Thanks for the comments. Ive had everything for close to a year and a half. I just havnt really made it known to everyone. Didnt really need to i guess. Finally got some pics taken so i thought it was time to show it off a bit.
Blue Bear - Thanks for the comments. Really means alot coming from you actually.
geet - I just turned 20 in November.
biddaddyd - Thanks. Non of your guesses are right. The facility itself was built close to 20 years ago. My parents are cool but they really dont have money... at all. Im in a band but we dont get paid squat
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And thanks again everyone for the other comments. I started in the business really young. Learned most of my stuff from this board. I was one of the type that would hang out here all day and read stuff. Guess luck has to do with alot of it too. Being in the right place at the right time and grabbing all oppurtunities i saw not even knowing i could succeed in them
. I just keep building it up and investing as i go. Everything but the vintage compressors and vintage tape machines is stuff that i put in. The compressors and tape machines were part of the 20 year old business Rockhouse is. The main previous owner of this thing was making a fortune. The sad part is some of the stuff i had to let go over the past year and half because of my lack of funds. The studio went dormant for about a year before i took over. I let go a Soundelux U95, two vintage blue label U87s, 4 channel John Hardy Preamp, TC Electronics M2290,
TC Electronics M2000. A few other things that i wish i could have kept and now could probably keep.
But the truth is, even though i absolutely love the business and the gear i work with. Paying for it is not all dreamy as its worked up to be. The last three weeks alone ive been tracking and mixing 14-17 hours a day or even more sometimes. Occasional break in between. That might sound like fun but when your working with clients that are demanding 110% it starts to lose the fun. You start talking to yourself all day long from both loneliness, to help focus on what your doing, and from lack of sleep. Takes alot of tolerance and lots of push to keep sane
. In the end though its worth it. When youve done your work for the month and you get to slow down and chill for a while. Infact moving off my chair for this initial pictures is probably the first time ive moved from that spot in the last 3 weeks
. Its eat breakfast in the morning, sometimes i get lunch but alot of the times i dont. Then i grab food for dinner on my way to bed at 2 or 3 in the morning. Then i fall asleep as i eat it
. Looking at that picture has made me realize how skinny im getting. Probably malnutritioned.
Right now ive got an assistant helping me out with tracking for the next three days while i escape on a vacation. Im still 20 years old so i still like to party.
Anyway. I have mixed feelings about attention because i dont like drastic changes in attitude which is why i never have brought this in the open before. And most likely my recordings and mixing still dont compare to alot of people on this board. Ive still got alot to learn, but ive got the gear to accelerate it all.
Thanks again.
Danny