Studio Carquinez
Friends and family residential studio in the hills of El Cerrito, CA
If you’re on tour, visiting the Bay Area, or have a pressing need to record something special, please be in touch!
- Brian Fogg
fogg4444@gmail.comPhotos
Artists, Visitors, Alumni & Friends of the Studio:
- Ephemerald
- Graham Patzner
- MILM
- My Evergreen Soul
- Alaska
- Jem Sophia
- Thunderbaby
- Molly Fisher
- Jack Kwon
- Levi Downey
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Nate Trachimowicz
Video collage / video artist
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Matthew Farrell
(engineering / mixing + friend of the studio)
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Kevin Ink
Repairs all the broken gear!
Gear
This studio will not be able to compete with larger studios on gear, so I don't make an effort to list everything here in great detail. I have the capacity to record 32 channels via Apollo convertors and a modified Soundcraft Ghost console. Mic collection includes quality condensors and plenty of dynamic options. The gear sounds fantastic to my ears and I try to spend more of my energy investing in vibes. The space is inspiring and fosters creativity.
The best of what we offer:
- Family house custom built by Fred Fogg + friends circa 1950
- 10 minute walk from BART + ample parking in quiet and safe neighborhood
- EMT 140 Stereo Plate Reverb
- ADC / John Meyer Passive 3-way far field monitoring system
- Westerly facing floor to ceiling bay windows = bay area sunsets nightly in the control room
- 3x guest bedrooms (queen beds) for extended overnight visitors / touring artists
- Philips hue lighting system and beautiful lava lamp vibes
- Persian carpets + inspiring art collection
- Zero latency playback / monitoring via speakers in every room (12 zones)
- Baby grand piano
- Wurlitzer 200 (restored by Matt Cunitz)
- Ever changing analog synth collection
- Drum sets / cymbals galore
- Hammond B3 + Leslie
- Analog mixdowns via console + outboard collection
- Extensive network of local artists, studio musicians and engineers
- Outboard compressors:
- API 2500 Bus Compressor
- Audioscape LA-2A
- Audioscape D-Comp
- Analog de-essers (DBX 902) (2x)
- DBX 160A (2x)
Wish list
The studio is always evolving. We can use donations from the following list:
- Coffee beans (decaf and/or regular)
- Boom stands (∞x) (Atlas preferred)
- Microphones (any variety)
- Avantone Mix Cube (1x)
- Cool records for the studio collection
- Additional studio monitors (to expand multi room listening system)
- Gaff / board / spike tape any / all colors
- Guitar stands / wall mounts
- Powered PA speakers + stands
- Drum hardware (good quality only plz)
- Bryston amplifiers (2B, 3B, 4B) (or any passively cooled, high quality power amps)
- USB audio interfaces
- Direct boxes / re-amp
- XLR, 1/4", MIDI & network cables
- Empty, large capacity hard drives (3.5" SATA)
- Paintings, art and lighting accessories (philips hue accessories and lava lamps!)
- Stage Spotlight
- Disco ball + motor
