A Brief History:

We begin with the usual story of playing in various bands and recording everything possible with cassette decks and Radio Shack mics. Occasionally a cassette or reel to reel 4 track could be borrowed. Brief visual art, photography and film school stints ran in parallel and contributed to my outlook about the "canvas" of sound recording.

EMRR officially began as a location recording studio in 1993 with a portable 8 track system, a handful of mics and a few pairs of headphones. Projects were produced in houses, rehearsal spaces and borrowed rooms. Live recordings were made at many area music clubs.

1994 mushroomed into 16 and then 24 track recording capabilities.

1995 brought a move into a fixed studio space in a house basement; posthumously named the "Hodge-Mahal" in honor of the landlord. On-location recording continued to play an important role parallel to the new fixed location.

1998 marks the move to the current space, the former Creative Audio Services / Turtle Tapes location. This significantly enhanced the capabilities of EMRR with increased space, increased performer visibility and isolation, and less work hour restrictions thanks to "light industrial" business zoning. I try not to actually produce "light industrial music" in case you're worried by this designation. 1998 also marks the entry of the first ancient tube gear and the start of the 'vintage' specialization. All equipment has been subjected to a sound quality review process to see if circuit (and sound, obviously) improvements could be made from 1998 until the present time. This is an ongoing and never-ending process. On related fronts, many custom units have been designed and existing pieces modified and improved for other national and international studios.

2004-2005 saw an increase in remote location projects, with a solo project from Seth Avett recorded at his home, The Avett Brothers 'Four Thieves Gone' recorded in a purpose-rented house in the mountains, and a week of concerts recorded in New England for Jason LeVasseur.

2006 added a MOTU Digital Performer based workstation using a MOTU 2408mk3 interface and a Mac G5 Dual computer system running DP 4.61. The MOTU interface can pass 24 tracks of digital audio back and forth in real time between both types of ADATs and the computer (also enables simultaneous backup recording of a second master), and can also serve as a separate analog input recorder for capture of higher resolution masters and submixes from the analog console. The HD24XR ADAT can seperately transfer files into and out of the G5 at greater than real-time speeds via firewire interface. I usually originate basic tracks and overdubs on the HD24XR ADAT because of the greater simplicity and higher speed of operation with a dedicated recorder. Projects can then easily be imported at any stage into the workstation for editing, mastering, backup, etc.

Today, with a continuously growing collection of vintage recording and broadcast equipment,

EMRR is well suited for making the type recordings that match the sonic desires of almost every rock and pop act around.

Our experience, track record, and facility are second to none in the Winston-Salem area. Our focus is on providing the expertise and equipment necessary for real musicians, who intend to create real music by playing together live, to get great sounds quickly and thereby focus on the actual art of playing music together! We know of no other facility in the area that can touch our capabilities in this regard. This applies both to studio and location recording, as we have been making remote multitrack recordings longer than anyone in the area. Please take a moment to view our client list!