Retro 176!
Aaron just picked up a Retro 176 tube compressor. This is the reissue by Retro of the tube precursor to the more famous UA 1176. The UA 176 was designed by Bill Putnam and released by UA in 1961. There’s some great info on the original here. We’ve been wanting to check one out for ...
Eric Harland and Charlie Hunter tracking for The Loop Loft Studio B
Eric Harland and Charlie Hunter were in Studio B tracking for The Loop Loft. Super fun session with some sick grooves going down. Modern Drummer stopped by in the morning to take some pics and everyone was digging the Bunker vintage Ludwig kit.
John Medeski and Adam Deitch Video
Here’s a little footage of John Medeski and Adam Deitch jamming as we were setting them up for a trio session with Skerik back in Jan 2012.
Recent sessions.
Once again it’s been an incredibly busy few months and it’s time for an update. John just finished tracking and mixing records for Boom Chick, Russ Kaplan and is currently working on a new Nerve EP. Aaron produced and mixed Strip Darling‘s debut LP, an EP for duo Aotearoa, mixed a record for Irish band ...
Lettuce ‘Fly’ #1 iTunes Jazz charts
Congrats to Lettuce on their new record ‘Fly’ which hit #1 on the iTunes jazz charts the day it was released. Tracked and mixed by John at the Bunker:)
Masterdisk blog features the new Bunker.
We’ve had the pleasure to work with Masterdisk on many projects. Scott Hull and Randy Merrill and the rest of the crew always do an amazing job. They recently did a feature on us on their blog. Check it out here.
Happy holidays from The Bunker
We’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. Thanks for all the support over the last year as we’ve transitioned to the new studio. It’s been a great first couple of months open in the new space and it’s been exciting to hear so much awesome music already come through. Recent projects ...
The Bunker 2.0 is open!
We are pleased to announce the new Bunker Studio is up and running. Studio A has had its first sessions over the last few days and things are sounding awesome. The rooms are really fantastic and it’s such a treat having so much space to work with. We’ve already had some great sessions in and ...
RCA mics added to the collection.
We have added a RCA 44 ribbon mic and a RCA 77D to the mic locker here. That gives us the classic jazz horn/vocal mic and a pair of 77′s. Everyone seems to love ribbon mics at the moment and we think it’s for good reason!
Steinway M arrives
We’re happy to welcome a 1969 Steinway M grand piano to the studio. This is a major piano upgrade for us and we’re excited to be able to offer a great sounding Steinway in amazing condition.
