Alright, who can get me into Abbey Road?
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Alright, who can get me into Abbey Road?
Seriously...a 12-pack of beer to whoever can get me an exclusive guided tour without buying session time.
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Hm, good luck. I got them to give me a rate card but that's about it.
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Re: Alright, who can get me into Abbey Road?
I have had no problem visiting any studio I've wanted to in the past or present. Make the trip to England and dial up the studio manager. They are not about to turn away a potential client.curtiswyant wrote:Seriously...a 12-pack of beer to whoever can get me an exclusive guided tour without buying session time.
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Re: Alright, who can get me into Abbey Road?
It's truly a different thing with Abbey Road. They get hundreds of phone calls a month from Beatles fans wanting to see the place. It's still a fully-functional four-room facility and they won't just let anybody in.@?,*???&? wrote:I have had no problem visiting any studio I've wanted to in the past or present. Make the trip to England and dial up the studio manager. They are not about to turn away a potential client.
I suppose if you set yourself up as a potential client, it might work, or it might not. But they don't generally give tours to people just wanting to see it.
You could also book a mastering session there. It's really much less expensive than you might think.
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Re: Alright, who can get me into Abbey Road?
Hundreds? Thousands?cgarges wrote: You could also book a mastering session there. It's really much less expensive than you might think.
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Depends on the exchange rate. I did an EP there right before the war started that cost hundreds. Two main factors have changed: 1)The war made the process more expensive for those of us un the US and 2) Chris Blair passed away. I have no idea if any of the guys there now are as fast a Chris was, but I'm sure it's still a fantastic deal. Even at the time, the hourly rate wasn't really any more than most competent mastering engineers over here.
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1) I hadn't heard about Chris Blair. that sucks.
B) From the rate card I got, it ain't too expensive compared to some U.S. studios.
B) From the rate card I got, it ain't too expensive compared to some U.S. studios.
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"Lots of people are nostalgic for analog. I suspect they're people who never had to work with it." ? Brian Eno
All the DWLB music is at http://dwlb.bandcamp.com/
"Lots of people are nostalgic for analog. I suspect they're people who never had to work with it." ? Brian Eno
All the DWLB music is at http://dwlb.bandcamp.com/
I have no idea how to get in there, other than bro'ing down with a security dude or something, but DAMN how I want to now that I'm reading Recording the Beatles!
Ooo, actually, that just gave me an idea though. Go hang, wait for some guys to leave on foot, see if they go to a local pub and buy em a beer and chat... might work!?!?!
Ooo, actually, that just gave me an idea though. Go hang, wait for some guys to leave on foot, see if they go to a local pub and buy em a beer and chat... might work!?!?!
off somewhere listening.
I was lucky enough to get in a few years ago when they had a movie festival to mark the 25th anniversary of sounds tracks being recorded there. They let us hang around in Studio 2 for a couple of hours, I ate in the cafeteria and then saw the movie in studio 1. It has made reading "RTB" so much more fun. Soaking in the vibe in Studio 2 is something I will never forget.
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