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About the studio:

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We are a small studio for mixing, mastering, and overdubbing, and I generally begin the recording work at Mad Oak, New Alliance, God City, or Q Division. Because we don't have a dedicated live room, we are able to scale our productions up or down based on overall budget and vibe of the project.

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​Services and cost:

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Recording: starts at $500/day at New Alliance. For $650, we can do a full day at New Alliance, plus a few hours for mixing and mastering at the Bunker. This is a great option for knocking out a demo or short EP on a budget.

 

Recording and mixing here at the Bunker is $40/hr. We can't publish our rates at the other studios mentioned above, but just ask for a quote.

 

Mastering: Basic mastering optimized for streaming with high res versions for download/CD Duplication starts at  $250 for a full length record. We also master for vinyl, cassette, etc. Ask for a quote.

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Again, all budgets are considered, all ideas are welcome.

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Send us an email with any questions or to discuss any ideas you might have.

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About the engineer:

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Chris Johnson is a Grammy nominated bass player/vocalist/engineer in Deafheaven, Dwelley, Doomriders, and Summoner. Since recording his first demos and learning on a Tascam 4 track in 2003, and graduating from audio school in 2008, Chris has spent countless hours working in one studio or another, helping to create dozens of albums over the years between tours and working in live sound. Formerly a co-owner of The Moontower Recording Studio, he has also mixed hundreds of live shows around the world for a variety of bands, from O'Brien's Pub and Great Scott, to Norway to New Zealand, and won the first Boston Music Award for Live Sound Engineer of the Year in 2016. Today, Chris works as a staff engineer at New Alliance in between touring with Deafheaven and playing local gigs with Dwelley.

Some of our gear:

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Instruments and Amplifiers:

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Bass:

  • Dunable Yeti custom - 2017

  • Dunable Gnarwhal custom - 2021

  • Dunable DE - 2024

  • Fender USA Jazz - 2007

  • Kay Krafstman - 1960

  • Rickenbacker 4001 - 1978

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Guitar:

  • Dunable Cyclops - 2020

  • Fender Tele Delux

  • Gibson SG standard - 1992

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Amplifiers:

  • Orange 0r120 - 1970

  • Marshall JMP MKII 1977

  • Traynor YBA3 Bass Custom - 1970?

  • Fender Tweed cab - Steamboat spkr

  • Orange 2X12 - Tone Tubby spkrs

  • Vox Kensington 1X15 bass cab - 1967

  • Verellen 4X10 bass cab

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Pedals:

  • Boss - Space Echo, Bass Chorus, TR2, HM2,

  • Bowman Audio - Klon clone

  • Chase Bliss - Dark World Reverb

  • Darkglass - Vintage Ultra, Alpha Omega Ultra, Harmonic Booster, Hyper Luminal comp, Microtubes X7

  • Dunlop - Crybaby wah

  • EHX - vintage Russian Big Muff, Big Muff Pi, Big Muff black

  • Eventide - Space

  • Fulltone - OCD

  • Ibanez tubescreamer - modded, and stock

  • Mr. Black - Super Moon

  • MXR - bass comp

  • Source Audio - Nemesis, Ventriss, C4

  • Many, many more!

Recording and mixing gear:

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Microphones:

  • AEA R84

  • AT 4033 pair

  • BeesNeez - M49 clone (hand built tube mic)

  • Beyerdynamic - M201

  • Beyerdynamic - M88

  • Lauten Audio - Clarion

  • Heil PR 30

  • Heil PR 31

  • Heil PR 40

  • Rode NT5 pair

  • SE Electronics - NEVE RN17 pair

  • Shure - SM 57s modded, stock

  • Shure - beta 91, beta 58s, 58s, etc

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Compressors:

  • dBx 160 VU - x2 - 1970s

  • dBx 162 VU - 1970s

  • Empirical Labs Fatso jr

  • SSL buss comp clone hand built

  • Universal Audio 2-1176

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Pre Amplifiers:

  • Heritage Audio '73 jr. x2

  • Neve 33801 x2

  • Sytek MPA4aii (4 channel)

  • Universal Audio 610 tube

  • Universal Audio 710 tube/ss

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Equalizers:

  • API 550b x2

  • Orban EQ

  • SSL clone kits (high end)

  • TK - TK-lizer

 

Monitoring:

  • Neumann KH150s

  • Focal CMS subwoofer

  • Yamaha NS10 w/vintage Yamaha amp

 

Etc.

  • Black Lion Audio summing mixer

  • Lynx Aurora A/D converters

     

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