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Piece of Recording History Comes to WNY!
Starfields
Productions, located at 463 Amherst Street in Buffalo,
NY has had the unique opportunity to acquire a piece
of recording history! Working directly with the owner
of Streetlight Studios in Manhattan NY, Starfields owner
Alan Dusel, has purchased and recently refurbished a
large-frame vintage recording console that was part
of the famous studio, The Record Plant NY recording
complex on W. 44th Street. Fully restored and completely
functional, this mixing console now makes it’s
home in Studio A, one of the studios at the Starfields
recording complex.
The Record Plant NY recording complex, no longer in
operation, was a major player in the recording industry
from the early 70s to the mid 90s. Well known recording
artists and bands such as Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, The
Who, Led Zeppelin, Chick Corea, John Lennon, and many
others made The Record Plant their home, recording some
of their greatest hits, many achieving gold or platinum
status. It is a documented fact that John Lennon left
a session at The Record Plant shortly before his untimely
death in December of 1980.
The acquisition of this recording console, an Otari/Soundworkshop
54 input Series 34C, originally installed at The Record
Plant Studio B from 1986-1995, is part of a planned
facility upgrade and renovation, aimed in particular
at bands and indie labels. With the addition of this
console, the ability to obtain that big, warm, national
label quality sound is now within reach of bands, recording
artists and producers in Western NY. Richie Giarratano,
chief technician for Soundworkshop and Otari, was commissioned
to oversee the complete renovation of the console.
Starfields Productions is a full service recording/production
facility, offering services ranging from complete album
planning, production, recording and mastering, “on
location” live recording, demo packages, broadcast
and jingle writing, arranging, to full service CD duplication
and graphic design. A series of recording/production
workshop courses and internships are also available.
Serving WNY since 1986, Starfields’ goal is to
provide a quality, creative and relaxed environment
for the local and regional recording community, offering
a unique combination of state of the art digital recording
equipment and vintage analog gear, all at an affordable
price. This marriage of hi-tech digital and vintage
analog equipment will allow local bands, recording artists,
and record labels the opportunity to achieve quality
recordings not obtainable with today’s digital
gear alone.
Upon completion of the facility renovation, Alan, owner/producer,
and Mike Gray, chief engineer, plan to launch an independent
record label, allowing bands, solo artists, and producers
of all musical styles the opportunity to record, market
and distribute their product to the masses. Song writers,
solo artists, and band demos are now being accepted.
No demo, no problem; we can help! For more information,
please contact us at (716) 871-9226, or email us at
starfields@aol.com. We can also be found on the web
at: www.starfieldsproductions.com.
Contact us today for introductory recording packages,
complete full album package prices, and special late
night session rates, and take advantage of the opportunity
to record in a properly designed, acoustically treated,
relaxed environment with experienced, trained “musical”
engineers on a serious vintage recording console with
nostalgia. Experience The Record Plant sound quality
now at a fraction of the cost!
Alan
Dusel/Starfields Productions
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