After living in Los Angeles for 10 years (where the music studios are plentiful, both high dollar & low budget), I got used to the fact that all artists could get their ideas & inspirations recorded with relative ease, whether they had $100.00 or $100,000.00. There were so many studios, no matter where you lived, getting into a studio was never a problem. I spent most of my time in many of them, working on both sides of the console (as a studio musician & 2nd engineer). I learned about the process, from writing, to recording-mixing & mastering.

Most of all, I learned about the mighty 2 inch multi-track recorder. In those days the 2 inch machine ruled, hands down, there was really nothing else. Digital was in its infancy, very expensive and problematic. So after spending my last couple of years in a touring band based in LA, I ended up living back in the Wilmington, Delaware area. Home, sweet home!

The difference was amazing! There were only a few low budget rooms (that didn't use 2 inch), and only a few high budget 2 inch rooms in Philadelphia. This seemed very limiting to me, and to tell you the truth, I never dreamed of opening a quality studio because I knew the expense of one of the main ingredients--the cost of a new modern 2 inch 24 track machine. So, I was happy recording my creations in my basement on my 1/4 inch open reel 4 track machine. The quality wasn't there, but at least I was able to work on my music.

And then a wonderful thing happened! The invention of the MDM (modular digital multi-track), you know them as the DA-88 or ADAT. This meant that 16 bit quality & video transport reliability were suddenly affordable. I decided to take the plunge and opened TuneRoom Studios (which I believe was the first studio in the Wilmington DE area to offer 8 tracks of 16 bit ADAT).

Much has changed over the years...I started with 1 ADAT, a Neumann mic & a Studiomaster console. Now I am currently mixing on a TRIDENT Console with 24 bit Digital Editing & Hard Disk Recording in "PRO TOOLS".

This format insures my commitment to the future and supports compatibility with most serious commercial rooms.

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Well... (as they say) The rest is history...I'm still here... I still love it!
But remember, no matter what studio you choose...
"NO ONE CAN MAKE IT SOUND GOOD IF IT AIN'T! "
Work on your craft, make it the best it can be and it will shine through.