New York, NY 2009 – Electric Lady Studios has been busy with projects underway by such names as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Weezer, The Big Pink, Living Things, The Rumble Strips, Elvis Perkins, WRXP 101.9 (Kings of Leon, Lily Allen, Kaiser Chiefs, & Razorlight), Shakira, Tokio Hotel, The Mars Volta, Juliette Lewis, Dave Matthews, Green Day, Mark Ronson, Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor, Metric, and Mew.
Studios
First sessions with mixmaster, Michael Brauer began on March 9th of this year after weeks of our preparing for his arrival. Since moving in, Michael has mixed projects for Hall & Oates (Live in London), The Undeserving, Natalie Imbruglia, Alpha Rev, Regina Spektor, and Colbie Callait.
Brauer is a New York-based mixer whose credits encompass a wide range of genres, and include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds, John Mayer, and recently, The Fray, Yusuf, and The Doves.
We look forward to Michael’s continuing mark on music history from our historic Studio ‘B.’
New York, NY - Piano songstress Regina Spektor is slated to return June 30 with "Far," her third album for Sire. Far is the follow up to 2006's breakout release "Begin To Hope" - mixed mostly in our Studio B with famed mix engineer Michael Brauer.
For Far, the singer enlisted a quartet of hit-making producers: Begin To Hope's David Kahne, Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Maroon 5), Garrett "Jacknife" Lee (U2, R.E.M., and ELO frontman/Paul McCartney and George Harrison collaborator/Traveling Wilburys member/overall rock'n'roll instituion Jeff Lynne.
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New York, NY My Chemical Romance: "Desolation Row" (Watchmen Soundtrack) - Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Rich Costey in Studio C (Electric Lady Studios); Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks: reached # 20.
"We did some initial tracking in Nashville and then just lived with it for a while. When crunch time came, and after seeing some of the film, I became increasingly unhappy with my vocal performance, and we felt we could get more from the guitars. So we asked our friend Rich Costey to help us finish the track and get some new sounds, which he did, in NYC at Electric Ladyland with the addition of some sweet old Marshall Plexi's to get a kind of Sex Pistols tone. We had a blast." - Gerard Way
New York, NY Paramore: "Decode" & "I Caught Myself" (Twilight Soundtrack) - Mixed by Rich Costey in Studio C (Electric Lady Studios); Currently #5 on iTunes Top Albums; Currently #4 on Billboard's Top 200.
Paramore contributes two tracks, the churning "Decode" and the soaring ballad "I Caught Myself[.] "Hayley Williams' crystalline vocals make a fitting backdrop to Bella Swan's supernatural love triangle angst (billboard.com)." "The song is about the building tension, awkwardness, anger and confusion between Bella and Edward,’ says Williams (mtv.com).”
Studios
The last few years for ELS have witnessed many projects with Grammy-winning record producer, engineer, and mixer, Rich Costey. And, during September of 2008, Rich finally planted his roots in our Studio C – complete with his own Neve 88R and vintage API consoles. Since, our Studio ‘C’ has been host to many major projects with artists such as, Weezer, Glasvegas, Mew, The Mars Volta, My Chemical Romance, The Rumble Strips, and Arctic Monkeys.
Costey has become highly in-demand during recent years, specializing in artists known for their musical integrity such as Muse, The Mars Volta, Rage Against the Machine, Fiona Apple, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and Foo Fighters.
His brilliant presence will surely expand upon our rich legacy at Electric Lady Studios.
For studio & booking information
please contact:
Studio Manager Lee Fosterlee.foster@electricladystudios.com
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Business Manager Mary Dandola mary.dandola@electricladystudios.com