Ditch Road Records Recording Studio in Simi Valley, California

Precious McCall in Studio at Ditch Road Records

Ryan Canestro — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:26 +0000

Precious came into the studio to tracks several country covers. She is a great singer and very fun to work with. There was no shortage in laughs! We somehow managed to get several songs done too. I look forward to working with her again soon.

Ocelot Robot In Studio at Ditch Road Records

Ryan Canestro — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:57:10 +0000

This band is one of my favorite live band in Los Angeles. They are very high energy performers, excellent song writers, and some of the nicest guys you will ever meet. Great group of guys and a pleasure to work with. Looking forward to many more sessions going forward.

Super Duper in Studio at Ditch Road Records

Ryan Canestro — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:26:43 +0000

Super Duper is a great band that won the Battle of the West at The Good Hurt Nightclub in West LA in 2011. It was a pleasure working with them and I look forward to finishing the project that we started.

I Am A Performer Commercial

Ryan Canestro — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:58:40 +0000

Here is the commercial that I did location sound on recently. Looking forward to many more movie jobs in 2010!

Commercial from I am a Performer on Vimeo.

Taryn and Joey in Studio to Sing a Duet

Ryan Canestro — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:09:25 +0000

Taryn and Joey came in the studio to sing a duet for a friend. I ended up producing a backing track to accompany them that they were very pleased with. It was a country song that I made less country for them. They both sang great and were wonderful to hang out with. The personalities and jokes were stellar all day long. I certainly look forward to getting a chance to work with them both again in the near future. Here is a little video taste of how the day went.

Reel to Reel Tape Transfer

Ryan Canestro — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:08:20 +0000

I did a monster tape transfer project in November. This was for a client who had many old tapes of her husband that is no longer with us. It was interesting to hear all the different recordings that spanned many years and many different tape machines ove the years. There were some tapes that were mono, some stereo, and some 4-track. After many days and nights transferring, restoring, and mixing the audio, the project came to an end. The client was very moved and touched by the recordings. In the end, it was all well worth the effort.

Special thanks to Randy Coppinger for lending me his 4-track tape machine to even be able to complete the job!

Randy Coppinger Website

Beverly and Greg Needhem In Studio

Ryan Canestro — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:23:51 +0000

Beverly and Greg Needhem came to the studio first to do some last minute recording. After that first session, I spent a lot of time with the family over the next month. Beverly and Greg are very nice people and we were able to get a lot of work done in a short amount of time. We did 2 full albums of material. One album for each of them that was completed in time for Christmas. I look forward to working with them both in the new year.

Here is a quick clip of Beverly in the vocal booth.

The Undead Hearts In Studio for Many Sessions

Ryan Canestro — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:40:05 +0000

Draven Midnight of The Undead Hearts was in studio almost weekly in October and November. We tracked tons of guitars and bass. The drums were already tracked by the time the project came my way. After we finished up the vocal sessions, we mixed all of the tracks. Great times and videos to follow soon.

Reverb Nation Link

Stephanie Mascary in Studio at Ditch Road Records

Ryan Canestro — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:05:48 +0000

See what happens behind the scenes of a recording studio that has little to do with the actual recording process. This session took place in October.

Recent Studio Gear Modifications

Ryan Canestro — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:45:32 +0000

A listener of The Home Recording Show asked me to make a video of some recent modifications that I have made on some of the studio gear. Here are a couple fairly recent items. I have since done a couple more. I will have to make another video before too long… if I can find the time!