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As the owner of EQ Recording Studio, I often get asked what inspired me to start my own business. To explain that, I need to take you back to the beginning. When I was a teenager in 1965, I played guitar for several local bands, and my first experience in a recording studio was with a hard rock band called Joshua. During one of our sessions, the engineer took a great interest in my guitar playing. One day, a band next door needed a guitar player, and the engineer asked if I would be interested in recording a couple of tracks for them. The band was REO Speedwagon. At the time, I was young and unaware of who they were, but I agreed to record a few demo tracks, which were meant to be temporary until their regular guitar player returned from vacation. This experience led to many other projects as a studio musician and opened doors for me in major record company studios. Eventually, I was offered a place in a recording school program in Hollywood. Years later, after closing the Ambassador of Arts gallery and selling my home in Bellflower, I moved to Long Beach, CA. My initial goal was to produce an audio CD book for my stage play, “Flowers For Beth.” This inspired me to create a home-based recording studio, which I built entirely by myself. That’s how it all came to fruition. Throughout the years, after several upgrades, my journey as a recording engineer truly began. I was also one of the first to operate a 16-track studio without a physical mixing board. In addition to recording local bands in my studio, I was frequently hired by major recording studios as their engineer, including Westlake L.A. Recording Studio, S.I.R., Paramount, IRS Records, Capitol Records, Silver Lake Recordings, and more. My 25 years in recording kept me exceptionally busy. People often ask why I decided to retire. The answer is simple: I grew weary of the unpredictable challenges stemming from musicians' egos, entitlement, and their ignorance of the recording process. That’s why I decided to quit.
EQ Recording Studio
From 1989 to 2012. Here I am recording at my home base recording studio. My Studio was located in Long Beach, CA. And I sold demo packages of 4 songs for $200. Pretty cool price back then.
Vocal Booth
Vocal Booth
Wall facing my recording room
Wall facing my recording room
New wall recording room
New wall recording room
During my time at my own recording studio, I had the opportunity to work as an audio engineer at several prestigious recording studios across the industry. In this role, I functioned as an on-call engineer for hire, providing my services for a variety of projects. Bands and artists would typically enlist my expertise to capture their sound, whether for demos to showcase their music or for full-length albums to be released to the public. My experience in these major studios allowed me to hone my skills and collaborate with talented musicians, further enriching my understanding of the recording experience.
Capitol Records Studio.
Here I am at studio A, getting ready to record a Gospel choir with their four-piece band. This photo was taken at 8 AM while I was waiting for the musicians to arrive, a time that is always stressful.
A&M Recording Studio B, 1988, Hollywood, CA.
It's important to note that the mixing boards in most major studios are quite large, and we rarely use all of the channel strips. I have worked as a recording engineer at several studios, including, Casablanca Records, A&M Studios, Silver Lake Recording Studio, Santa Monica Recording Studio, Paramount Studios (Lots B and C), and IRS Records.
Paramount recording studio
Paramount recording studio
Tracking guitar
Casablanca Recording studio
Auto Samples of bands I have Recorded.
The bands listed below were recorded at my home-based studio. Initially, they all purchased my demo package, which provided a limited version of the finished product. However, I took the liberty of mastering and producing complete final products for bands I personally liked. Please note that these bands are old recordings and not for sale; they are here solely to showcase the sound quality. Additionally, I would like to mention that in 1990, I was using Cubase on Windows. Note: I will be posting more bands as I continue to search through my library. Also, when I can't post the bands' names, I will replace them with their song titles. Click on any of the music files to hear the songs. Depending on your computer, please allow 5 seconds or more to start.
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