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Owned by producer Brian McTear (founder of Weathervane's Shaking Through) and musician, engineer and artist, Amy Morrissey.
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The War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten, Waxahatchee, + In 1996, Miner Street made the move from McTear's college living room at 112 E. Miner Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania to 128 Krams Avenue in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood. In 1999, there was another move - across the street to what was then "Cycle Sound Studios" with owner and live sound engineer, Gary Ferenchak. The "merger"

put Miner Street's growing clientele together with Cycle Sound's much larger room and coveted vintage gear collection. It was a match made in heaven, and a partnership that lasts to this day. And at a time in which the entertainment industry underwent dramatic changes, when most studios did not survive, Miner Street Recordings actually thrived. (We are very proud of that little detail.) In September 2005, Miner Street Recordings moved to Norris Street in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood, just blocks away from McTear's and Morrissey's home. Long before the revitalization of Fishtown, Miner Street was one of the first creative enterprises to explore the neighborhood's potential. Over a decade has passed, and today we find ourselves thankfully located right in the middle of the best live music venues, restaurants, art galleries and more. Recording clients from out of town are welcome to enjoy recording in Fishtown, by taking advantage of Miner Street's simple but cozy apartment space (complete with bathroom, shower, kitchen) that comfortably sleeps 3 - 4 people for weeks at a time. Miner Street Recordings has long supported the music community that gives it life, and is perhaps best-recognized as the studio setting for the non-profit Weathervane Music's Shaking Through documentary recording series, from an organization and series that McTear co-created at the beginning of The Great Recession in early 2009. Weathervane's work has brought incredibly talented and enthusiastic artists to Miner Street Recordings, including members of The War on Drugs, Dr. Dog, Grizzly Bear, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, Sharon Van Etten, Strand of Oaks, Waxahatchee, and many others.

12/29/2023

We’ll be working here in this lovely space through 2024, but that means this February and March will be the last of their kind in a 20 year string of winters. Feb is almost full. March is a little more open, though also filling up. Message us if you wanna record some music w and before it’s all gone. We want to record everything!

11/21/2023

Some of the best writing about Christmas music, and (as we might humbly submit) it happens to be about some of the best Christmas music written in the past 40 years. Honored to be associated in even the smallest of ways.

Self ReleasedBuy: Bandcamp (FREE) I was talking with a Christmas music friend the other day (Hi Larry!) and found myself expressing that I don’t feel like I am a very good music critic. I don…

11/21/2023

We're booking what is likely our final Winter at Miner Street Recordings in Fishtown right now. Sure, we'll find another spot, but this one (where we’ve been for 19 years) is very, very special. There's a sliver of time left in January, but other than that we're booking away at February. Please get in touch, so we can finish our time here with as many awesome recordings and experiences as humanly possible.
PS. This pic's from a snow day in 2021 with the wonderful . Thanks for appearing in our impromptu message (and sorry we didn't ask...).

11/04/2023

You know... it's great to hear The Talking Heads talk about Sigma Sound NY, which was in the Ed Sullivan Theater building where Colbert is shot. Yes, Sigma was built around 2 MCI 440 consoles, ours and one exactly like it (we actually have that one too in our storage room for parts), and yes they recorded and mixed parts of Remain in Light (vocals!), Little Creatures, Speaking in Tongues, Naked ... all on (or really near) our console.

It's nice to hear because I once found a picture of David Byrne sitting at our desk. Of course I haven't been able to find that for years, and sometimes I wonder whether I imagined the whole thing. It's a relief to hear it straight from them right on Colbert, and to see how fondly they think of the studio and that time.

At Miner Street we sit at and use that console ever single day.

In part two of his interview with David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Stephen learns that Talking Heads recorded several iconic song...

11/01/2023

Dottie and PW.

10/24/2023

One more year at our studio in Fishtown. Hoping to pack in a ton of great recordings at this amazing spot while we can. Please come by before we gotta go!

07/28/2023

C’mon Fun, the 2nd single from Bedolina’s self-titled album is out today on (full releases august 25). Song, guitar and lead vocal by Ken, drums by the war on drugs’ , keys by , bass and fuzz lead by , backing vocals by , and ’s frank mcelroy. Produced and mixed by Brian McTear engineered by , Amy Morrissey, and Brian McTear. Killer artwork by and mastered by . Hear it in all the right places in link in bio, and tell all friends with words, letters and ESP.

06/30/2023

Yellow Boat the first single from Bedolina’s upcoming self-titled album is out today on (full rec out 8-25). Songs by Ken. Produced by , mixed by , mastered by , art by . So many to thank on upcoming record. So proud. More to come. Link to music in bio.

06/30/2023

Yellow Boat, the first single from Bedolina’s upcoming self-titled record is out today on Miner Street Recordings (full album out 8-25). Song produced by , mixed by , mastered by , artwork by . So many people to thank. So proud, more to come. Link to music in bio.

06/09/2023

All but one of the Brians in these pics are overdubbed. It’s wonderful to make Mariner Nine music again. We shall release them in the coming months.

05/16/2023

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05/12/2023

La la la la la la la la.

05/10/2023

It’s nice outside. It’s also pretty nice inside. —Amy

04/26/2023

Mall Tone!!!

