After a decade on stage and in the studio playing a beautiful pile of 70’s keyboards as a band member of The Sheer, a new life in music took off on ’the other side’ of the mixing console. Small beginnings led to international live tours with Benny Sings, Jacco Gardner, White Denim, Allah-Las, Altın Gün, Jungle By Night; growing from pop-up stage tech to arena production FOH mixing engineer with Chef’Special.
With a big soft spot for the organic feel and sound of traditional performance and recording and the urge to capture something lasting longer than a live show, the former vintage keyboard sanctuary turned into a private recording- and mix studio over time. A lean setup, tailored for analog 8 track tape tracking at first, but currently also on 2″ 16 track (1969 Scully 288!) with the computer as frequent sidekick. Focussing on the soul of the song amidst colorful tools – mostly ranging from the 50’s to the late 70’s.
So far studio endeavors saw releases for The Mauskovic Dance Band, Altın Gün, Daryll-Ann, Feng Suave, Yīn Yīn, Jungle By Night, L’Eclair, Maston, Takeshi’s Cashew, Quiet Island, Eerie Wanda, Donna Blue, Cyril Cyril, Bifannah, Paint, Tim Hill, Bruxas – on beautiful labels like Bongo Joe Records, Glitterbeat, ATO, Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Joyfull Noise Recordings, Phonoscope, John Colby Sect, Rush Hour, Mexican Summer, Calico Discos, Innovative Leisure, Dekmantel. Altın Gün’s ‘Gece’ album got Grammy Award nominated for the 2020’s ‘Best World Music Album’ award.
Currently the studio resides in a monumental fortress, once part of the historical defense line of Amsterdam, twenty-five minutes from the capital and the sea. Same one-room pressure cooker setup as before but with improved acoustics, instruments, equipment, comfort, parking 😉 The delta island ‘Boutique swings ever deeper, to be continued…