Phil O'Keefe Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 That's right - the building that houses legendary bay-area recording facility Fantasy Studios has been sold, and the studios will be closing as of September 15. https://www.audiomediainternational.com/business/fantasy-studios-prepares-to-close-its-doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JazzMastaJim Posted July 31, 2018 Members Share Posted July 31, 2018 Sad. :-( CCR was the first rock band I liked, and I jumped from there straight into Led Zeppelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted July 31, 2018 Members Share Posted July 31, 2018 The halcyon days of studios has come and gone I guess...Unless you're a megawatt artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 The halcyon days of studios has come and gone I guess...Unless you're a megawatt artist. And a lot of them have private studios that they set up in their own homes. The home recording revolution is the #1 reason for the decline in commercial studios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 2, 2018 Members Share Posted August 2, 2018 And a lot of them have private studios that they set up in their own homes. The home recording revolution is the #1 reason for the decline in commercial studios. Well...It is what it is....Progress can be a bitch sometimes. As the Automobile became more popular, more blacksmiths whose business was heavily reliant on horseshoes went under as well. I'm sure there were poignant, nostalgic moments in towns remembering the blacksmith and livery shops that were once prevalent. As well as the same for the small towns that died when the Interstates passed them by. 20 years from now, the 20 somethings of that day will not even know what a recording studio even was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 20 years from now, the 20 somethings of that day will not even know what a recording studio even was. That makes me feel really sad for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted August 13, 2018 Members Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hopefully in time, Live Nations, Pay Per Play and Corporate ran Radio Stations will die out like Mtv .... so live music can be reborn again with out nepotism, politics and Corporate suits ( Record Companies ) killing music itself.I guess studios will be a thing of the past too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Hopefully in time' date=' Live Nations, Pay Per Play and Corporate ran Radio Stations will die out like Mtv .... so live music can be reborn again with out nepotism, politics and Corporate suits ( Record Companies ) killing music itself.[/quote'] Nepotism and pay to play will probably never go away, but corporate radio's influence is declining dramatically. Hopefully Live Nation will be next... I guess studios will be a thing of the past too. I'm not sure about that AJ. People still create and listen to music, and there needs to be places where music can be recorded without worrying about noise interference, which can be a big issue for home-recorded projects. I don't think we'll see commercial studios disappear completely in the coming years, but the numbers are no doubt going to drop, and the survivors are going to have to adapt to the new realities of a rapidly changing industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted August 15, 2018 Members Share Posted August 15, 2018 Nepotism and pay to play will probably never go away, but corporate radio's influence is declining dramatically. Hopefully Live Nation will be next... I'm not sure about that AJ. People still create and listen to music, and there needs to be places where music can be recorded without worrying about noise interference, which can be a big issue for home-recorded projects. I don't think we'll see commercial studios disappear completely in the coming years, but the numbers are no doubt going to drop, and the survivors are going to have to adapt to the new realities of a rapidly changing industry. I can't tell you the number of times in the past 25 years than the phone has rung or my wife had something very very important to tell me, just making a home recording. If I was paid by the interruption, you might be talking to a millionaire. Lot's of guys are just setting up stuff in there a studio garage. Didn't Van Halen do that during the height of Eddie's drinking days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I can't tell you the number of times in the past 25 years than the phone has rung or my wife had something very very important to tell me, just making a home recording. If I was paid by the interruption, you might be talking to a millionaire. Lot's of guys are just setting up stuff in there a studio garage. Didn't Van Halen do that during the height of Eddie's drinking days? Eddie had a pretty impressive home studio at one point - he may still own it. IIRC, it was professionally built and designed - IOW, it was not your typical noise-plagued home studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Studios ??? Does anyone think the home studio revolution has put editors/composers in a bubble where as the studio culture gives a chance for on the spot critiquing or helpful hints from another set of ears? eg. if people from down the hall are gathering in one control room, it was better odds there was a popular tune in the making. Or an individual gets in a rut about a few notes that just don't sit right with them and they can't figure out what it is they don't like. Just curious. Oh absolutely. One of the biggest drawbacks of someone working solo in the typical home studio is isolation. You don't get the immediate feedback from other humans (whether it be bandmates, the producer, the engineer, etc.) that you can quickly react to as you're doing takes, nor do you have anyone to offer suggestions when you get into a rut or to bounce ideas off of... it's a significant issue, and IMHO it can definitely have an effect on the output and quality of the output. When it comes to musical endeavors, collaboration is, if not absolutely essential, at the very minimum, very beneficial in the vast majority of cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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