04/19/2023

No words. (Though to be honest, I did just spend way too long looking up quotes about sunshine to accompany this collection of photos.)—Amy

03/19/2023

I love it when the sun is shining. —Amy

02/06/2023

23 months left at / Fishtown. It was high on Amy’s and my bucket list to record Madalean Gauze’s incredibly authentic voice again after all these years, and before we move on to the next space. (Note 1: there WILL BE a “next space” in 2025, and note 2: Maddy, you can - of course - come back again before then). Wait til you people hear this song!

11/29/2022

11/02/2022

Happy Red November Bassball fans!!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️🎣🎣🎣⚾️⚾️⚾️

10/22/2022

One of the greatest people made another one of the greatest records, and we hope you'll check it out. Brian and Amy had the great pleasure of working with Jon Barthmus again for the better part of the past year or so on this. We first met and worked with Jon in The A-sides back in the early 2000s. Then and now his unique wit for pop and abstraction (all in one) make getting to poke around in these tracks a pure dream.

9 track album

10/20/2022

Tonight!

10/15/2022

Happy Red October.

10/14/2022

It’s that time of day/year when the piano gets washed in a beautiful bounce light.( I took the first picture with my nose so could play a chord.) —Amy

08/19/2022

https://orcd.co/closertomyself - Another great track by Rachel Angel last year at Miner Street Recordings. Check it out, and fwiw... every song on this record is equally this excellent.

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07/02/2022

Brian and Amy recorded a great record with Rachel Angel about a year ago. It's finally seeing the light of day. This is the first single. So much variety on this record, but all of it suits the many faces of this really great artist.

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06/16/2022

Amy and I very sad and distressed that Miner Street's beloved home since 2005 is up for sale. We have time left on our lease, and happily, she and I continue to be very busy. That said, I am sure time will fly. We'll have more on the future of Miner Street in the coming months, but til then, please come record with us. We're still getting better and better at this whole thing...

03/28/2022

of such a great songwriter and human. After 13 years, another real bright spot of the last year for and

03/15/2022

More 2021 backlog of pics from a busy last year. and got to finish out 2021 with the fine kids of . It was a quick couple of sessions, and really really satisfying to be sure.

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Happy Valentine’s Day. Or whatever. ❤️🎹🏍️

Sneak peak from @ellensiberiantiger : NEW ALBUM - Spring 2020

New music video by @hauntress and we’re really proud of how this song turned out! - Ever thankful to call Philly home, here is our music video inspired by it, our pasts within it, and in admiration of the best dang local music & arts community on planet earth. Thank you to @hannahdarrah for making an abstract idea come to life in such a beautiful way. Enjoy! link. in. bio. #thanksgiving #music #musicvideo #philadelphia #philly #phillymusic #phillymusicscene #band #rock #single #song #animated #animatedmusicvideo #claymation #graveyard #laurelhillcemetery #easternstatepenitentiary #westphilly #fishtown #doom #doomrock #illustration #art #scenery #fall #autumn #leaves #death #dance #skeleton

“What It Becomes: I figured I’d start this round off a little differently. We’ll get to where and how Warm Gin & Bobby Pins began. Before we do, here’s a clip of where we ended up at Miner Street Recordings with @farpinesmusic and @_mpoirier 🎹” - @tomrushpresents

AEA A440 + Marshall JCM 800 = Massive Guitars 🎸. @kcullenhart got his guitar intonated and restrung in Drop D for this recording by Nick at @minerstreetguitarservices and it paid off!

Mixing the new @blackdirtyband record

Black Dirty is here tracking their new EP! Stay tuned @blackdirtyband

“Down Your Street” recorded here at Miner Street is out now! Link in the @rfabandphilly bio. #rfa

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ONE OF PHILADELPHIA'S MOST CHERISHED RECORDING STUDIOS

Miner Street Recordings is owned by Brian McTear, a life-long musician, record producer, educator and music community activist, and Amy Morrissey, a musician, engineer and artist. In 1996, Miner Street made the move from McTear's college living room at 112 E. Miner Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania to 128 Krams Avenue in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood. In 1999, there was another move - across the street to what was then "Cycle Sound Studios" with owner and live sound engineer, Gary Ferenchak. The "merger" put Miner Street's growing clientele together with Cycle Sound's much larger room and coveted vintage gear collection. It was a match made in heaven, and a partnership that lasts to this day. And at a time in which the entertainment industry underwent dramatic changes, when most studios did not survive, Miner Street Recordings actually thrived. (We are very proud of that little detail.)

In September 2005, Miner Street Recordings moved to Norris Street in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood, just blocks away from McTear's and Morrissey's home. Long before the revitalization of Fishtown, Miner Street was one of the first creative enterprises to explore the neighborhood's potential. Over a decade has passed, and today we find ourselves thankfully located right in the middle of the best live music venues, restaurants, art galleries and more. Recording clients from out of town are welcome to enjoy recording in Fishtown, by taking advantage of Miner Street's simple but cozy apartment space (complete with bathroom, shower, kitchen) that comfortably sleeps 3 - 4 people for weeks at a time.

Miner Street Recordings has long supported the music community that gives it life, and is perhaps best-recognized as the studio setting for the non-profit Weathervane Music's Shaking Through documentary recording series, from an organization and series that McTear co-created at the beginning of The Great Recession in early 2009. Weathervane's work has brought incredibly talented and enthusiastic artists to Miner Street Recordings, including members of The War on Drugs, Dr. Dog, Grizzly Bear, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, Sharon Van Etten, Strand of Oaks, Waxahatchee, and many others.

We love to show the studio, talk about its history and hear about new projects. Come see Miner Street Recordings.