Follow the yellow brick road to Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA

Adjacent to the historic Paramount Pictures Studio district, Conway Recording Studios offers its clients a choice of 3 world-class rooms set amidst a 48,000 square foot expanse of tropical and desert gardens.

Session Players for 'Ray Charles w/ Count Basie Orchestra in Studio C

Owners Buddy and Susan Brundo purchased the studio in 1976 after a four-year tenure as staff engineer and studio manager. The following years saw the Brundos gradually transform the studio into one of the world's premier multi-room recording facilities.

Drummer Russ Kunkel in Studio C session " Ray Charles w/ Count Basie Orchestra" Engineer Don Murray. Re recording orchestra parts, but keeping original Ray Charles vocal track.

With 3 studios - A (Neve VR), B (80-channel SSL XL) and C (Neve 88R) Conway offers top choices for engineers, mixers and producers. "With remote mic pre-amps and movable monitor faders, the 88R is the ultimate in analogue consoles. It has wonderfully open musical sound, with all the warmth we're accustomed to with Neve console's," says Brundo (above, right).

Studio A -- spacious main room

All Control rooms are generously appointed with well-maintained vintage and contemporary outboard equipment including an impressive microphone collection. Amenities include kitchen, private lounges with television, VCRs and a game room.

A recent list of Conway's stellar clients include:
Jazz legend Nancy Wilson who was in studio A with Conway engineer, Seth Waldmann. Paris Hilton was in studio A and C working with producer Scott Storch (Dr Dre). Julio Iglasias was in A working on tracks for his upcoming release with producer Robbie Buchanan.
Peter Mokran was mixing tracks with Kelly Price for The Poseidon Adventures and he also mixed for Pussycat Dolls with producer Ron Fair.

Jim Hill tracked and mixed the score for RV composed by James Newton Howard in Studio C.
Marco Solis was in studio A tracking for his next album with Benny Faccone at the helm. Dionne Warwick and Gladys Night recorded a duet with Eric Weaver engineering.

Studio credits include: Dave Matthews Band, Willie Nelson, Mariah Carey, Better Than Ezra, producers Glen Ballard, Matt Serletic, Brad Wood, Rick Knowles and Peter Asher, to name a few.

Conway Assistant engineer Sam Holland setting up for engineer Peter Mokran in Studio B.

Studio B, features a 25 x 20-foot control room with a large window overlooking scenic outdoor gardens and a small isolation booth for overdubs or voiceovers. It is outfitted for 5.1 monitoring.

"The 5.1 people usually bring in their own speakers," says Brundo. "But for the XL, we decided to install a complete surround-capable monitor system that meets the sonic specifications of the room."

"Artists like our facility's openness, the indoor/outdoor connectedness to the gardens -- it's like you're in your house. We take pride in creating a relaxed atmosphere....plus our staff is very friendly and helpful. Our tech, John Musgrave is pretty accessible too," says Lisa Stuck, manager. According to Lisa, Conway does more full album projects these days perhaps largely due to this comfort factor that allows long stays. The Brundos just purchased an additional building attached to the facility. Plans to include writer/arranger studios will be announced in the coming months. "Spring brings our tradition of doing lot of bbq's," adds Lisa. She dod not part with the secret sauce recipe, however!

Contact: Lisa Stuck, Studio Manager
Conway Studios


Conway Cat Nick

323-463-2175 ph
www.conwayrecording.com

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View of tropical gardens from Conway studios