Whenever we see a peek into the bands recording or fooling around in their studio - the place fascinates me. Over the last decade(!), it's somewhere we have seen inside so much and yet it still seems interesting and mysterious to me. Has anyone here ever visited or recorded at the studios? I'd love to see more of the place or a little tour video around the studio.
Going by the photos and short videos Toshi or the band uploads online i would say the studio is really pretty small. It looks quite cramped and cosy, perhaps only one recording room. Which is fine of course it doesn't have to be a lavish or vast. I just find the place interesting and so unconventional from the types of studios one tends to see modern bands in. It has posters and art, toys and other random objects around. Some i wonder whether they are for recording and experimenting with or just there as decoration. Then there are all the banks of gear with wires and pedals coming out all over the place. It looks like a real madly creative, homely environment and not a stale, clinical site.
Also i've seen before another room where Melvins have rehearsed which looked a bit like a garage that didn't have the bright green painted walls. Is that the same studio too? It looks like they have a load of gear and guitars stored there as well. All that is so, so interesting to me. As a Melvins fan the two places i would absolutely LOVE to see around would be this Sound Of Sirens studio and Buzz & Mackie's home. Both places look utterly compelling in all sorts of ways.
Quote from: ))))(((( on February 09, 2022, 08:25:24 PM
Whenever we see a peek into the bands recording or fooling around in their studio - the place fascinates me. Over the last decade(!), it's somewhere we have seen inside so much and yet it still seems interesting and mysterious to me. Has anyone here ever visited or recorded at the studios? I'd love to see more of the place or a little tour video around the studio.
Going by the photos and short videos Toshi or the band uploads online i would say the studio is really pretty small. It looks quite cramped and cosy, perhaps only one recording room. Which is fine of course it doesn't have to be a lavish or vast. I just find the place interesting and so unconventional from the types of studios one tends to see modern bands in. It has posters and art, toys and other random objects around. Some i wonder whether they are for recording and experimenting with or just there as decoration. Then there are all the banks of gear with wires and pedals coming out all over the place. It looks like a real madly creative, homely environment and not a stale, clinical site.
Also i've seen before another room where Melvins have rehearsed which looked a bit like a garage that didn't have the bright green painted walls. Is that the same studio too? It looks like they have a load of gear and guitars stored there as well. All that is so, so interesting to me. As a Melvins fan the two places i would absolutely LOVE to see around would be this Sound Of Sirens studio and Buzz & Mackie's home. Both places look utterly compelling in all sorts of ways.
I have recorded there. It is magical. The place is dialed in so all Toshi has to do is some quick setup and you are recording. Toshi is so easy, fun and professional to work with. His ear is amazing. Plus, there is an amazing poster of Debbie Harry on the wall.
Yeah I've wondered since there was a mention of recording the Melvins in their rehearsal space in the Big Biz era... Do they have both a rehearsal space and the studio at two different addresses, or they no longer need a rehearsal space, or if they are adjacent somehow.
This is the place i was talking about. It looks like it is the same building but im not sure. Like the studio part is just through the other side there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bnSN5PgvZc
Quote from: sadcorps on February 09, 2022, 10:21:53 PM
I have recorded there. It is magical. The place is dialed in so all Toshi has to do is some quick setup and you are recording. Toshi is so easy, fun and professional to work with. His ear is amazing. Plus, there is an amazing poster of Debbie Harry on the wall.
Cool. Im jealous of the experience! Yes, it does look like that kind of place. My knowledge of recording is VERY low but just seeing the bits we do see, Toshi seems especially keyed into what it takes to record. Making the absolute most of what is at his disposal.
The old practice space in downtown Los Angeles was also called Sound of Sirens. Toshi kept the name when he moved out to Sun Valley.
I've been very lucky to have been working with Dale and Toshi for a decade now (mostly at the Sun Valley location), but the first recording I did with Deaf Nephews (Dale and Toshi's production team) was at the original location in early 2012. There's some footage of that here:
https://youtu.be/EDe26x_84O8
Here's a few little promo videos for Dale and Toshi that I filmed at the Sun Valley location:
https://youtu.be/szTSIN-a_kw
https://youtu.be/sBcj_UrbGFs
https://youtu.be/ibJpCLbgORs
There's also a great video that Earthquaker Devices did with Toshi a few years ago:
https://youtu.be/Ig_OXRshmIY
Quote from: hadamadgrin on February 10, 2022, 09:01:40 AM
The old practice space in downtown Los Angeles was also called Sound of Sirens. Toshi kept the name when he moved out to Sun Valley.
I've been very lucky to have been working with Dale and Toshi for a decade now (mostly at the Sun Valley location), but the first recording I did with Deaf Nephews (Dale and Toshi's production team) was at the original location in early 2012. There's some footage of that here
Ah i didn't know that but i did wonder. I remember seeing a photo of Dale and Scott Kelly recording for the Venom 'Warhead' cover back in 2012 and it looked like that place. All that part of the band seems very mysterious to me.
Quote from: hadamadgrin on February 10, 2022, 09:01:40 AM
Here's a few little promo videos for Dale and Toshi that I filmed at the Sun Valley location:
Recording studio AND film set!!
Quote from: hadamadgrin on February 10, 2022, 09:01:40 AM
There's also a great video that Earthquaker Devices did with Toshi a few years ago:
YES!!! That's the kind of thing i wanted to see. Fascinating place and nice to see more behind the scenes. It's like a treasure trove!
Quote from: ))))(((( on February 10, 2022, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: hadamadgrin on February 10, 2022, 09:01:40 AM
The old practice space in downtown Los Angeles was also called Sound of Sirens. Toshi kept the name when he moved out to Sun Valley.
I've been very lucky to have been working with Dale and Toshi for a decade now (mostly at the Sun Valley location), but the first recording I did with Deaf Nephews (Dale and Toshi's production team) was at the original location in early 2012. There's some footage of that here
Ah i didn't know that but i did wonder. I remember seeing a photo of Dale and Scott Kelly recording for the Venom 'Warhead' cover back in 2012 and it looked like that place. All that part of the band seems very mysterious to me.
Quote from: hadamadgrin on February 10, 2022, 09:01:40 AM
Here's a few little promo videos for Dale and Toshi that I filmed at the Sun Valley location:
Recording studio AND film set!!
Quote from: hadamadgrin on February 10, 2022, 09:01:40 AM
There's also a great video that Earthquaker Devices did with Toshi a few years ago:
YES!!! That's the kind of thing i wanted to see. Fascinating place and nice to see more behind the scenes. It's like a treasure trove!
I personally love the Nirvana Platinum record in the bathroom.
The rack of pedals is amazing - all set and ready to go at the drop of a hat.
Toshi is the real deal.