Emerald City is a small studio designed and engineered to record, mix, and master music for bands. Top tier and industry standard equipment paired with a tailored a workflow will enable you to capture your music in an honest fashion.
Emerald City is a pro-bono (aka free) studio that only charges rates for those that wish to be fast-tracked to the top of the waiting list; or for artists that have projects that fall outside of our scope outlined in our usual Process.
I used to work as an engineer full time. In a time when all studios were going nearly extinct.
I went into digital product management making pretty good coin. I never stepped engineering and building out my sanctuary- so that when the time was right I could return to dedicating serious time and effort in finding talent to record, mix, and master...
For Free.
The only catch is that I have to love your tunes- and we can get along well; enjoying each others company and vibes..
This is a win-win for me. I get to be picky and choosey on who I work with.. taking the thing that is most painful out of the equation- money.
With time my backlog will grow. At that time I will allow bands to donate to the studio- as a means to get to the front of the line.
But that time ain't now- so yes this isn't a joke- I'm not a charlatan- I have experience- and all that. I want to pay it forward- I used to be a young cat with no cash and was given lucky chances and opportunities.
I've seen a lot of talent never put their art into a recording (or represented with respect and accuracy).. being lost forever without a chance to outlive us.
First to the line are those of little means, not old-heads (sorry guys I am an old head), minority/PoC/Queer/Weird/Have-some-shit-to-say-etc..
Luis