Red
House Recording is one of Northern Michigan's
premier
recording facilities. Designed from the ground up for all types
of
audio recording, the building offers over 1,500 square feet of
acoustically
treated space. A wide variety of acoustic
and
electric instruments are available to help you achieve the sounds
you
want. The control room features all
digital
tracking, mixing & mastering, high quality microphones, preamps and
other outboard gear. We can duplicate tapes
and CDs with complete graphics production, or prepare masters for mass
reproduction. In addition to the studio, we offer 2 track
and
8 track remote recording. Other services include transfering old
LP's or tape recordings to CD, and we can digitally re-master to reduce
noise and enhance sounds.
We are located in a rural setting to assure musicians the solitude
and
quiet needed for quality recordings. The comfort and productivity
of our clients is very important to us, so we also have a small lounge
and kitchen facilities.
Paula
is the 'real' musician of the place, with a degree in Music Education
and
many years experience teaching and performing. She currently
teaches
choral and instrumental music in the public schools, and has several
private
students in voice and piano. She is a pianist, flautist,
trumpetist,
guitarist and singer/songwriter. Her album 'Over the Line' was
released
in 1995, and she is working on the follow-up effort. She is shown
here driving a tractor liberated from our contractor - truly
multi-talented......
Denny first got the recording bug in the late 60's, being fascinated
with
the spacey sounds of tape-echo. He first tried recording bands
playing
at the local high school, and had a 'home studio' before they became
popular,
building his own mixer to drive an old Dokorder sound-on-sound
reel-to-reel.
Many local bands suffered from his musical efforts over the years, with
music ranging from old-time country, to hard driving blues. A
brief
20 year career in Information Technology interfered, but Red House
Recording
has been a lifelong dream, and is thrilling to see come about.
Denny started Red House in an old carriage house in Houghton (that was painted red) in 1995. The most commonly asked question when new clients see the studio is 'why isn't it red?'. According to the contractor, red vinyl siding all turns to pink over time, and 'The Band' already did 'Music from Big Pink'... thus the color blue. We record great sounds no matter what the color of the building is, and maybe someday siding technology will let us reconsider the siding color......
Some Current & Former
Clients
Mike Irish Courtney Clisch Boe Harbison Greenstone Clay Hilman Frostbite Blues Band |
May 14th Michigan State Band & Orchestra Festivals Bessemer, Hurley & Dollar Bay Public Schools Tough Stuff Cheap Therapy Gus Sandberg |
Some Good Links For Advice And Gear
Sweetwater Sound
- A good nationwide instrument and gear supplier
Digital Domain -
great information on the mastering process and other audio topics
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