Festival Recording Studio

Festival Recording Studio
Recording + Mixing + Remote + Mastering

Year Founded: NA
For more information contact:
Rick Naiser or Josh Riley
3413 Florida Ave., Kenner, LA 70065
Tel: 504.469.4403, Fax: 504.464.6548
Toll Free: 866.469.4403
www.festivalstudios.com
e-mail:info@festivalstudios.com
Last updated: 4/12/10

Rock, jazz, blues, metal, rap, alternative, country, dance, gospel, brass bands, big bands, bounce, raggae, hip hop, world music, punk, sound FX, motivational recordings, investigate recording analysis.

Recent Projects:

Ash, Garbage, 311, No Doubt, Down, Gov't Mule, Delfeayo Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Yo Yo Ma, Alvin Batiste, Henry Butler, Iris May Tango, Bamboula 2000, Art Neville, Kent Jordan, Michael Ward, Juvenile, J Monque D, Crowbar, LFO, Soilent Green, Little Rascals Brass Band, Donald Harrison, Beausoleil, Dr. John, Earthsuit, John Boutte, Irie Vibrations, Phil Anselmo.

Room Dimensions:

Two Control Rooms, 24x24 Main Recording Room, 10x11 Drum Recording Room, 20x14 Vocal Recording Room, 16x14 Vocal Recording 2 Room, Other Various Recording Spaces (20' Lobby, Staircase, Outside)

Staff:

Management - Rick Naiser, Josh Riley.
Engineering - Scott Campbell, Tetsuya Kondo, Jessica Marandola.
Interns - Yohei Yamada, Kelly Garrett, Charles Sagona, Jeremy Nettles, Brian Font.

Equipment

Recorder/Players
- Studer A-80 MKIV 2" 24 track with Dolby SR + autolocator
- Tascam 1" 16 track with AC 65 + DBX 150x Noise Reducer
- Panasonic SV-3800
- ADAT 8 track digital (3)
- ADAT XT 8 track digital (3)
- Tascam DA-30 DAT recorders (1)
- Sony DTC- 690 DAT recorder
- Otari MX 5050 1/4" 2 track
- Various 3 Head Cassette Decks
- DBX 150x noise reduction units (8)
- Alesis BRC Synchronizer (2)
- Sony Mini Disc Recorder
Mixing Equipment
- Sony/MCI JH652 109 input with discmix fader automation
- Sony/MCI JH636 77 channel with digital mixer & fader automation
Signal Processing Equipment
- Neve 1073 Preamps w EQ (2)
- Drawmer DS201 gate
- Focusrite Red 6 mic preamp and EQ
- Omnicraft 4 channel gate
- API 512 Preamps (2)
- DoD R815R Graphic EQ
- API 550b Eq's (2)
- Rane GE30
- API 525 Compressors (2)
- DoD R525 Compressor/Limiter
- Bellari dual tube mic preamp
- Boss SE 50 Pro
- Urei LA4 Compressor
- Aphex Type C Exciter
- Teletronics LA2A Compressor
- BBE Sonic Maximizer
- Urei 1176 Black Face Compressor
- Eventide H3000 SE Ultra Harmonizer
- Bellari dual tube compressor
- Roland SRV2000 reverbs (2)
- Valley People VP610 dual compressor
- Yamaha SPX 90 multi-effects processor
- Aphex 651 compressors (4)
- Yamaha Rev7 multi-effects processor
- DBX 160XTcompressors (4)
- Lexicon LXP 1 digital reverb and delay
- DBX 160A compressor
- Alesis Quadraverb multi-effects processor
- DBX 163 compressor (2)
- Alesis MIDIverb multi-effects processor
- Effectron II delay unit
- Lexicon MXP-1 digital processor
- Korg SD 1000 delay unit
- Antares ATR-1 vocal pitch corrector
- Symetrix 525 2 channel compressor
- Effectron II delay unit
- T.C. Electronics Finalizer Plus
- T.C. Electronics Finalizer Express
- John Hardy Mic Preamps (2)
- Joe Meek Compressor Rev 1.07
- Joe Meek Preamp and Compressor VC1
- Digitech TSR-24 Stereo Effects Processor
- Gentner SPH10 Phone Patch
- DBX 500 "Boom Box" Subharmonic Sythesiser
Cpu/Midi/Keys
- Mac and Windows 98 PCs (8)
- Software--Logic, Soundesigner, Cubase Score, VST, Deck,+, Sound Forge, CD Architect
- CD Recorder (2) 8x and 4x
- MIDI Timepiece II (2)
- Akai 8 channel midi trigger
- Linndrum drum machine
- Ensoniq ASR-10 rackmount sampler with 10 Mb RAM + 640 MB HD
- Ensoniq EPS 16+ sampler w/ Expander
- Ensoniq EPS 16+ sampler Keyboard
- Yamaha DX-7 keyboard
- Juno 106 keyboard
- Moog Prodigy keyboard
- Ensoniq ESQ1 keyboard
- Korg Poly 800 keyboard
- Roland MT-32 keyboard
- E Mu Proteus/1
- E Mu Carnival
- E Mu Orbit V2
- JL Cooper MSB + MJC8 Midi Patch Bays (2)
- Lexicon Core System
- Sonorus StudI/O
- Boss DR660
- Techniques WSA 1
- Roland Octapad 2
- Simmons Portakit
Musical Equipment
- Slingerland Drums
- Stienberger Bass
- Dean Evo Special
- Fender Stratocaster (2)
- Peavey Dyna Bass
- Electra "Les Paul"
- Aria ProII Bass
- Hyack Bass
- Jackson JDR94
- Ampeg SVT cabinet
- Marshall 4x12
- Marshall 1960A 4x12
- Peavey 5150
- Epiphone SG Bass
- LP Congas
- Talkbox
- Assorted Stomp Boxes
- Leslie rotating speaker cabinet
- Peavey Classic 50 4x10
- Fender Delux Reverb Amp
- VOX Pathfinder
- Peavey XR400 Power Mixer
- Peavey MarkIV
- Fender PA 135
- Fender Bass Cabinet
- Marshal JCM 300 2x12
- Rockton Gainiac Guitar Pre Amp
Microphones
- Neuman U-89 Condenser (2)
- AKG C-414
- Sennheiser 421 dynamic (4)
- AKG D112 dynamic (2)
- Shure SM7 dynamic
- Shure SM57 dynamic (7)
- Shure SM58 dynamic (2)
- TOA RD16 Moving Coil
- EV RE-20
- AudioTechniques ATM11
- Sennheiser E835 dynamic
- Shure SM98 (2)
- Carvin CM90E
- Octava MK 319
- AKG 451 condenser (2)
- Shure SM91
- Shure 55S
Monitors/Amps
- Tannoy DMTII 15 studio monitors
- Tannoy DMT 12 studio monitors
- Fostex RM 780 studio monitors
- Auratone 2C (2)
- Realistic Minimus 7
- Hafler Pro 5000 Power Amp
- Crown D75
- Samson Power Amp (3)
- Rane HC 6 Headphone amp
- Tascam MH40 Headphone amp
- 12-Headphones
- Celestion KR2