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If you have been looking online or on Facebook for a studio to record your next piece of music or other audio project, you probably noticed it’s not so easy to find practical information about such places. We have a decent collection of very capable studios in Albuquerque that can meet your needs for a lower price than what you’d pay in a large city. Running a studio is an act of love and that is exactly what these amazing people bring to the table when you hire them to do your next project. I took the time to find all the information you need to know before making the call and booking your first day of recording. Click on the name for the link to their contact pages. Rio Grande Studios Owners and operators Drew Newman and Ken Riley have 30+ years’ experience between them in the music business. Having worked in big name studios like Electric Ladyland and others in big cities like LA and New York. This studio is heralded “The Best In The Southwest” which their attention to detail, passion, and drive behind their business makes the title ring true. The featured picture on this post is from their "amp room" with awesome vintage amps. Although their business is fairly new at only 1 year old, these guys are in it for the long run and they mean business. Contact now! Years in Operation: 1 year Rates: $$$$ Equipment: Raven MTX Console; AKG, Neumann, ADK microphones; LA-2A, Neve 1073s and 1272s, SSL, API, Ampex are just a few names in their list of outboard gear; Fender guitar amplifiers Past Clients: Aaron Gillespie, Bad Suns, Bones Owens, Lionsgate Entertainment, The Gershom Brothers Alta Vista Herman Martinez owns and operates this beautiful purpose-built studio pouring time and money into his passion for over 50 years. They use ProTools to allow clients to take their projects to industry studios with ease. Contact Now. Years in Operation: 50+ years Rates: $$$ Equipment: Audient 48 Channel Console; Neumann U87s, AKG c414 microphones; Korg Keyboards; Fender guitars; Wurlitzer organ; Roland V-Custom electric drums. Past Clients: Al Hurricane and many more John Wagner John Wagner and Dick Orr have decades of music experience combined and won numerous awards. Their studio offers many services like Video post-production, CD duplication, and Audio for broadcast on top of their general recording service. They use Sonar for its high quality and workflow capabilities. Contact Now Years in operation: 20+ years Rates: $$$$ Equipment: Presonus Console; Sonar; Neumann, Akg Past Clients: info unavailable Elephonic Elephonic won the 2016 New Mexico Music Award for best song with Cali Shaw. Their location in north Albuquerque is convenient for Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe. Really positive reviews on Facebook from happy clients. Contact now Years in operation: 9 years Rates: $$$ Equipment: Neumann, AKG, Royer microphones; Protools C24 Console; Pre’s and Compressors by Avalon, and Vintech. Past Clients: Cali Shaw, George Thorogood, Kyle Martin, Meredith Wilder Evilesq Records/Jimmy J Music 24-Hour availability, nice environment, and a professional attitude. Jimmy Medina and Eric Esquibel have a combined 12 years’ experience. Their dedication and hard work is apparent in their work product despite their seemingly short experience. Jimmy works with all genres and is a multi-talented musician as well as engineer and producer. Other services such as drum repair and drum tuning are available. Contact Now Years in operation: 12 Rates: $$$ Equipment: info unavailable Past Clients: Throw the Temple, Sulk Candy, Arcade Rivals, Jonny James, Ace Virtuoso For those of you that are on a very limited budget, there are a couple of incredibly budget-friendly options. Sometimes it’s not the fancy equipment or the fancy room you look for but rather the care, attention to detail, and talent. Maple St. Records Manuel Sandoval, Zach Spalsbury, and Drew Mitchell come from diverse musical backgrounds. Being quite young they have 10 years combined experience in production. Their aim is to bring Albuquerque into the national music spotlight and create an establishment where musicians can come be creative and collaborative. A lot of passion and aspirations have gone into their business and you can hear it in their product. Years in operation: 2 years Rates: $ Equipment: Rode NT1, Shure SM57, SM58 microphones; Focusrite Sapphire Pro 40; Logic X Edgar Wonder Yours truly. I also do production aside from writing for The ABQ Reviews. My philosophy when it comes to making music is “make it your own”. I’m all about the vibes and I’m all about the mood. Years in operation: 3 years Rates: $ Equipment: 1989 Soundcraft Series 500 console; AKG c414, Neumann TLM102, Shure Beta52, SM57, microphones; FL Studio, Presonus Studio One 3 Past Clients: Ruben Vail, The People, Isogood, Stereo Test Record, Ouija Mama, Sweet Nothin’

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