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Infa · 18th November 2004

Another here -- Straight from the HEART of the bay. S.F. itself.

Yeah, Henry,, Paul has his own place now. It's over on Mission, across the street from the old Guitar Center location (you know Guitar Center turned to a PRO, and moved to VanNess now to a HUGE 3 story place !! Real nice)..

I got my place out here in the Ingleside district of S.F. It is my own place unknown from the previous popular older places. It's "Roulette Recording Facility", and pretty nice.. The website will be up soon. It is a sister business to my indie record label Roulette Records.. Yes ALL S.F. based..

Good to see so many others out here in the bay !!

It's kinda dry out here man. Studio/music business ain't what it was about 10 years ago. It has gotten so cheap for everyone to buy DECENT enough gear, and try to make their own stuff. At least in LA or NY you still got some rich katz that wanna do it right so they decide to spend real loot for a real recording.. I mean I love my Bay Area, but it seems everyone out here is the ol' "looking for a deal" cheap type of bastards..

No one see's the benifit of going to real places like Hit Factory, Sterling Sound, or Larabee's ...
That is why no real places like those ever opened a chain out here. Or no new ones started.. LA and NY are also blessed with MANY already stars of the industry,, out here we have had the time and the chance, but NO ONE is out here man !! It sucks...

But so we don't feel so bad, I actually heard this kinda business is drying up for EVERYONE, even in LA and NY.. You can blame DAW's for that. Pro Tools, Logic, etc.. is why people refuse to pay $150 an hour at a top notch spot. And the way Bush got this economy,, we NEED like $150 an hour just to be able to wipe our asses !!!

I'm fed up with broke wanna be stars,, you gotta PAY real to do anything real in this world, and people that realize that will rise to the top, those that don't will just keep this music stuff a HOBBIE to themselves...

I am gratefull for some good business that has come my way. But most is from previous successfull albums we have done together, so they come back, and /or from actual companies (mostly video game) EA Sports, Sega, etc... And then I got some of the ELITE few that do actually see the reason for high quality stuff, and why sounding ALMOST like the pro's is different than sounding EXACTLY as good as the pro's... Which is why the saying, "you get what you pay for" comes in. They see that, and stay faithful to knowing I got tha SH#T man !!! I got most of them from just hearing my sound, loving it, and asking how to get it....

If I had to rely on some of these other hip hop katz, or any other of these "looking for a deal" people, I would be on Haight St. at that McDonalds asking you for spare change for a 99¢ burger !!

18th November 2004	#7
Infa Gear addict Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 411	Another here -- Straight from the HEART of the bay. S.F. itself. Yeah, Henry,, Paul has his own place now. It's over on Mission, across the street from the old Guitar Center location (you know Guitar Center turned to a PRO, and moved to VanNess now to a HUGE 3 story place !! Real nice).. I got my place out here in the Ingleside district of S.F. It is my own place unknown from the previous popular older places. It's "Roulette Recording Facility", and pretty nice.. The website will be up soon. It is a sister business to my indie record label Roulette Records.. Yes ALL S.F. based.. Good to see so many others out here in the bay !! It's kinda dry out here man. Studio/music business ain't what it was about 10 years ago. It has gotten so cheap for everyone to buy DECENT enough gear, and try to make their own stuff. At least in LA or NY you still got some rich katz that wanna do it right so they decide to spend real loot for a real recording.. I mean I love my Bay Area, but it seems everyone out here is the ol' "looking for a deal" cheap type of bastards.. No one see's the benifit of going to real places like Hit Factory, Sterling Sound, or Larabee's ... That is why no real places like those ever opened a chain out here. Or no new ones started.. LA and NY are also blessed with MANY already stars of the industry,, out here we have had the time and the chance, but NO ONE is out here man !! It sucks... But so we don't feel so bad, I actually heard this kinda business is drying up for EVERYONE, even in LA and NY.. You can blame DAW's for that. Pro Tools, Logic, etc.. is why people refuse to pay $150 an hour at a top notch spot. And the way Bush got this economy,, we NEED like $150 an hour just to be able to wipe our asses !!! I'm fed up with broke wanna be stars,, you gotta PAY real to do anything real in this world, and people that realize that will rise to the top, those that don't will just keep this music stuff a HOBBIE to themselves... I am gratefull for some good business that has come my way. But most is from previous successfull albums we have done together, so they come back, and /or from actual companies (mostly video game) EA Sports, Sega, etc... And then I got some of the ELITE few that do actually see the reason for high quality stuff, and why sounding ALMOST like the pro's is different than sounding EXACTLY as good as the pro's... Which is why the saying, "you get what you pay for" comes in. They see that, and stay faithful to knowing I got tha SH#T man !!! I got most of them from just hearing my sound, loving it, and asking how to get it.... If I had to rely on some of these other hip hop katz, or any other of these "looking for a deal" people, I would be on Haight St. at that McDonalds asking you for spare change for a 99¢ burger !!