I see a studio and I want to paint it "White"!!!!

Kenny Gioia · 13th November 2011

I've been trying to re-decorate my studio this week and it drives me crazy how many pieces of gear are "black".

Everything is either black or wood grain. As in studio furniture.

I'm actually painting a bunch of stuff white (maybe even my NS 10s) but just thought I would vent how odd this is.

Just so bored of it.

rynugz007 · 13th November 2011

I like it! Go for it.

I have a weird studio fantasy that I would totally do in a second if I was someone like Prince or someone with disposable time and $$$. I had this goofy idea of doing a submarine theme in my studio. I'd have to get a real working perriscope of course and buy every dinasaur outboard piece I could find to mimic the old u-boat control panels. Use those dingy gray and green military colors on everything. you get the idea. Pretty out there, I know.

Just been watching too many war documentaries on Netflix lately.

depulse · 13th November 2011

Then I have the desk for you:

Idesk - ZAOR recording studio furniture

ray_subsonic · 13th November 2011

Kenny,

Just a few suggestions (All mainly from The UK) .. Courtesy of The Miloco Group ..

http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-...image-gallery/

http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-pool/image-gallery/

http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-...image-gallery/

Credit where credit is due .. Miloco are extremely savvy at marketing studios, and have succeeded in The UK and Europe, at a time when many others have gone under .. I might be able to find a few more photos to add ..

Cheers RAy

ivansc · 13th November 2011

Kenny - you need to go to
Chris Blackwell's Official Groovy Site! - or is it .com - in the UK.

He has the whitest studio in the known universe!

Bugger! Not too many studio photos, but he has white everything, I kid you not.

StarfishMusic · 13th November 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

I've been trying to re-decorate my studio this week and it drives me crazy how many pieces of gear are "black".

Everything is either black or wood grain. As in studio furniture.

I'm actually painting a bunch of stuff white (maybe even my NS 10s) but just thought I would vent how odd this is.

Just so bored of it.

Sounds a little KKK to me.

actually I went to a studio in LA owned by an artist named Yoshiki in the from a group called X-Japan. All of the rack gear had been painted gloss black, and much effort was made into re-silkscreening the writing. He had 5 black akai s6000s, like 7 black emu emulators. I don't remember the analog gear cause I was more into keyboard stuff at the time. About 10 floor to ceiling racks of blackness though.

Kenny Gioia · 13th November 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by rynugz007

I like it! Go for it.

I have a weird studio fantasy that I would totally do in a second if I was someone like Prince or someone with disposable time and $$$. I had this goofy idea of doing a submarine theme in my studio. I'd have to get a real working perriscope of course and buy every dinasaur outboard piece I could find to mimic the old u-boat control panels. Use those dingy gray and green military colors on everything. you get the idea. Pretty out there, I know.

Just been watching too many war documentaries on Netflix lately.

Or camouflage. Love it!!!

Kenny Gioia · 13th November 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by depulse

Then I have the desk for you:

Idesk - ZAOR recording studio furniture

Very nice.

Malini · 13th November 2011

JoRillo · 13th November 2011

I noticed you said you were talking about painting your NS10s, I had a question yesterday, but didn't consider it thread worth, so I am hoping to get an answer here. How damaging is it to paint/spray paint the woofer? Im sure your talking about the box, but I want to know about the woofer. My friend and I were discussing the fact that we would like to make the studio red and black, and I don't want to choose my next set of monitors based on color... so If I can just paint them red, id be a happy dude.

Kenny Gioia · 14th November 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoRillo

I noticed you said you were talking about painting your NS10s, I had a question yesterday, but didn't consider it thread worth, so I am hoping to get an answer here. How damaging is it to paint/spray paint the woofer? Im sure your talking about the box, but I want to know about the woofer. My friend and I were discussing the fact that we would like to make the studio red and black, and I don't want to choose my next set of monitors based on color... so If I can just paint them red, id be a happy dude.

Paint the "actual" woofer?

I would say it would make the speaker useless.

I'm gonna take the speakers out of the cabinets before I paint them.

Kenny Gioia · 14th November 2011

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Originally Posted by Malini

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Love it!!!!!!

shanabit · 14th November 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

I've been trying to re-decorate my studio this week and it drives me crazy how many pieces of gear are "black".

Everything is either black or wood grain. As in studio furniture.

I'm actually painting a bunch of stuff white (maybe even my NS 10s) but just thought I would vent how odd this is.

Just so bored of it.

I hear ya!!!. I hate the fact that I have to get the flashlight to see what Im doing cause everything is BLACK. I have 20/20 vision BTW

JoRillo · 14th November 2011

Quote:

I'm gonna take the speakers out of the cabinets before I paint them.

