Face The Music Recording Studio is a fully equipped, custom-built professional recording studio located in the town of Shutesbury in the Pioneer Valley of Central/Western Massachusetts. It has been in operation since 2004. In 2013 the studio moved to a beautiful new location in an 860 square foot building. The studio features two main recording rooms and three additional smaller rooms. All of the
rooms are interconnected with audio and video cables. The video cables used in conjunction with webcams and monitors provide video communication between rooms. Proper acoustic treatments (bass traps, ceiling clouds, diffusors, first reflection absorbers) have been applied to each room. All of the rooms are decoupled from each other for maximum isolation. The software used is Digital Performer 8 running on a Mac Pro desktop (64-bit) with 16GB RAM. The studio has a huge library (over 1200) audio plug-ins (reverb, compression, EQ, etc. ) including over 150 WAVES plug-ins. Block-booking half-days or full-days is not required. In other words, there is no minimum number of hours that need to be booked. We record live performances as well. Feel free to contact us for more info. The owner/engineer, Brian Bender, is an accomplished, internationally acclaimed musician (keyboards, trombone, trumpet, tuba, melodica, percussion, vocals) with 25+ years experience performing in a wide variety of genres -- Jazz, Funk, Afrobeat, Reggae, Folk, Klezmer, Celtic, Samba, Calypso, Dixieland, Blues, etc. More info about Brian Bender can be found at: www.brianbender.com
If desired, Brian can add instrumental tracks to your recording for no additional charge (beyond the regular studio rate of $45/hour). Keyboards and/or horn section anyone? Other studios often charge extra for this service. We can provide session musicians on any instrument for practically any genre of music. Session musicians' fees will vary from player to player. Parking is plentiful and free. The studio is located in scenic Shutesbury, MA right near Lake Wyola. There are beautiful hiking trails nearby. The scenic, wooded location is perfect for taking a break and getting some fresh air. The Leverett Village Coop market is located about 5 minutes away by car. We hope that you will add you name to the long list of bands and artists who have recorded at Face The Music Recording Studio over the years:
Adam Scotera
Adam Sweet
Adam Zucker
Adar Seligman
Alicia Svigals
Amber O'Brien
Anna Sobel
Arose Nielson
Becky Tracy
BEL CANTO STRING QUARTET
BETR WITHOUT
BIG BANDEMONIUM
Bill Glenny
Bill Winslow
BLUE SHIRT BAND
Bruce Dobbins
Bob Weiner
Boo Pearson
Brian McQuillan
Carol Hutter
Charles Neville
Christina Crowder
COOP JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Dana Tolman
Dan Klimoski
Dave Noonan
Dave Langford
David Boatright
David Tasgal
Demse Zullo
Dena Ressler
Dennis Shapson
Doug Raneri
Doug Tanner
Edward El Rojo
THE EQUALITES
Eric Phelps
Eugene Uman
FIDDLE HILL
Frank London
GAIA ROOTS
Garrett Sawyer
Genevieve Rose
Harp & Friends with Benefits
Haylee Keene
Heshima Moja
Hiram Rivera
Jeremy Starpoli
Jim Vogel
Jim Weber
Joe Belmont
Joe Boyle
Joe Kurland
Joe Llamas
John Sprague
Jose Gonzales
Julia Slone
Kalpana Devi
Karen Grenier
Keith Murphy
Ken LaRoche
Kerry Alisa Young
Jeannot DeLomba
Jake Shulman-Ment
Laura Anderson Wood
Lici Baird
Lise Brown
LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS
Lynn Lovell
Lynne Nicole Smith
Ken LaRoche
Keith Laudieri
Lisa Mayer
LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS
MAFANTI
Manu DeLomba
Makaya McCraven
Mark Herschler
Mark Rubin
Markus Bishko
Melanie Sroke
Michael DiMartino
Michael Suter
Miro Sprague
Moonlight and Morning Star
THE PANGEANS
Paul Burton
Peggy Seeger
Peter Barnes
Peter Kim
Peter Siegel
Philippe Guy Simon
Preacha
Rachel Lemisch
Raquy Danziger
Ras Daniel
Renee Gonzales
Rob Peck
Rob Skelton
Rudi Weeks
Sage Laurel
Shanti Stark
Sheena Wilson
Sirinam Khalsa
Susan Watts
Steve Crow
Stuart Brotman
Terry Traub
Tom Baird
Van Kaynor
WOODKERNE
WORLD BEAT ENSEMBLE
THE WORLD BEATNIKS
YIDDISHKEIT KLEZMER ENSEMBLE
Youssou Sidibe
Zachary Mayer...and many more
