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SPEC SHEET Company Name: Bearsville Sound Studios. |
Bearsville Sound Studios
P.O. Box 135
Bearsville, NY 12409
Tel.: 845/679-8900
Fax: 845/679-4284
www.bearsvillestudios.com
Email:claidlaw
@bearsvillestudios.com
Bearsville Studios has already become a legend in the audio industry.
Of all its music recording facility contemporaries from the glory days
of rock ‘n’ roll, such as the great RCA and Decca studios,
Media Sound and A&R, only Bearsville remains a robust and working
entity. It is very much an integral part of the multimedia landscape
that makes its home in New York. When Coca-Cola needed a barn recording
studio to shoot an Atlanta gospel choir for a television commercial
last holiday season, it found exactly what it was looking for at
Bearsville. Lots of others have, too.
Its history alone merits Bearsville a place in the annals of the music business. Founded in 1969 by the late Albert Grossman, manager of The Band, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Todd Rundgren, Paul Butterfield and many other artists, Bearsville quickly became the hub of a music scene centered around Woodstock, N.Y. Over the years, Bearsville's three studios and comfortable residential environment became home–often literally–to recording artists of the highest stature, including the Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Phish, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley and The Pretenders, to enumerate just a handful of the hundreds who have sought out this unique facility.
"The organic nature of this studio–the fact that it is literally in the woods with a sort of resort/retreat vibe about it–contributes to its allure to so many great artists, producers and engineers over the years," observes Chris Laidlaw, former Bearsville engineer, now studio manager. "It offers a great contrast to the almost-maniacal pace of the rest of the media business, providing a private, peaceful and inspirational ambience to work in."
Bearsville also offers the quintessence of classic audio recording platforms, set in a large space that is rare in the city. Studio A has a recording area of 60x40 feet, with a 38-foot ceiling, and it is world-renowned for its outstanding sound. In the control room sits an impeccably maintained, one-of-a-kind vintage Neve console, which was originally custom-made for The Who's Ramport Studios. Studio B’s 700-plus square feet of recording space is larger than most facilities' main music recording rooms. Studio B’s control room, designed by George Augspurger, houses a Solid State Logic 4056 G-Plus console fitted with Ultimation. For true privacy, Bearsville also offers Turtle Creek Barn and Apartments. The converted post-and-beam barn is a separate, self-contained studio building featuring a huge 35x35-foot main recording room (with 10-foot ceiling) and a classic API Legacy console, fitted with Flying Faders automation. The 300-seat Bearsville Theater is used for live performances and rehearsals.
Bearsville's lifespan of more than 30 years now gives it a Blue Chip cachet. Its technology, acoustics, staff and experience at personalized service have assured its success during that time, and will into the future.
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