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Big Sky Recording

2304 South Industrial Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

We've got stuff, guitars, amps, drums, protools, 2" 24 track, tube mic's, ribbon mic's,funky weird mic's, api, neve, telefunken and custom preamps, very good coffee, wireless internet,and the Produce Station is nearby.  Picks, tuners, capos,a beautiful Yamaha C7 piano, wurlitzer, hand tuned glockenspiel, nashville strung acoustic and electrics, 3 tamborines, and a little carpet thing that keeps the hi hat out of the snare mic.

email at: bigskyrecording@gmail.com

phone: 734 769-1411

fax: 413 669-7029

 

Equipment

Studio : Studio 24 X 34 w/10 X 10 booth & 4 X 9 booth · Control Room 26 X 15

Console : Neotek 32 X 8 modified w/API 2 mix buss · Virtual Faders Automation

Tape Machines: Ampex MM1200 2” 24 track w/ tascam es51 remote/sycn · Panasonic SV3900 Alesis adats · Sony Cassette deck · CD burner & Wavelab Digital editing & Mastering · Sony vs5000 3/4” video · Otari 5050 available.

Pro Tools 24mix plus Ver 5.11 : 64 voices of 24 bit protools editing. + two “classic” farm cards. With AutoTune and many other plugins. Apogee AD800, 3) 888/24, 16 ADAT i/o, stereo 20 bit i/o. · DDS-4 Tape backup · Aardsync clock · MidiTimepiece AV for SMPTE lock ·

Monitors : NS-10’s · Westlake BBSM8’s · Custom JBL Bi-Amped (in studio) · Bryston amps

Mic Pre’s: Neve 1073 · (2) Telefunken V76 · (2) Telefunken v676 · (6) Custom Jensen/Hardy 990 type · (2) API-512 · (4) API/Millenia · Tandenberg tube recorder mic pre · Tube bass DI · (2) Custom Helios type mic pre/EQ · Shure LevelLock

Mic’s: Neuamnn U48 · (2) Neumann KM56 tube · Neumann U67 · Neumann KM86 · Neumann TLM103· Audio Technica Pro25 · Astatic BLJT-30 · RCA BK-1A · Shure SM-7 ·· (2) AKG 414eb, (3)451e w/ (2)BLUE capsules, D112, D12e · Shure SM7, (2) SM57, (2) SM58, 533sb · (2) Beyer M500 ribbon, m160 ribbon · Coles 4038 ribbon ·(2) Primo Omni’s · Sennheiser (3) 421, e609, md441 · Sony C37a tube · RCA 44 ribbon

Outboard: (2) Neve 33314a · Distressor · Metron tube · Altec 438c Tube · SSL clone · Loft 410 · “Really Nice” Compressor · Echo Plate plate · TC Electronics M2000 · AKG BX10 spring · Lexicon MPX1 · (2) SPX 90’s · Chandler delay · Roland dm300 · Roland 301 Space Echo· Rackmount Sansamp

Guitars, Amps, Keyboards, Drums, et
c.: Hammond B3 · (3) Leslie Cabinets 44W, 251, 227· Yamaha C-7 Grand Piano · (2) Gibson Acoustics · Martin D-28 · Nashville Strung Yamaha Acoustic · Jerry Jones Baritone Electric · (2) Telecasters (2) Stratocaster · Gibson Melody Maker · Gibson ES335 · (2)Fender P Bass · DanElectro 12 string · Tweed Fender Champ · (2) Vibro Champ · Delux Reverb · Blonde Bassman · Black Bassman · Blues Jr. · 4X10 Bassman · Vox AC30 · Matchless · Marshall MKII 50w · Fender VibroVerb · Marshall 4X12 cabinet · Marshall 2x12 cabinet · JCM800 100w Lead · Gretsh “Chet Attkins” hollowbody · Gibson SG P-90 · 60’s Silvertone · Kalamazoo “Model 2” tube amp · Ampeg B-15n · Marshall Lead 12 · Fender VibroKing · Mint black solid state wurlitzer · 1970 Ludwig kit · Ludwig 60’s metal snare · Ludwig 60’s wood snare · Rodgers metal snare · Zildjian cymbals ·