I assumed as much since the NS10 woofer is already white.

Quote:

Paint the "actual" woofer?

I would say it would make the speaker useless.

Has anyone else heard of a way of coloring a woofer without damaging it?

nooneimportant · 14th November 2011

only way I can think of non destructively coloring the woofer, is with lights. Just get some small red lights, and point em at the white driver.

This made me think of when I finally learned why everything in the film industry is black. All the gear, all the equipment, everyone wears black on set... because you don't want ANYTHING to reflect ANY light somewhere it isn't wanted.

But that's the film world, just reminded me of that.

gouge · 14th November 2011

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Originally Posted by Malini

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nice!

i added that one to the image library

down_town · 14th November 2011

Gearslutz member Holger Lagerfeldt studio.
Studio | Mastering Gear, Facilities, and Gallery

Makinithappen · 14th November 2011

This studio here in St. Louis painted their NS10s white... Looks pretty cool... Looks better in person, of course.

thechrisl · 16th November 2011

Dunno, this might be the whitest studio in the known universe... No fruit juice allowed I'm sure!

thechrisl · 16th November 2011

Barak Moffitt

PRobb · 16th November 2011

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Originally Posted by thechrisl

Dunno, this might be the whitest studio in the known universe... No fruit juice allowed I'm sure!

No fruit juice? How about no people? I could never understand how actual human beings could have white furniture or white carpets.

Kenny- after the whole thing is white, you could call it the iStudio.

RKrizman · 16th November 2011

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Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

I
Just so bored of it.

Since when is white a less boring alternative to black? That would be my last color choice for any interior design. Although those old white 421's are pretty cool.

-R

thenoodle · 16th November 2011

I'd have zero creativity in those brash, harsh, lit-up white rooms posted. A huge picture window looking out into a yard? Yeow, what kind of music do people do in those kinds of rooms, Kelloggs Cereal or Apple tv commercials??

Why not make that into a white studio with attached drive-through car wash to add in some variety.

Art starts in the mind. You can only bring that out in a dimly lit (or dark) studio where gear is black like nature intended.

Plus, I don't see any way that a lava lamp would show up in those white layouts.

Jay M · 16th November 2011

Great thread, I really like those studios posted above. I'm tired of sitting in a dark room for 8 hours a day.

On the other hand, if I were in a brightly lit cubicle for 8 hours a day, I'd likely be suicidal by now.

~Jay

Jay M · 16th November 2011

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Originally Posted by thenoodle

Plus, I don't see any way that a lava lamp would show up in those white layouts.

Do they make a white Lava lamp? ... never mind, that would be gross

MarkRB · 16th November 2011

All those white places make me think of "A Clockwork Orange". Whilst torture and brainwashing seem appropriate on one level I'm not sure I'd do it of my own volition.

PRobb · 16th November 2011

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Originally Posted by thechrisl

Barak Moffitt

I can't imagine being creative in that setting.
The urge to dump coffee on the couch would be too overwhelming!

MarkRB · 16th November 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by PRobb

I can't imagine being creative in that setting.
The urge to dump coffee on the couch would be too overwhelming!

I actually read that as "dump on the couch". Worryingly I agreed.

PRobb · 16th November 2011

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Originally Posted by MarkRB

I actually read that as "dump on the couch". Worryingly I agreed.

That would work too.
Maybe just a bit over the top, but, um

Karloff70 · 16th November 2011

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Originally Posted by MarkRB

I actually read that as "dump on the couch". Worryingly I agreed.

Small lad to slip under your butt, save soiling the pretty white seating perhaps, sir? Or laddie helps you soil it twice as fast, should you prefer.

13th November 2011	#1
Kenny Gioia Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 8,523 Thread Starter	I see a studio and I want to paint it "White"!!!! I've been trying to re-decorate my studio this week and it drives me crazy how many pieces of gear are "black". Everything is either black or wood grain. As in studio furniture. I'm actually painting a bunch of stuff white (maybe even my NS 10s) but just thought I would vent how odd this is. Just so bored of it. __________________ It's a journey. Not a destination. Enjoy yours.

