The Sound Issue 2016 Studio Focus: Mycelium Recordings

Answered by: Jeremy Taylor, co-owner

Studio address: 255-259 Johnston St, Abbotsford

How long has the studio been running? We opened in August 2014 so coming up to two years.

What makes your studio different? Mycelium Recordings is housed in a larger creative hub giving us direct access to a range of creatives including producers, filmmakers and graphic designers. We also have film facilities for film clips. A one-stop shop!

What's your favourite piece of equipment you have in the studio? Our Magnasync G-924 mic preamps made for sound production from the 1950s. The Triad input transformers and the quality of the design make it a beautiful piece of audio history. It has awesome bottom end.

Do you find you specialise in specific genres? Not really. We like to adapt our production to what the band we are working with is looking for, that means being able to draw from vintage and modern audio production techniques.

Who have been your favourite artist(s) to come in? We have been working with Willow Darling recently. They have a great classic sound that they execute beautifully. Their considered songwriting and developed sounds makes for an album that mixes itself... nearly!

What do believe has been the most well produced album of 2016 so far? I've been digging David Bowie's Blackstar. Unconventional structures, haunting melodies and complex sonic layers underpin Bowie's classic vocal delivery.

What services does your studio offer? We do voiceover work, have a stable of session musicians and can master to digital or vinyl. We also offer the live room as rehearsal space with a backline when we aren't recording.

Do you prefer analogue or digital? An analogue signal path always seems to sound richer but the convenience of DAW is infinitely more time-efficient. I think you can get the best of both worlds by having a hybrid set-up.

Who would be your dream artist to have record/rehearse in the studio? Brian Wilson. As long as he is on his meds...