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Analog and Digital Recording/Music Production Studio run by Brad Bensko and Kathleen Parks

11/19/2024

Wrapped up an incredibly fun week of mixing the upcoming album here at Bearded Cat, and here are some highlights from the experience:

1: A little snippet of me doing some mixing from and to tape!

2: “Scrubbing” and marking the tape with a grease pencil before making an edit.

3: Listening back to a mix edit.

4: Me talking about compression over pancakes and coffee 😂

5: The engineer and the producer/artist in front of the big ol’ MCI we recorded this record to.

6: Patsy, the official Bearded Cat mascot.

10/19/2024

Switching gears tonight and doing some live recording for my good friends Paul Rishell & Annie Raines at the tonight in Shirley, MA.

For all you audio nerds like me, here’s the rig rundown:

Otari MX5050-8 Mark III Recorder
Whirlwind Medusa splitter box from the stage going into my preamp rack and directly into the tape machine at (gasp) 7.5 IPS. Going to be a fun night!

07/30/2024

Back in the studio this week with finishing off what is going to be a fantastic record! Stay tuned for its release!

07/28/2024

Back in the studio today with to finish an upcoming single of his. Always a treat to have this guy in the studio!

05/10/2024

“Where I Wanna Be” by is out TODAY! Do yourself a favor and check it out! (Link in story)

I’ve been a big fan of Sadie’s songwriting for years, so I was naturally very excited when I was asked to record this album. Sadie wanted to go for a very live and in the moment feel, so we recorded each song live in the room to tape, no overdubs, and I mixed it during the performance, much like cutting a song straight to disc as they did in the old days. What resulted is a beautiful collection of Sadie’s songs that make up this album. Check it out today, you won’t be disappointed!

Mastered by: John McLaggan at

04/19/2024

The EP “Training Wheels” is available on all streaming platforms today! Producing this album was an incredible experience, from hashing out song choices and arrangements with Jeff, to finally committing his wonderful songs to tape. Do yourself a favor and check this album out! Here is an example of Jeff’s song “Anomaly”

Jeff Lewis- Guitars, Vocals, Saxophone
Kyle Guertin-Drums & Percussion
Brad Bensko-Bass, Keyboards, Guitars, Harmonies
Kathleen Parks-Fiddle

Produced, Recorded and Mixed By:

at Bearded Cat Studio

Mastered by:

John McLaggan at

04/12/2024

FOR SALE: Ampex 440 1/4” half track machine

This has been recapped completely, electronics internals, cards, motor caps, power supply, transport control box. The tensions have been dialed in, heads aligned, optional scrape flutter added, capstan lubricated, new pinch roller, and a good cleaning. It sounds great, and works excellent. Would make for a great mixdown deck, or if you work in the box, something to run tracks through, or a mix through as an option. These things are super simple and are very easy to work on, and made very well. DM for pricing

01/31/2024

What a lovely pairing! Just finished up fixing this Berlant MCM2 4 to 1 microphone preamp/mixer and it is now ready for action here at Bearded Cat, largely in part to some sage advice and help from the great
Original hard to find transformers and some old Sylvania tunes and this thing sings!

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Mystic, CT
06355

Website

https://www.bradbenskomusic.com/bearded-cat

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Had a blast in the studio recording tracks for @arthur_sings_plays today, with some great contributions from @kathleenparksmusic and @bassfacekillah and even a surprise visit from @willleet Not a bad way to spend a Saturday! Follow Arthur and check out his music, and stay tuned for this record! #newmusic #newalbum #blues #songwriter #musicproducer #musicproduction #analogrecording #reeltoreel #fiddle #bassguitar #guitar #recordingstudio