Blue Lagoon Recording Room

28/10/2024

“I don’t need you like water, but I want you like lemonade.” 🍋🍋🍋👏👏👏

New song from Blue Lagoon dropped last Friday 💛 Eleanor is such a talented songwriter and we can’t wait to hear more from her band, Beginner’s Luck! 🎉

09/10/2024

⚡️ our busy studio as of late ⚡️

1. in the booth 🫨✨

2. & ~ the ultimate Rochester, MN music studio crossover is happening thanks to 😇

3. A bass clef slay / Blake Blonde for the Rochester Music Mashup Grant Project ✨

4. crushing the guitar

5. More because we LOVE HIM.

6. Vocals by Roger Nelson 🎵🎤✨

20/09/2024

Look at all these talented people!

20/09/2024

That face you make when you’ve been working on a mix for months then boosts .8db of 1.6k on the guitars and suddenly the mix is huge 😂

Seriously though, it was an absolute honor to have Andrew working on my mix. His workflow is intuitive, and his mixing approach is refreshingly simple yet incredibly impactful.

This release is gonna pop off!! 🤘🤘

18/09/2024

I seem to have broken my Google Maps listing... I'll work on that.

In the meantime... website update! People can now book sessions via Calendly on my website! Go to https://bluelagoonrecordingroom.com/recording to book a session. You'll be redirected to a Calendly page where you can choose a session time. Let's get recording!

Will also be pushing mixing as a primary service. If you have a project you've recorded elsewhere, and you want me to mix it, let me know! I would be happy to oblige. Would love to put my new skills to work!

Let us capture the magic! We can help you make incredible recordings of your music so you can have it forever. Our team is highly skilled in capturing high quality recordings, using high quality gear.

18/09/2024

Graduation photos 👨‍🎓 what a brilliant group of people to hang out with for a week! Time to head into the studio and try out some new things!

16/09/2024

Wow! What a week with and !!! Spent my time learning as much as I could about audio, and molding my philosophy and approach to music production. Tons of really useful insights. Oh and the food was incredible!

11/09/2024

Spending a week in Avignon, France! Learning about audio production from and enjoying the French countryside. Looking forward to learning as much as I can and bringing it back to apply to the projects I am working on!

18/08/2024

Who’s heard the new song!?! Who’s ready for the album???

12/08/2024

It might be late af but we love him no less!!!

Our amazing audio/studio engineer had a birthday on July 26th ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Leo is the true neutral of the studio 😂💪🏻 He is patient, hardworking, and reliable. Alex and I (Rachael) love working with him. He makes our studio run smoothly and does whatever it takes to run a studio session efficiently. Happy belated birthday Leo 💙🎉

love Jefe & Rachael 💙

16/07/2024

Have ya’ll heard the new music yet!?!? It might be early in the week but it will still give you the best ~ Friday Feelings ~ 🎉🎉🎉 congrats Amateur! You guys a local rockstars 🙌🏻🔥

link in bio 🔗

16/07/2024

🚨 Amateur NEW MUSIC! 🚨

"I Want It More" Out now!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/47nvk2afTtGQpg3vseCVSQ?si=a5984e834eea4f66

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk-MEnoIDUI

New single "I Want It More" written and performed by AmateurProduced by Amateur and Alex Ortberg at Blue Lagoon Recording Room in Rochester, MN

05/04/2024

APPLY FOR THIS!

If you’re a Rochester musician, we want to hear from you!

Welcome to the Rochester MN Music Mashup. We're making a collaboration album and producing and distributing your song FOR FREE! Headed by Oliver Books Music and Blue Lagoon Recording Room and grant funded by SEMAC. We cannot wait to create with you. Submissions open now Through April 26: BIT.LY/RMN-Mashup

This activity is made possible through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in cooperation with a private foundation.

20/03/2024

new track from 💙💙💙 his new music just keeps on giving!!! friendly reminder to support your music-making friends 🫶🏻

15/03/2024

My new song ‘Sinking Below’ is out now! You can find it wherever you stream music 🖤🎶

My linktree is in my Facebook bio and will take you directly to the song! Thank you for supporting my music career 🖤

Go stream it and let me know your thoughts!

06/03/2024

Lissie in the studio! This was quite the surprise, but I’m excited to have her in ☺️

01/03/2024

*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ: studio magic ✧･ﾟ

22/02/2024

Go check out Oliver’s latest drop!!! We love a collab between two Blue Lagoon artists 🫶🏻 you already know the link is in the bio babbbbyyy 🎤⚡️🎉🎸

10/01/2024

Blue Lagoon artist, Amanda Jay Fuller, recently dropped her infectious new song "Let Me Down" ｡･:*˚｡ This catchy tune was recorded here at the Blue Lagoon Studio in Rochester, MN! Go support an incredible independent artist and be ready to listen to her upcoming project "Mirror, Mirror" in 1 WEEK!

Song Credits:
Lyrics: Amanda Jay Fuller
Music: Amanda Jay Fuller & Alex Ortberg
Production: "
Guitar Solo: Anthony Keseley

31/12/2023

Happy New Year everyone!

Here's a quick video I put together of Auld Lang Syne. Thanks to John Sievers for stepping in with the solo and the head! The man is non-stop!

I am eternally grateful to be able to work with such amazing people and talented musicians EVERY DAY! It has been an awesome journey getting to know you all through your music, and I am excited for 2024 and all of the wonderful music we will create together!

- Alex
Blue Lagoon Recording Room

"Auld Lang Syne" feat John Sievers

05/09/2023

Thanks to John Molseed of the Post Bulletin for the write up!

The show is 3 days away! WINTERSTATE and a full Symphony Orchestra is going to be epic!

See you there!

Indie rock band Winterstate is arranging a symphony orchestra performance Sept. 8, 2023.

31/05/2023

Always fun working with My Grandma's Cardigan, new things coming soon!

27/05/2023

Drew is in the Tone Zone for some Als Fona bass tracking!

23/05/2023

NEW stickers just in! Swing by and grab one to show off your love for local music in style.

13/05/2023

Fun things happening in the studio! New demos, new interns, shoeless vocal takes, and having a good time through all of it.