DSMD Studios

02/06/2024

Well THIS is just a friggin combo and a half. Quite a few incredible additions to the studio! with into the into a AC30 into a 121 into a teac 3340 tape machine (only for the tape hiss).... What a gorgeous combo with massive thanks to the most wonderful and supportive people I have in my life:

15/01/2024

Been Contemplating changing the studio name to "Off to the Side Recordings" mainly because I just like the sound of it better. It resonates with how music tends to eb and flow in my life with how much bandwidth it takes up (may not always be consuming the forefront but always just off to the side in my peripheral) and the client listening chairs are off to the side as opposed to directly behind the desk as the room just works better that way. Fun fact, the acronym of DSMD stands for Dirty Stinky Monkey Dog. When I first started making records in my shoe-box 1 bed room apartment in Culver City, my old stinky monkey dog man was just as sweet as he was old and stinky, more so as he got nearer his final days. Felt fun and tongue in cheek to call it that and give a lil homage to him and perhaps a way to not take myself too seriously. DSMD has a ring to it, sure, but the new space is anything but dirty/stinky and I began to wonder if perhaps I was out growing the moniker (monkiker?😏)...

sure knows how to remind you that some things never change...

13/01/2024

Going to be months yet before the live room is done but gotta say... The Living (live-ing?) room is a vibe and a half!
Writing? ✅
Tracking? ✅
Snake makes it from the control room juuuuuuuust fine ✅✅✅

23/09/2023

Building.... Building... Still building! DSMD 3.0 has been a BEAST to build... Thanks to some serious crushing on the fb marketplace trade game there's some SERIOUS upgrades in the desk (as well as the desk itself!)...
vcomp
big six
stereo distressors 😳😳😳😳😳

Lots and lots of tidying and touch ups to do then it's on to the live main room!
is very tired 😴

27/03/2023

HUUUUUUUGE THANK YOU TO and for this incredible prize! I can't wait to get the new spot set up and test this baby out! Instagram give away contests are REAL, people! I absolutely love Vintage King (hi Dave! 👋) and so excited to add this beautiful mic by Soyuz to the locker! May have to jump on the give away train and offer up some studio time when the new place is dialed to help kick the tires 🤔

23/05/2022

05/04/2022

Vocal booth build look back... Building something with your hands feels almost as good as making a record 😍

28/02/2022

First time mounting one of these 😍😍😍 feels pretty incredible!

27/02/2022

Vocal booth build break with my rather useless assistant... She does improve the photos tho!

10/02/2022

On today's episode of things I guess I'm glad I spent money on...

07/02/2022

Owner/operator, Chris Lee's favorite place to track vox is right up stairs in the control room. But lately outside bleed has been a little bit of a problem beyond the occasional passing Harley Davidson. What to do when there's a sudden block party with massive PA system next door or gigantic construction equipment??? The downstairs live room will soon feature a tight/dead iso booth for just such an occasion!

04/02/2022