01/2013

premiere: Empress Of – “Hat Trick”

Jake and Yale co-mixed the new Empress Of EP with Patrick Wimberly this past month. The lead single is up Gorilla Vs. Bear today! http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2013/03/01/premiere-empress-of-hat-trick/

We are psyched to premiere the sparkling, starry-eyed first track to be unveiled from Empress Of's lovely new Systems EP, which will be released in April via the great Terrible Records here in the States + Double Denim in the rest of the world. As avowed fans/lovers of Lorely Rodriguez's wonderful c...

01/18/2013

Welcome to 2013

Welcome to 2013

Where does the time go? We’ve all been busy in the studio, as well as with our respective families. I hope everyone had a nice cheerful holiday season and whatnot. Let’s see here, Ludwig Persik recorded two incredible new songs with Jake … Continue…

11/28/2012

Fort Lean EP Out Now, Dirty Projectors and Kitty Pryde in Studio

Fort Lean EP Out Now, Dirty Projectors and Kitty Pryde in Studio

The new Fort Lean EP Change Your Name is out now! Doctor Wu’s own Jake Aron plays in the band, and he engineered the bulk of the sessions at the studio along with Yale Yng-Wong and Jonathan Schenke. Drum tracking … Continue reading →

11/23/2012

Fort Lean, Kristen Kelly, Chingo Bling and Other New Music

With Jake, Yale, and Jonny all working on Fort Lean's EP, no wonder the New York Times likes it!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/arts/music/fort-lean-kristen-kelly-chingo-bling-and-other-new-music.html

New EPs and LPs are available from Fort Lean, Fatima Al Qadiri, Kristen Kelly, Chingo Bling and Converge.

11/15/2012

Jamie Lidell: "What a Shame"

Jamie Lidell's newest track, "What a Shame," gets best new track on Pitchfork! Engineered by Jake Aron and Justin Stanley. CHECK IT: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14574-what-a-shame/

The last we heard from Jamie Lidell, he was taking the lead from the slower numbers found on 2008's Jim ...

11/14/2012

Fort Lean's new EP is out now! Tracking was done at Doctor Wu's, Germano Studios, and Electric Lady.

http://fortlean.bandcamp.com/

11/09/2012

Snowmine is allllll wrapped! Look for it early next year. Kitty Pryde is tracking, Corbu is mixed, PEP is mixed, Mobius Trio mastered, and Forest Fire is mixing this weekend. We're chugging along c'mon n' ride it (the train)! What'r ya'll doing for T-day?

10/08/2012

Solange: "Losing You"

Pitchfork just gave Solange's new single Best New Track nods - check it out! Chris Taylor worked on it at Doctor Wu's, with assistance by Jake Aron and Jonathan Schenke

Front page photo by Daniele Tamagni Along with Sky Ferreira's "Everything Is Embarrassing", Solange's "Losing You" makes for a fine ...

10/06/2012

New releases from My Dying Bride, Jodis, Manowar, and more

'Field II' by Wiccans (mixed by Jonathan Schenke at Doctor Wu's) is AV Club's #2 Loud record of September... "one of the most intriguing, ambitious, ass-kicking hardcore records of the year."

The latest from this month’s top noisemakers, including new albums from  Wodensthrone, Satan’s Wrath, and Wiccans.

10/03/2012

Stream Tony Castles' New Track | NOISEY

Another track from Tony Castles is out today from their Sharon Stone EP. Check it! Mix and Production done by Jake and Yale at Doctor Wu's and Strangeweather.

It's called "Medium," it's got soul, and it makes all these indie wusses hiding behind fake synths and aquatic echo look stupid.