For a very long time, since I started producing, I've always had this place on the side of my house everyone calls "The Shed". Historically, it was an actual tool shed which we tore down and rebuilt to accommodate a room of studio equipment as well as some other things my parents didn't want to have cluttered around their home. My dad realized he actually might need an actual tool shed to store even more stuff, so he built another shed adjunct to my 'shed'. Due to it's shed-like area, the name stuck. Some call it 'The Shack', which to me, sounds way 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' or creepy snuff/9mm-esque. Anyway, it's a snug hideaway here in Sonoma County. Many have come through to demo or practice and it seems perfect for just that.
Inside the shed there isn't much room for control type stuff... much less, within the home itself (I'll get to that later), but there is one spot that conveniently fits a 12 track board and two 4 racks, along with a top shelf for as many as six 4-racks. Currently, I have a weird old school eq that was laying around as well as a receiver for multipurpose usage. I've hosted a crap load of Korg and M-Audio material for small 4 and 8-track type stuff, as well as a lot of DAW stuff through Logic Pro, Acid, Cubase, and Cakewalk. The con to this is that the "control closet" is located behind the drumset, which is obviously a pain to control unless your engineer or tech is also the drummer. We'll get to physical workarounds to this problem later.
The Shed, like most spaces and studios, has it's rest and relaxation area and cutesy things. A lot of it is just based around me. We used to have an SNES in there, but many days, unpaid and bored, would end with us trying to beat DK Country or having a Street Fighter tournament. We definitely got rid of that beast. There use to be guitar schematics for custom bodies from my old friends' company 'Coranado' (fronted by Jarrett Kemmerly and Mike Stender). Unfortunately, those were stored since they were fading and deteriorating. Some things that have been put up and never taken down is the Nick Wan Wall.
Not many people draw for my wall anymore, but some fun classic people have been Anthony Gilardi (son of a local mayor), Kelly McClellan (awesome artist from what I recall), and Brad Hieser to name a few.
The outdoor area is simple. Trees cast over you and if that's not enough, there's an umbrella and patio deck furniture. There's also a BBQ if you're down for some grill action. And a lawnmower in the actual shed if you're down for some grass action.
Some people who live here aren't in the know of a messy space...
Aside from The Shed, the control room itself is almost just as hilarious.
The control room is hugged with less than mediocre stuff. Unfortunately not pictured is a Korg 4 track portable board which is used for some simple summing. The laptop in the shed sends the files over to this HP desktop which tracks it all out onto Cubase or Acid, depending on how intense of a project it is.
Sometimes it's just easier to do guitar tracks in the control room since the shed has a lot of clutter and stuff that doesn't necessarily make the acoustics the best. Hardwood floor, short ceiling, a bed and a computer for interference... that's about all in this room.
Going through a Fender Champ 45 here. Also, I like shoes sometimes... those are Nike Court Forces. Not pictures are some Bape Roadstas. Sony HDV-HC1 is the cam we use for vids and such. An iced tea courtesy of Della Fattoria. Sky Dancers: The Sky's the Limit courtesy Lauren and Remy.
This is also my bedroom. I wake up, I do a little mastering and editing... then I think about taking a shower or something like that. Sometimes my dog taps on the door and steps all over my keyboard and ruins some hours of stuff I've been processing. In any case, that is the tour of The Shed. Sometime soon, Shedaluma. Til then.
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Loves it.
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