Sundown Studios: Info/Studio Musician
Sundown Studios
Sundown Studios and Sundown Productions
24-Track Control Room
Sundown Studio’s was formed in Central Kentucky in 1996. A dream in which my father Joe Price invisioned. He bought out an old analogue recording studio and we placed it in my upstairs bedroom. I played with it for several years until we decided we needed more room and we built Sundown Studios. My father, brother, contractor Jim Lawson and myself. It was an analogue studio until the year 2000 then we sold the analogue equipment and went Digitalogue the best of both worlds. I bought the house and studio in 2003 and have been running it ever since. It is a hobby and not a job. I have been engineering since the age of eight and do not claim to be a certified engineer, but I think my experience through the years with analogue, Digital, Musicician goes a long way. It is a 24-Track Production Studio. It consist of a comfortable control room, a laid back music room, drum isolation booth and a vocal isolation booth. Sundown Studios records commercials, music productions, sound design, audio sweetening, mastering and duplication. Backed with over 10 years experience Sundown’s employees have the knowledge and capability to fit any and all of your project needs. They are Central Kentucky’s number one audio suite. Sundown has recorded over one hundred and fifty bands in which two were signed to Atlantic Records.
Our control room
consist of Behringer 24-track Euro-Desk Recording Console. 3 Alesis Adat XT’s for recording the media. Our rack system features the 8 channel Presonous gate/compression module. ART Tube amp to add warmth to any instrument. Our Composer module allows us to record a wave form at any decibel and keep it there with no bouncing or clipping. We have digital and non-digital multi-effect units such as the digital Zoom reverb system, the ART digital reverb and then there the TAPCO which is a vintage reverb system in which the reverb is produced naturally through sound coils. We also have the BBE Maximizer for the pre-mixdown. And the Antres Auto pitch finder helps to make sure every note is fine tuned. Mastering is available using Sound Forge 6.0 and Adobe Audition. We have literally thousands of plugins that will blow you away!
Sundown is also an Audio Engineer on the go. Need live sound mixed Sundown has set rates that will fit your needs. This goes for movie productions to bands on the go playing live venues.
Need just mastering done we have set rates for those as well. Very Affordable!
Sundown Studios Music Room
Sound Room Features
Instruments and amps Vintage and New. Guitars, Bass, piano, bass cabinet, A Crate from way back when that has an amazing guitar sound. The latest and greatest Microphones are always on hand.
The Drum Isolation Booth has over a foot thick of insulation on all walls and ceilings to keep unnecessary noise out allowing you to do multi-tracking. It Features a Pearl Master Custom Series Drumset (7 Piece) with your choice of three different snare drums. For a fee you can rent out the Roland TD-20. Yes, I said a Roland TD-20.
The Vocal Isolation Booth is much like the drum booth except no drums. We have recorded bands like, Bryan Himes, Tim Sweeny, Psycho B Magnet, Fling Down Jezebels, Green Jeans, Barn House Effect, Balishag, The Moxy Groove, Disposition Nothing, The Feedbacks and many, many more (ten years worth). Fling Down Jezebels were signed to Atlantic Records using the album we produced and engineered.
Call us for more info
Telephone (859)858-8088 (John Price)
Cell: 859-559-9851
Owner, Producer, Sound Technician, PR
E-mail johnlprice@windstream.net
Address 121 W. Linden St.
Wilmore, KY 40390
Sundown Studios
Producer/Audio Engineer at Sundown Studios Wilmore, KY
I am responsible for Marketing, Audio Editing, Audio Duplication, Data Transfer, Mixing, Mastering, Audio Sequencing, Digital Music Management and format conversion to PC. I Have operated audio equipment for live and taped productions. Mixed audio for videotape editing, while maintaining audio continuity and signal integrity. I use digital as well as analog workstations. I know and have worked with Protools. I have recorded, mix-down and mastered multi-track music. I am familiar with Auto double tracking (ADT), tape splicing and digitally re-mastering audio. I have worked with COS Productions www.cosproductions.com on booktrailers ® for New York’s Best Selling Author. I just completed composing, mixing and mastering on a movie book trailer for Christine Feehan’s new book “Dark Celebration”® which is currently #1 in the United States. I have worked on broadcasting trucks as an Audio engineer for live and taped performances. My most recent job was audio engineer for a taped boxing production at the Memorial Gardens in Louisville, KY. You can hear a lot of bands I have recorded and produced on the Starlight Lounge show on 106.3 with Sticky. I have also done some work with Don McCalister in Atlanta, GA at Nickle and Dime Studios. He is responsible for engineering and producing such bands as The Black Crows, Indigo Girls, Stevie Wonder and Outcast. I have audio/video experience I have volunteered my time to engineering, sound designing, composing and editing for such films as Zombie Planet II, Dance with a Vampire and The Edison Death Machine. I can provide proof of my work if needed. I have also successfully done PR work for the film productions as well. I am also a well recognized musician and engineer in the Bluegrass area. Finally, I have done commercial work as well. I have just acquired ownership of the studio as of June 2004.
Justin Durbin/Edgen - Studio Musician
"If you know how to use a pencil to draw, you could probably draw anything. Now apply that to everything in life."
Welcome to my world.
In Short:
I'm originally from Kentucky. (Madisonville / Lexington)
I'm now living in Los Angeles, CA. (Burbank)
I work for X-Ray Dog Music (Film trailer music co. in Burbank)
I'm a freelance composer for Films
I push pixels around and tackle websites
Listen to my music and look for my name on the silver screen.
I'm currently writing 3 shorts and my feature length live action fantasy/science fiction trilogy called, "Kings and Kingdoms". Visit the K&K website to see more of my drawings, illustrations, photo-manipulations, 30 Track music score, and synopsis on the films.
I hope you enjoy my music and my artwork.
cheers.
/justin r. durban
If you want to sign up for my mailing list, do so here: www.edgen.com/mailing or you can get hip with the times and add me as a friend @ MySpace.com/edgen
Luke Baldridge - Studio Musician Keys
Wow. I like almost every genre of music, if it's done well. I'm sure I mention artists I like in my blogs. My favorite muscian ever is David Bowie. I'm in an indie synth-pop group called The Cardioids (www.myspace.com/thecardioids, www.soundclick.com/thecardioids). And for anyone that likes good, unique music, check out Kevin Max, Joy Electirc, Starflyer 59, IsWhat?!, Living With Hermits, and Anathallo (they're all on myspace).
Brian Himes - Studio Musician/Song Writer
Two time winner of the Lexington Blues Challenge Bryan is a dynamic, energetic performer!!!!!! Check out some of his tunes from "Lookin' For RL" and you can experience the energy and the passion.
The energy and excitement he brings to the stage is infectious.
Bryan is an extremely talented singer/songwriter who began his musical career in Lexington in the early '90s with a local group "Plume". After that group disbanned he honed his skills in the clubs and streets in Nashville before returning to Kentucky.
Bryan's influences are varied - stretching from the Delta Blues to Dylan, Young, and Hendrix. He plays a wicked slide guitar and his vocals are powerful.
Check out his some of his music at cdbaby.