On the evening and night of June 8, 2022, the team of PluginsMasters was at East-West studios in Los Angeles doing various art projects, with our sound engineers and trainers Leroy and Luc handling the sound, and Anaka doing the photography and videos.
So I suggest you a little visit….
For the record, East-West Studio, located on Hollywood Boulevard in L.A, is where the biggest stars came to record: Micheal Jackson, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Justin Timberlake, U2, Iggy Pop, Muse, The Rolling Stones, or more recently, Travis Scott and Coldplay.
There are a total of 5 studios in the complex, all intended to produce established artists. We booked Studio One, which was the birthplace of Michael Jackson’s Thriller album, among other things!
What were we doing in East-West?
Well we recorded, of course!
First, to get the ball rolling, we recorded a new track from up-and-coming r’n’b artist from Los Angeles, Akta
The equipment used for recording is as follows: Telefunken ELA-M 251 for voice, Custom 80 Channel Neve 8078 console, Teletronix LA-2A.
To respect the quality of the material on which we started the project, we will perform the analog mixing of the title when we return to our studio, Shaman Studio, at the beginning of July.
Then, we continued with the production of two videos on beatmaking and sound synthesis (we are a training center after all!) with our plugins partners Blue Cat Audio and Martinic, whose products you can find on the website.
And finally, after dark, we recorded Californian pianist Dave Lafferty, with a full setup of AEA Ribbon Mics and preamps, since the brand’s creator, Wes Dooley, (whom we had met at NAMM a few days before ) was with us in the studio!
We hope you enjoyed this little foray into one of the most famous studios in the world! Come and see us in the studio or in music production training so that we can tell you more about this experience!
