Ice House Recording

My band, The Sound Field, just finished up day 4 of a 6-​day recording stint for our new LP.
There is nothing about this studio that doesn’t rock. The ownership is wonderful, our engineer is brilliant and intuitive, the climate and comfort levels are exactly what I need (I have multiple sclerosis and a room with climate control is vital if I’m doing eight-​hour days), and the tech is as fantastic as the rates.
Highly, HIGHLY recommended.

I’m not a musician, but I just photographed a local band in this studio. Wow! It really was an old ice house. The floors are ancient and solid, and the doors into the main room and the control room are almost a foot thick, with great big big hinges. I don’t know how think the walls are, but I can imagine. The other room down the hall is a vocal coach’s studio. If I were a musician, I’d be like a kid in a candy store. So many toys! I got to hear playback through the control room reference system, and it sounded brilliant.

In an age where everyone has a home recording studio, Ice House reminds us the difference between an amateur sounding recording and one that is ready for the radio.
After an exhaustive search for a great studio to create my first full length, I came across producer/​engineer Joey Muller and Ice House, and it was probably the easiest and best decision I made. We spent several months making a great sounding record … and despite the great studio, everyone knows it’s really the person behind the gear that all makes it come together. Anyway, the highlights of the experience really need a bullet point list:
— The live room sounds incredible. Drums and guitar were flat out amazing.
— The gear at the studio is great — a very quiet chain using great preamps, converters, and other outboard gear.
— Joey was extremely passionate and into the project, very responsible, and easy to work with.
— Joey’s musical talents and ear are amazing. Besides being a great piano player, his ear for pitch, melody, and song structure is very finely tuned.
— The resources near the studio are expansive; there is a large music store within walking distance, as well as great healthy places to eat.
— The network of professional musicians to help out on projects is huge; Joey knows many of the top musicians in the Bay Area, and they all love coming in and working at Ice House.
Needless to say, if you want to make a great recording, this is the place to go. And it’s actually quite reasonably priced as well. What more could you ask for?