Mad Oak Studios
Mad Oak Studios is a recording studio located in 28 Rugg Rd, Allston, Massachusetts, United States.[1] It was established in the year 2000 by Craig Riggs and Frank Pagliughi, who were later joined by PK Pandey in 2005 as the studio manager.[2]
It is most notable for Dresden Doll's album No, Virginia… and experimental projects with Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, Ben Folds and Damian Kulash.[3]
History
Mad Oak Studios’ location used to be a wood shop called Mad Oak Wood Working. Craig Riggs, rock band Roadsaw’s front man, realized that most of their revenue was being spent on studios, and became interested in the recording business.
He partnered with Frank Pagliughi, and together they took over the wood shop’s space. After adopting their name, Mad Oak Studios was born in the year 2000. Riggs built most of the inner construction and acoustical treatment seen today himself.
In the year 2005, PK Pandey, from whom they had been acquiring recording and live sound gear for several years, joined them as the studio manager.
Personnel
Benny Grotto (2010 Boston Music Awards' Producer Of The Year[4]) - head engineer
Facilities
Mad Oak's studio perimeter, includes one live room and two isolation booths, located in a 2,500-square-foot (232.3m2) complex.
Mad Oak uses Pro Tools HD systems as well as Studer multitrack machines.
- Studio A console: Paul Kolderie's Tweed Audio M3024[5]
- 44 inputs (30 line inputs, 6 FX returns and 8 subgroup inputs)
- 24 buses
- 8 subgroups
- 8 aux sends
Location
Via Train: Take the Green Line's "B" branch, get off at the Harvard Ave. stop, walk along Harvard St. until you reach Cambridge St., turn left and walk two blocks until you find Rugg Rd at your right hand side.
Via Bus: Take the 57 bus, get off at Craftsman St, walk along Craftsman St until you reach Cambridge St., turn right and walk half a block until you find Rugg Rd at your left hand side.
Artists who have recorded at Mad Oak Studios
- Acaro
- Aerosmith
- Aloud
- Amanda Palmer
- Andrew Shea
- Another Animal
- The Antlers
- Arthur Nasson
- Ben Folds
- Blood for Blood
- Big D and the Kids Table
- Brian Viglione
- Damian Kulash
- deadlikedeath
- Death Ray Vision
- The Dresden Dolls
- The Ducky Boys
- Eli "Paperboy" Reed
- Face of the Sun
- Gang Green
- Howie Day
- Joey Kramer
- Jules Shear
- Juliana Hatfield
- Kim Boekbinder
- Levon Helm
- The Lights Out
- Lo-Pan
- The Luxury
- Marti Frederiksen
- Mellow Bravo
- Motherboar
- Neil Gaiman
- New Collisions
- PanzerBastard
- Razors in the Night
- Rebirth Brass Band
- Roadsaw
- Sasquatch
- Scissorfight
- Sinners & Saints
- Slapshot
- Slothrust
- Solace
- Steven Tyler
- Suplecs
- Tanya Donelly
- Thalia Zedek
- Tony Furtado
- Oddzar
- Only Living Witness
- Upper Crust, The
- Victory at Sea
- Waltham
- The Wandas
- Will Dailey
- The World Inferno Friendship Society
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
Live at Mad Oak!
Live at Mad Oak! is a monthly concert series, featuring local talent performing in front of an invite-only audience. They are multi-tracked and captured by a professional filming crew. The show is mixed live-to-stereo and is made available online the next morning.[6] This is supported entirely by the studio with the sole purpose of promoting local artists.
References
- ↑ "Mad Oak Studios facebook page".
- ↑ "Your Band - Interview with Benny Grotto".
- ↑ "The Soda Shop - Interview with Benny Grotto".
- ↑ "2010 Boston Music Awards winners". Globe Newspaper Company. 3 December 2010.
- ↑ "Gearslutz - Drum room".
- ↑ "Live at Mad Oak!".