The Workshoppe East

30/10/2024

The view from the live room this morning...

15/10/2024

Today's tools! This bass was assembled exactly 50 years ago for a Bee Gee tour where I played for openers Janey and Dennis with Arlen Roth. '74 fretless maple neck and '62 electronics and tuners.
Getting reacquainted with my second favorite bass for a song by rorie kelly - The Waves

16/08/2024

Tearing down the first drum session at the new studio. Forgot to take the picture before Shawn Murray and his cymbals left.

24/07/2024

Putting the spotlight on some REAL vintage gear!

23/07/2024

These Neumann Atmos height speakers for 7.1.4 have been waiting in the wings since December - just before I found out I'd need to move the studio.
Back in the eighties I mixed some film music in L-C-R-S (early Dolby Surround) with Brewer, then a bit of 5.1 over the past few years. Looking forward to creating ADM files and gaining experience mixing in Dolby Atmos!

27/06/2024

14/06/2024

Getting close!

05/06/2024

True.

10/05/2024

Progress!
Thanks to the Master Cabinetmaker, Adee

19/04/2024

...and Karen Kellers sings us out!
This morning was the actual last session at The (current) Workshoppe East. Guitars and Mics leaving today.
Thanks and respect to all the wonderful singers, songwriters and instrumentalists who trusted me with their music over the last seven years.

16/04/2024

All setup for Rupert Wates. This will be the 33rd (and last) CD recorded and/or mixed at the current studio, www.theworkshoppeeast.com. The studio will be moving to a new location on New York Ave in Huntington over the next month. Stay tuned for progress reports! I hope to be ready for sessions in a few weeks.

28/03/2024

So here's the new batch of CDs for the wall. Congratulations to Mike Nugent, Linda Sussman Music, Phil Cicciari, Joe Latini and Rupert Wates for finishing these impressive projects, and thanks for letting me either play bass, record or mix your songs! Notably missing is "Edelston & Dulcimer" from Sam Edelston - the DDP just went to press!
Another bit of news... After seven + years at the present location, the studio will be moving to a new spot in Huntington in May. Stay tuned for details. Sessions will continue here until the end of April.

21/02/2024

Linda Sussman’s latest is turning some heads. Love this review.

“It’s just this bluesy thing we do,” New York’s award-winning Linda Sussman sings halfway through her alt-folk, blues album, Win Or Lose, a collection of original songs that sings our heartache and…

13/02/2024

Snow day …

18/12/2023

More than 1000 streams in less than three weeks for Rorie Kelly's new single Saltwater!
https://open.spotify.com/album/6KjLPWcKvBD7gPuHMj2kRH?si=SipnI_ELTnqvcKtOgh8KYw

28/09/2023

Uh oh …

02/08/2023

The aftermath of a day of overdubs ...now comes clean up!

24/06/2023

As Bob Stander, Mike Nugent, Fred Guarino and countless other studio owners know, a drum session with Shawn Murray is always a pure pleasure. 5 hours/5 tunes - great parts/performances. ...and he makes the kit sound so damn good. w Sam Edelston