Partial Client List

3rd Street Productins, Three Speed, 58 Greene, Acoustic Cafe, Al Hill, Alex & Naomi Anest, All Hail Me, Annie Capps, Alpha Waves, Atomic Numbers, Ben Wilson, Big Dave and the Ultrasonics, Billy Mack, Blue Eyed Soul, Blue Rays, Borax, Brandon Wiard, Brian Blush, Brian Lilli, Brian Lipson, Bridge Club, Brothers Grim, Chris Buhalis, Carl Cacho-Negrete, Buisness School Follies, Capital Sunrays, Car Stereo One, Cary Marsh, Jen Cass, Charlie Nanos, Bazooka Jones, Chrome Mali, Toledo City Paper, David Cook, Cory Phillips & Randy, Crowbar Hotel, Dan Orcutt, Dave Barett, Dave Boutette, Dave Buehrer, Dave Farzalo, Deb Mantel, Del Rey Records, Delta 88, Detroit Red Wings, Dev Singh, Dicks & Janes, Don Vontres, Doug Demming, Drum Dancer Records, Billy Brandt, Ed Wells, Eric Kelly, Ethan Caplan, Scott Fab, False Fiction, Saline Fiddlers Restrung, Furious Styles, George Bedard, Jerry Mack & the Terraplanes, Gigantics, Don Gonzales, Great Lakes Myth Society, Griswalds, Music Sales, Frank Serafine, Samari Films, Alicia Gruber, Jack Hamilton, Heidi Snyder, Holy Cows, Lisa Hunter, Imperial Swing Orchestra, Jamie Russling, Jeremy Kittel, Jessie Richards, Jill Jack, Jim Gibson, Jim Roll, Jody Raffoul, JT & the Clouds, Julie Austn, KC Groves, Khalid Hanifi, Lady Sunshine, Lance Long, Last Girl on Earth, Laura Mackimmie, Laura Massaro, Laura Pershin, Les Schefman Music, Liquid, Loadstone, Lori Wyatt, Lost at Last, Peter Madcat Ruth, Makkafroi, Marilyn Mack Band, Mark Passman, Marlon Young, Matt Watroba, Maybe August, Maypops, Kevin Meisel, John Metz, Michelle Penn, Michael Feeny, David Mosher, Mudpuppy, Neil Dixon Smith, Norm Ballinger, Pat Herek, Paul Lippens, Pioneers, Poeditch, Pratt Brothers, Raison Pickers, Preciesion Sound Tracks, Prodigals, Ralph McKee, FUBAR, Real Live Players, Bob Resch, Rich Kowalewski, Robert Bradleys Blackwater Suprise, Rollie Tussing, Jo Serrapere,Dave Shelton, Shipwreck Union, Maui Film Festival, Dick Siegel, The Silos,  Letterbox, Jenifer Smith, Beth Stalker, Starlight Drifters, The Still, Studio Tone, Sugar Buzz, Swing Street, Tamara Bedricky, Tangerine Trousers, Tim Diaz, Patrick Thomas, Tim Fagan, Timothy Monger, Tom Loncaric, Tom Toth, Tracky Mack, Tak Tsukatari, Tuxedo Junction, Twiss & Moore,  Walk & Squawk, Whitley Hill

Staff Engineers

Chris Duross          chris.duross@gmail.com

Gregg Leonard      GreggLeo@aol.com

Geoff Michael         Bigskyrecording@gmail.com

Rates

$50/hour

$500/day

All gear and engineer included.

$210/reel  Ampex GP9 2" tape

$2/burned work CD's

$25/DDS4 backup tapes

 

Directions

From the northern suburbs: take 696 west to 275 south, to M14 west to 23 south (Toledo).   Do not follow the signs on M14 for downtown Ann Arbor/94 west.   From 23 south take 94 west to the State Street exit.   Then right on Eisenhower, left on Industrial (the second light).   Big Sky is on the left (west side) about 1/2 mile down, across from GCO Carpet.  Big Sky is at 2304 South Industrial, the cross street is Jewett.

From the north on 23:  Follow 23 south to the east around Ann Arbor.   Do not follow the “to Ann Arbor and I94” sign, going west.   Follow the 23 south to Toledo route until you hit I94. Go west on 94 to the first exit - State Street. Then right on Eisenhower, left on Industrial (the second light).   Big Sky is on the left (west side) about 1/2 mile down, across from GCO Carpet.  Big Sky is at 2304 South Industrial, the cross street is Jewett.

 

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