Stadium Red’s Music Creation and Lifestyle Company Spans all Genres with AKG Microphones

As one of the most successful and relatively new studios in the

recording and production industry, Stadium Red relies on a full arsenal of AKG

microphones to provide the best customer service, while making award-winning hits

for clients. Built from an older, dormant studio space, Stadium Red has won eight

GRAMMYâ Awards in its first four years of business, including four out of 11

nominations in nine categories in 2011.

Located in Harlem in New York, NY, the studio was purchased in July 2007 and opened

that September as a one-room space.  Founder and CEO Claude Zdanow has since built

his ‘music creation and lifestyle company’ into a 6,000-square-foot state-of-the-art

space with four studios and a mastering suite.  With a tight budget and a much

shorter list of clientele in 2007, Zdanow steadily stocked his microphone collection

with reliable and diverse AKG equipment.

“When we first opened, we were excited to take on the music industry and produce

hits, but we didn’t quite know which direction or genre was right for us,” stated

Zdanow.  “Our first investment was AKG mics, which allowed us to take on diverse

projects with a small equipment list – the C414’s can do everything and did.  From

changing polarity to controlling roll off, all of the mics are versatile enough to

get the perfect sound while recording.”

Stadium Red boasts three AKG C414 XLS’s, two D112’s, two C1000’s, one C4000 B and a

C451.  Rounding off its list of Harman gear is a Crown XLS 402 amplifier, one JBL

SR6615 power amp, a BSS FDS-336T MiniDrive system, Lexicon Plug-ins PCM 91, 81, 70

and 480L Digital Effects system and dbx 160, 160XT, 165A, 166, 120XP, 223XT and

Drive rack PA.

Concentrating on supreme comfort in the studio, each of the mixing rooms and the

mastering suite are built around the primary needs of the producers or engineers who

occupy those spaces on a regular basis.  The full-service studio setup also helps to

ensure music is not leaked out of a studio mid-production.  “We do it all from

production, recording, mixing and mastering, so there is little worry about songs

being ‘leaked’ since it doesn’t leave the studio until it’s finished,” Zdanow

continued.

With a world-renowned team of producers and engineers, including Just Blaze, David

Frost, Omen, Tom Lazarus, Ariel Borujow, Joseph Pedulla and Ricardo Gutierrez,

Stadium Red offers an experienced team to clients, ranging from Drake, Chris Brown,

Nikki Minaj, Styles P, Eminem, Björk, Yo-Yo Ma, Thursday and San Francisco Symphony

Orchestra, among other award-winning artists and groups.  

“As a music creation and lifestyle company, we understand brand recognition is very

important in our industry,” continued Zdanow. “The AKG brand sets industry

standards. From the beginning, our engineers requested AKG equipment because they

were the tools needed to make the best records.  Stadium Red’s team signifies the

best and we continue to be the voice of making music with the help of AKG and

Harman.”

For more information on Stadium Red, please visit http://www.stadiumredny.com, or

follow Claude on Twitter @stadiumred.