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Bigfoot Studios is an award winning studio located in the heart of downtown Waterville. We are here to help give you the best sound possible.

We are a unique space with an amazing sound that cannot be found anywhere else. Let’s make your music heard! Travis Geiman is a recording engineer located in Waterville, Ohio. He has a reputation of achieving the most unique sounds and visualizing the final mix before a mic has been set up. Using different techniques and approaches he finds the best sound to match the artist as well as their genre

of music. Microphone technique, gear selection and working with the room to achieve sounds are an important part of his engineering. He never relies on fixing anything “in the box”, unless to achieve a desired effect. He has played in rock bands, symphonies and everything in between for over 15 years. Because of his background in music he knows how to communicate with other musicians to achieve the best performances during the recording process. Travis had his start in a very “do it yourself” way. After playing guitar for a couple months he was asked to join his first band. This band ended up signing to a local indie record label, and it was here that he received his first introduction to recording. Although this band lasted less than 2 years, it was because of this that he went to Radio Shack and bought his first microphone. He plugged it straight into the back of his parents computer and started recording his guitar through his 15 watt crate amp. Finding out quickly that by moving the mic incrementally in front of the speaker cone different sounds could be achieved. It was here that his fascination with recording began. After a year of learning and recording just himself he had the opportunity to record a local band. It was figuring out how to record this band that his unique style of engineering began, particularly because of his limitation to only record four channels at a time. In 2013 Travis graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BA in Music with a focus in recording technology. Shortly after, in 2014, he started Bigfoot Studios in Maumee and has since worked with many different local, national and international artists. Some of which include Nikki D and the Browns, who recently toured Australia, with Australian guitarist Dom Turner as part of the Turner Brown Band, Oliver Hazard who are signed to the LA record label Mixed Management. In 2017, he began working with Waterville’s Third Street Cigar Records and has recorded a Bobby G, The Good, The Bad and The Blues and a Johnny Rawls album. Both were featured in Living Blues Magazine and charted on the Living Blues charts. In May of 2019 Johnny Rawls album “I’m Still Around” won the Blues Music Award for Best Soul Blues Album of the Year. He works locally with multiple different businesses and nonprofits providing audio services. Multiple albums/singles that have been recorded with Travis at Bigfoot have been featured in many magazines and articles.

05/06/2024

It's always great working with Echo Record! Here's a shot of Alex laying down the acoustic tracks for their new EP that came out recently.

05/04/2024

The placement of a microphone is important to achieve the desired sound of any instrument. My development of this over the years is something I take a lot of pride in. It may look like I set things up quickly, but this was only achieved with practice and a lot of trial and error.

05/01/2024

So what is Bigfoot Studios? Watch Episode 2 to find out.

04/29/2024

Working with musicians is one of the best parts of the job. Being able to collaborate with them and help their visions become a reality is extremely rewarding. This is Byron Harris Jr., he is just one of the great session musicians that can be called to work on a project when needed. His musicianship and proficiency on many different instruments makes him one of my first calls.

04/27/2024

There's nothing like playing a vintage instrument! They have may have their quarks, but there's nothing that sounds better and fills you with inspiration. The Fender Rhodes we have here is just one of those instruments. When well maintained these instruments are some of the best sounding things on the planet.

04/25/2024

This is just a little glimpse into the origin of Bigfoot Studios and how I got started. This will be part of a series of videos about the studio and what makes this place special. Thank you for watching!

04/24/2024

I had a great time with the Chris Canas Band the other day! Chris writes great songs and is an awesome person! Be sure to check out his last album "Detroit", which was also done at Bigfoot!

04/22/2024

Attention to detail is one of the things I take pride in at Bigfoot Studios. I want to make sure everything is perfect for the artist. I have been spending a lot of time lately putting the final touches on many mixes for various groups. I can't wait for everyone to hear them.

03/02/2024

Be sure to check out Echo Record 's latest release on Friday 3/29! You are not going to want to miss out on these new songs! They absolutely crushed it in the studio creating these!

02/22/2024

Everyone, please watch and share this video of Nikki 'D' and The Sisters of Thunder! They are entering the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest and need any support you can give them!

07/24/2023

What do you do when you've tracked drums in your iso booth to get isolation from the band when live tracking with piano? And you still want the benefits of the live room? Answer is...you reamp the drums through a pa speaker and record the room!

02/03/2023

Check out this 1970’s Leslie 145 speaker. This thing looked pretty rough when I brought it in, but fortunately I was able to breath some life back into it without doing a full on refinish and restoration. It’s got some marks, but I’m sure it has some stories to tell. Scroll to the end for the before pics!

01/22/2023

There’s nothing quite like the sound of analog equipment. May have more upkeep and the occasional quarks, but the inspiration it can give a person is well worth it! Pictured is the 1960’s Ampeg B15 at the studio.

01/14/2023

Looking forward to going up to Detroit tomorrow for the Chris Canas album release party! If you get the chance be sure to come out to The Token Lounge, you are not going to want to miss this! These pictures were taken when Chris performed right behind the studio a few months back! This is also a good time to mention that I do live sound now as well! Contact me now for your next event.

01/13/2023

I’ve got a limited supply of t-shirts left. If you’d like one send me a message and I will check size availability. Only $15. I sent one to Michael Saint-Leon in Nashville recently. If you’re a blues fan you may know the work he did with Kingfish, Selwyn Birchwood and even Buddy Guy! I was fortunate enough to have him master Chris Canas’s new album Detroit!

01/12/2023

Up next on things to restore… Check out this RCA Drive-In speaker from the 1960’s. Time to get this back up and running and make it shine again. Not sure what I’ll use it for yet, but it sure looks cool!

01/11/2023

Sometimes you’ve got to get out of the studio and go back to where it all began. Playing music is a great way to get back in focus. This was taken from a gig with Taylor Mac recently.

Address

214 Farnsworth Road
Waterville, OH
43566

Telephone

(419) 699-8248

Website

http://www.bigfoot-studios.com/

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