13th November 2011	#2
rynugz007 Gear addict Joined: Dec 2003 Location: cincinnati, OH Posts: 463	I like it! Go for it. I have a weird studio fantasy that I would totally do in a second if I was someone like Prince or someone with disposable time and $$$. I had this goofy idea of doing a submarine theme in my studio. I'd have to get a real working perriscope of course and buy every dinasaur outboard piece I could find to mimic the old u-boat control panels. Use those dingy gray and green military colors on everything. you get the idea. Pretty out there, I know. Just been watching too many war documentaries on Netflix lately. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lov...62853367074878

13th November 2011	#3
depulse Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 717	Then I have the desk for you: Idesk - ZAOR recording studio furniture __________________ Gear: FocusritePro40+Octopre2, MackieOnyx32, Korg TritonExtr+MOSS+EX800+TRRack, Roland XV5080+D550+MKS7+MKS50+MKS70+MKS80+S550+JP8080+Juno60+JD990+DR660, NordRack2, ATC1, ESQM, Yamaha A5k+An1x+TX802+TG77+TX7+MotifRackES, Akai S5k+MPC1k, Blofeld, Pulse, Mopho, Indigo2, ESynth, Emax, Rogue, MachineDrum, KawaiR100, ProOne, Drumulator, M1AM1, Linndrum, CZ101, CR78 Effects: API 512C+525, Boss SE50+SE70+CE300, UAD2Duo, Powercore, SRV330, MPX550, Rev2496, 1204, DP2, Filterbank, 9010, 1178clone

13th November 2011	#5
ivansc Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2008 Location: UK & France Posts: 857	Kenny - you need to go to Chris Blackwell's Official Groovy Site! - or is it .com - in the UK. He has the whitest studio in the known universe! Bugger! Not too many studio photos, but he has white everything, I kid you not. Last edited by ivansc; 13th November 2011 at 08:40 AM.. Reason: clickied my own link

13th November 2011	#10
JoRillo The Official Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Studio Posts: 2,859 3 Reviews written	I noticed you said you were talking about painting your NS10s, I had a question yesterday, but didn't consider it thread worth, so I am hoping to get an answer here. How damaging is it to paint/spray paint the woofer? Im sure your talking about the box, but I want to know about the woofer. My friend and I were discussing the fact that we would like to make the studio red and black, and I don't want to choose my next set of monitors based on color... so If I can just paint them red, id be a happy dude. __________________ JoRillo JoRillo: Space Ship Status - from the album No Sleep http://soundcloud.com/jorillo-1/no-sleep-space-ship-status Wake Up - Start the Coffee - Make - Mix - Master - Sleep - Start Over

13th November 2011	#4
ray_subsonic Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,630	Kenny, Just a few suggestions (All mainly from The UK) .. Courtesy of The Miloco Group .. http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-...image-gallery/ http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-pool/image-gallery/ http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-...image-gallery/ Credit where credit is due .. Miloco are extremely savvy at marketing studios, and have succeeded in The UK and Europe, at a time when many others have gone under .. I might be able to find a few more photos to add .. Cheers RAy

13th November 2011	#9
Malini Gear Head Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 34

14th November 2011	#15
nooneimportant Gear nut Joined: Oct 2011 Location: New York Posts: 119	only way I can think of non destructively coloring the woofer, is with lights. Just get some small red lights, and point em at the white driver. This made me think of when I finally learned why everything in the film industry is black. All the gear, all the equipment, everyone wears black on set... because you don't want ANYTHING to reflect ANY light somewhere it isn't wanted. But that's the film world, just reminded me of that.

14th November 2011	#17
down_town Gear addict Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 333	Gearslutz member Holger Lagerfeldt studio. Studio \| Mastering Gear, Facilities, and Gallery

16th November 2011	#19
thechrisl Gear nut Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 109	Dunno, this might be the whitest studio in the known universe... No fruit juice allowed I'm sure!

16th November 2011	#23
thenoodle Lives for food Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,170	I'd have zero creativity in those brash, harsh, lit-up white rooms posted. A huge picture window looking out into a yard? Yeow, what kind of music do people do in those kinds of rooms, Kelloggs Cereal or Apple tv commercials?? Why not make that into a white studio with attached drive-through car wash to add in some variety. Art starts in the mind. You can only bring that out in a dimly lit (or dark) studio where gear is black like nature intended. Plus, I don't see any way that a lava lamp would show up in those white layouts. __________________ *"make multitrack sound for long long time"* *"I don't understand this shootout. May I borrow your ear canals so that we're on the same page?"*

16th November 2011	#24
Jay M Gear addict Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 419	Great thread, I really like those studios posted above. I'm tired of sitting in a dark room for 8 hours a day. On the other hand, if I were in a brightly lit cubicle for 8 hours a day, I'd likely be suicidal by now. ~Jay

16th November 2011	#26
MarkRB Banned Joined: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,551	All those white places make me think of "A Clockwork Orange". Whilst torture and brainwashing seem appropriate on one level I'm not sure I'd do it of my own volition.

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