Guy Fletcher, keyboardist with Mark Knopfler (and I believe a SampleTank user), has documented in photos the Shangri-La sessions at Shangri-LA Studios in Malibu, CA. There are great shots of guitars, keys, vintage mics, preamps, compressors, harmonium(!), etc. They tracked the basic stuff to tape and then transferred it to Nuendo for overdubs and editing. As usal, Knopfler's sound is impeccable.
Anyway, some cool stuff.
http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/guyedit/20 ... diary.html
I am sure Dave has been to Shangri-La many times. Any good stories?
OT: Cool Studio Photos of Mark Knopfler Sessions
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- KVRist
- 71 posts since 24 Jun, 2002 from St. Paul, Minnesota
Fred Grittner
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- KVRist
- 267 posts since 15 Apr, 2002 from Wiltshire, UK
sweet! it's great how everything is in close proximity and how everyone can see each other and bleeding isn't a big issue - on my degree course (albeit one on pop music production) they'll just cut you down if went and done that - everything had to be tracked or baffled like mad (a real shame) - though some of the stories i could tell of the trouble getting bands playing together 
(thankgod for tie-lines and long cables 
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(thankgod for tie-lines and long cables ).-
- Sonic Reality Head Chef
- 8566 posts since 11 Mar, 2002 from Florida
Nice studio shots!
I've never been to this studio. I've been to some other studios in Malibu. I will tell you my best Malibu story though just for the heck of it (actually the BEST Malibu story was when I was at "Studio Malibu" sampling John Bezjian's Synclavier when he told me Tom Waits might be interested in my Chamberlin... that was 1989!).
When I first moved to LA I wanted to go out there with my band. We lived in Florida and we were making demo recordings and all that. Some of the band were going to University of Miami and the other half of the band was taking a semester off from Syracuse University (I was in that half). Instead of going back I decided to go to Grove School of Music in LA (as my excuse to just GO TO LA) but none of my bandmates had the guts to just go out there like that. Oh well. My job is more fun than theirs!
Anyway, I needed a place to stay when I first got there so a friend of my family had purchased a house on top of a cliff in the early 70's in Malibu. At that time it was just farm land and not incredibly expensive. But, built around him over the years was a very popular real estate for actors and producers. His next door neighbor was Bob Dylan. Down the street was Johnny Carson, David Letterman (in fact this friend's daughter used to shoot hoops with Letterman down the street) and Debra Winger (and I am sure more). I stayed at this friend's house for a few months (and didn't want to leave!!!!). It was at the top of Point Dume. There was a magnificent view of the Pacific in their backyard. Incredible!
So, this was my first experience in LA. (All down hill- literally- from there!
just kidding). But, when reality set in (as in, time to find a place near the school to live Dave) it was the hot San Fernando Valley (with a view of the next apartment building). But, Malibu is beautiful. I had a good time for those first 2-3 months.
One interesting thing about this first apartment I had in Sherman Oaks (on Matilija Ave) was that Bobby Caldwell had an apartment there filled with a full on home studio that he recorded in. He wrote hit tunes for Chicago and Peter Cetera (among others I am sure and has his own albums). I didn't get to hang out with him much (was just getting started). I can tell you though that at this time 1988 I had only a CP60M, a D50, a Matrix 6r and a drum machine. I had gotten rid of any previous analog synths I had (mostly Yamaha synths like the SK30 and the CP35 EP... don't even ask how I got THOSE! Except that I sold them to a guy named Adam Gaynor who went to my high school and is now the guitarist for Matchbox 20... but that's a whole other story). Anyway, I started collecting in that apartment until I outgrew it.
So, from Malibu to the Valley and all before I got into collecting every vintage synth. Keep in mind that no one wanted those things anymore at the time so you could find them for nothing. Minimoogs and Arps every week in the paper for $200. Chamberlins for $400. on occassion. One for $150. too The good old days!
I've never been to this studio. I've been to some other studios in Malibu. I will tell you my best Malibu story though just for the heck of it (actually the BEST Malibu story was when I was at "Studio Malibu" sampling John Bezjian's Synclavier when he told me Tom Waits might be interested in my Chamberlin... that was 1989!).
When I first moved to LA I wanted to go out there with my band. We lived in Florida and we were making demo recordings and all that. Some of the band were going to University of Miami and the other half of the band was taking a semester off from Syracuse University (I was in that half). Instead of going back I decided to go to Grove School of Music in LA (as my excuse to just GO TO LA) but none of my bandmates had the guts to just go out there like that. Oh well. My job is more fun than theirs!
Anyway, I needed a place to stay when I first got there so a friend of my family had purchased a house on top of a cliff in the early 70's in Malibu. At that time it was just farm land and not incredibly expensive. But, built around him over the years was a very popular real estate for actors and producers. His next door neighbor was Bob Dylan. Down the street was Johnny Carson, David Letterman (in fact this friend's daughter used to shoot hoops with Letterman down the street) and Debra Winger (and I am sure more). I stayed at this friend's house for a few months (and didn't want to leave!!!!). It was at the top of Point Dume. There was a magnificent view of the Pacific in their backyard. Incredible!
So, this was my first experience in LA. (All down hill- literally- from there!
just kidding). But, when reality set in (as in, time to find a place near the school to live Dave) it was the hot San Fernando Valley (with a view of the next apartment building). But, Malibu is beautiful. I had a good time for those first 2-3 months. One interesting thing about this first apartment I had in Sherman Oaks (on Matilija Ave) was that Bobby Caldwell had an apartment there filled with a full on home studio that he recorded in. He wrote hit tunes for Chicago and Peter Cetera (among others I am sure and has his own albums). I didn't get to hang out with him much (was just getting started). I can tell you though that at this time 1988 I had only a CP60M, a D50, a Matrix 6r and a drum machine. I had gotten rid of any previous analog synths I had (mostly Yamaha synths like the SK30 and the CP35 EP... don't even ask how I got THOSE! Except that I sold them to a guy named Adam Gaynor who went to my high school and is now the guitarist for Matchbox 20... but that's a whole other story). Anyway, I started collecting in that apartment until I outgrew it.
So, from Malibu to the Valley and all before I got into collecting every vintage synth. Keep in mind that no one wanted those things anymore at the time so you could find them for nothing. Minimoogs and Arps every week in the paper for $200. Chamberlins for $400. on occassion. One for $150. too
The good old days!
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- KVRist
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- 71 posts since 24 Jun, 2002 from St. Paul, Minnesota
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Guy Fletcher has nice things to say about ST2 and its sounds:
http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/guyedit/bitogear.html
Guy Fletcher has nice things to say about ST2 and its sounds:
http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/guyedit/bitogear.html
Fred Grittner
www.fredgrittner.com
www.fredgrittner.com