Circle Studios Birmingham - studio build/refurb

[johndykstra]

naturally you'll be sealing up that box before any more plastering goes on...

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by dykstraster@gmai

naturally you'll be sealing up that box before any more plastering goes on...

Good to see you are still watching man!

Yes. It came with a cunning vinyl bag thingie which ties over the front.

[Tonio Ruiz]

awesome dude... what a complex job, I can't wait to see it done, I'll keep visiting thumbsup

[StayNuts]

after reading your thread and understanding why you use bricks and concrete... I am thinking to use more of these stuff too in our new upcoming studio, for the walls between the CR and the studios... cant wait to see your end results

[mwagener]

looking great. I can tell you from personal experience: it feels awesome when it's finally DONE! I had the jitters when I played the first piece of music in the new control room.

[Rossome]

Must be going with some mega thick glass eh?

[Trev@Circle]

Thanks guys!

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by mwagener

looking great. I can tell you from personal experience: it feels awesome when it's finally DONE! I had the jitters when I played the first piece of music in the new control room.

Yeah and I gotta say... you're place is looking and sounding great too! It was great catching up!

[David-Morpheus]

Looks better and better Do you have an opening date already ?

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by morpheuzrecords

Looks better and better Do you have an opening date already ?

It won't be completely finished (by a very long chalk) for some considerable time but I'm tracking there starting this Friday!

[David-Morpheus]

Getting things from "usable" to finished (100% finished) is always a problem ) but once you can work in your room it's on the right path

[Trev@Circle]

Just a little update of the last couple of weeks' activity. I just got back to the country.

The bathroom was completely torn out and the plaster knocked off the walls, flooring was torn up. It was all quite nasty. At this point it has been re-plastered, the toilet has been replaced and the entire room painted (white at this point). I'll post a pic when it's finished.

The old control room has been given a bit of a cosmetic only face lift pending work beginning on the new one (hopefully sometime quite soon) which is at the opposite end of the building. I'm hoping the facelift of the old room will be finished tomorrow. I'll post a pic when it is.

While I was away the plasterer was due to finish the booth and the decorator was due in. Well the decorator turned up but no sign of the plasterer. Despite promising to appear on a number of occasions he remained missing in action. This, of course, meant the decorator couldn't finish Ultimately, the decorator called in another plasterer who, on closer inspection, noted some nasty looking cracks in the plaster on the booth covering an area of about 4' x 4':



here's another shot:



Fine if it's just skin deep you say... Unfortunately it wasn't. A few taps, made that obvious. The movement in it was noticeable. again.

As a result, it had to be replaced:



before it could, finally, be skimmed:



Finally, the decorators can come and finish the job!

[Nolan Walker]

Unfortunate setback! Grrrrr... I know how frustrating that can be!

Hopefully, though, everything will be back on track and going smoothly!

[Tonio Ruiz]

anyway you are doing a fantastic job there mate, that place is huge and amazing

I absolutely agree with Mr Wagener with the jitters and all, I can't wait how my rooms will sound and that creeps me out

I'm following my friend, keep it up

cheers

[mikahanau]

anyway you are doing a fantastic job there mate, that place is huge and amazing

I absolutely agree with Mr Wagener with the jitters and all, I can't wait how my rooms will sound and that creeps me out

I'm following my friend, keep it up

cheers
________

+1

cheers
Mika

[soulfield]

Well done Sir!

Great coverage of the whole process

[Trev@Circle]

Have been tracking in the (as yet unfinished) room for the last couple of days. Drums sound HUGE ... official!

[Trev@Circle]

Here's a happy snap for your delectation. Was still setting up at this stage: moving kit around, moving gobos, trying different mics etc:



Loads of things still to do in the room: decorating to be finished, traps to be mounted, windows and doors to be fitted to booth 1, floor to be layed etc. One day...

[Funkster]

Wow!! Great thread and awesome space! Thanks for taking the time to share and congratulations!

[Trev@Circle]

Think this is a slightly better shot actually:

[edwonbass]

Originally Posted by rimskidog

The other alternative I guess is to use it as a pizza oven rather than an iso-booth as has been suggested elsewhere. What do you guys think:

I just spent the last half hour or so really getting into your studio build. I was enjoying the detail the pics and the progress and as I scrolled down my heart stopped for a second when I saw the fire. I said NO out loud. My wife was looking at me like I had two heads then I quickly realized you had photo shopped yourself a nice little pizza joint. Imagine my embarrassment.
Anyway I have to say, you don't play around when it comes to building a studio.
Looks great keep the pics coming.

[Trev@Circle]

He! Sorry man. Didnt mean to have that effect on people! I clearly owe you a beer! Stop by for a cold one next time you are passing through old Blighty!

[Trev@Circle]

The er... glamour of studio ownership. Here's one of me cleaning the gutters:



At least it shows my feet are still firmly planted on the ground... er, ahem.

[Jon Con]

any updates on this? I'm guessing you've been really busy recently but would love to see how its all looking now

[Trev@Circle]

Sorry man. Had a crazy busy summer. Will try and get some pictures up this week.

[Trev@Circle]

As you'll see here there hasn't been an enormous amount of work over the summer. I spent about 6 weeks out of the country and came back straight into a session. The room has now been entirely painted and the floor has been sealed with concrete paint. Booth windows and door have not yet arrived. In fact I spent today cutting blocks of rockwool to fill the window apertures (but forgot to take pictures after I'd done so). Anyway, here's a few for you (taken on my iphone so excuse the quality):






And one of the house kit:

[dominic hoenig]

sweet - any clips we can hear?

[Trev@Circle]

Yeah I guess I could do that when I get a minute.

[mwagener]

Originally Posted by rimskidog

And one of the house kit:

What about those overhead mics? Snare in the middle, grasshopper?

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by mwagener

What about those overhead mics? Snare in the middle, grasshopper?

All is as you have taught it wise master ;-)