Circle Studios Birmingham - studio build/refurb

[AwwDeOhh]

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

Someday soon it might even actually become white!

Naw... it's still the 'white' room; you just left it out in the sun too long -and for now- it's the 'tan' room.

[Trev@Circle]

haha. Painters in on Monday. It's tan should fade quickly at that point!

[Trev@Circle]

To give you a little perspective:

[AwwDeOhh]

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

To give you a little perspective:

holycrap.... it looks 10x bigger WITH people in it, lol.
& These are your 'small' additional rooms?

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by AwwDeOhh

holycrap.... it looks 10x bigger WITH people in it, lol.
& These are your 'small' additional rooms?

Yeah I haven't at all mastered the art of actually capturing the size of the space. Some days the rooms look way smaller than real life. Some days they look bigger.

Once the plastering was done in that room the smallest room in the place got boarded:

[Trev@Circle]

The last room got plastered:



and the white room became, er... white:

[Trev@Circle]

A little game for you all then. There are 10 obviously unfinished things in this control room shot. The first person to spot all of them wins a t-shirt

[AwwDeOhh]

Did you get your 'H' shaped glass in yet? it's hard to tell from the pic.
Are those 2 wells on the ceiling for skylights?

[johndykstra]

1. control room glass
2. ceiling 2d diffusors
3. ceiling fabric
4. wall fabric
5. some amount of wiring
6. front wall paint
7. trim
8. door handle on left door
9. lighting
10. my band being booked

[johndykstra]

I hope the real #10 isn't nearfields... and if it is, I hope they don't have a '10' in the model#


edit:

circles on left door?

[Arthur Stone]

1/ Lava lamp
2/ Mix engineer
3/ Left door handle
4/ Wall covering
5/ Ceiling covering
6/ Lighting
7/ Air-con ()
8/ Nearfields
9/ Remove builder from top partition
10/...dammit...

Seriously Trev - it's great to see a cunning plan come together. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

[OpusOfTrolls]

Cupholder
Kate Beckinsale
fake door painted on wall
stolen road sign
Shag carpet
ASC attack wall
bedpan
strobe light
hosa cables
millenium falcon hanging from ceiling

[Yeah, right...]

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

and the white room became, er... white:

Ummm... In your white room? With black curtains? Near the station?

[Trev@Circle]

All good suggestions (particularly the Kate Beckinsale one - if anyone has one of these please send it around ) but no cigar yet!

[Trev@Circle]

Mood lighting fitted and a View of the control room from the live room:

[Matt R]

Are those lava lamps? Sexy.

[AwwDeOhh]

Hehe, looks like '2001: a Space Odyssey'.

HAL 9000: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that"
"I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission."

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

Mood lighting fitted and a View of the control room from the live room:

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by Matt R

Are those lava lamps? Sexy.

Yes mate. But the bulb has gone on the centre one and I'm not sure you can actually buy incandescent bulbs any more due to the latest EU madness

[Adlen]

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

Yes mate. But the bulb has gone on the centre one and I'm not sure you can actually buy incandescent bulbs any more due to the latest EU madness

You can still get 'em I replaced one in my lava lamp a few months ago with one from B&Q

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by Adlen

You can still get 'em I replaced one in my lava lamp a few months ago with one from B&Q

Really? Cool. I didn't think they were allowed to sell them any more.

I took the liberty of getting some led mood lighting fitted just in case:

[pmx]

not to consumers, but businesses can get them without a problem.

[Trev@Circle]

While i've been in Pacifique Studios in LA this week with The Game and Steve Baughman my assistants Iain and Joe have been busy getting the place ready to open. Here they are doing about the fifth coat of white emulsion in the corridor:

[Syncamorea]

How are you going to get your studio done while galavanting around US studios like a jet-setter?

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by Syncamorea

How are you going to get your studio done while galavanting around US studios like a jet-setter?

Isn't that what assistants are for...?

[Trev@Circle]

This was taken in Pacifique studios in LA last week while I was there with the Game and Steve Baughman (those with sharp eyes will be able to see who the producer was):



Interestingly, even though there's a 9k in the room and permanently switched on, Steve chooses to mix ITB.

This, on the other hand, was taken in the very pleasant control room at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco during the GS party, Afterglow:

[Trev@Circle]

painting begins in the smallest room in the house:

[AnthonyRochester]

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

the smallest room in the house

you must have a big bathroom

[Arthur Stone]

The wee room.

[slaphappygarry]

Originally Posted by Trev@Circle

Yes mate. But the bulb has gone on the centre one and I'm not sure you can actually buy incandescent bulbs any more due to the latest EU madness

Search lava lamp bulb on eBay!

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by AnthonyRochester

you must have a big bathroom

haha! That one made me actually laugh out loud! I meant as live rooms go!

Originally Posted by slaphappygarry

Search lava lamp bulb on eBay!

Unbelievably, it didn't occur to me to try ebay. You are brilliant sir. Beer on me next time you head south!