OAK GROVE RECORDING is the Boston music scene’s best-kept secret! We offer big-studio quality with the ambience and personal attention to your recording projects you’d expect from a smaller studio.
 
 

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OUR STUDIO offers

  • A huge (30' x 25') room for bands—plenty of room for groups to spread out and get comfy in. We’ve recorded 15-piece R&B groups with a horn section and background vocalists, a few large choirs, and even a 35-piece orchestra! Drums sound so good in this room that other studio owners sometimes track their drums here, then finish the tracks at their own studios.

  • Five isolation booths, to help you capture those hard-to-record solos or let you concentrate without being disturbed by the rest of the band

  • An extensive selection of microphones, so you can mix and match or experiment until you find the best sound for your instrument or voice

  • A wide choice of outboard gear, including classic and vintage pieces as well as some of the latest technology

  • New and classic keyboards, to let you find just the right sound for your songs

  • A comfortable, relaxed atmosphere that lets you perform your best


“Joe Laquidara is a multi-talented recording engineer, music arranger, instrumentalist, producer, writer and coach. His enthusiastic support and innovative approach in the production of my Enchantress cassette and CD greatly inspired and encouraged me. When someone believes in you, it makes it easier to believe in yourself. . . .


OUR MAIN CONTROL ROOM features a 78-input Amek console with automation, a 2-inch Sony / MCI JH24 24-track tape deck, extensive MIDI capability, 64 digital tracks with Pro Tools–compatible Digital Performer and Nuendo software on a Mac G4, digital or analog mixdown, and CD mastering. The Amek is automated for easy mixdowns, and the digital and MIDI tracks can be locked via SMPTE timecode to the 24-track tape recorder, so that your final product has the best of both worlds.

STUDIO B is the economical choice when you don’t need all the resources of our main studio. It offers an Audio Arts console, a 1-inch, 16-track Tascam tape deck with dbx noise reduction, and full MIDI and digital recording using Pro Tools or Nuendo software. You also get the same choice of isolation booths, large main studio for bands and drums, outboard gear, microphones, keyboards, and drum modules.


. . . Joe was able to translate my ideas and visions into instrumental and rhythmic tapestries through which my melodies and lyrics could explore spiritual territory yet uncharted. We were able to achieve some very unique sounds together. I consider Joe Laquidara a consummate professional and highly recommend his work.”

— Gypsy
Enchantress


OUR MIDI STATIONS will meet all your composing and editing needs. Easy-to-learn, professional software (Pro Tools, Digital Performer, and Nuendo) allows you to cut and paste, arrange, add rhythms, background, drums, or whatever else you may need to complete your musical vision.

Please call 781-321-3069 to schedule a free consultation and tour of the studios!

 

 

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