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NRG Recording
Services (www.nrgrecording.com) located in the heart of the NOHO
arts district in North Hollywood, CA, is one of the most in-demand
facilities in all of Southern California. In 1991 Jay Baumgardner
founded NRG which has been home to such artists as Linkin Park,
Kelly Clarkson, Korn, 311, Melissa Ethridge, No Doubt, Staind, Stone
Temple Pilots, Offspring, Michelle Branch, Nas, Kanye West, John
Fogerty, all Jay Baumgardner’s projects and many more hit artists.
Jay continues to hone his production and mixing through current
projects and stays open to working with acts of all genres.
NRG has 2 large tracking rooms that feature custom vintage Neve consoles with Flying Fader automation, as well as a mix room equipped with the SSL 9000 J. All rooms are outfitted with custom Dynaudio main monitors, an extensive list of outboard gear, and Studer A827’s for the diehard analog enthusiasts. The private lounge attached to NRG's Studio A was fully remodeled following the completion of Linkin Park album, Meteora. Michelle Branch with producer Josh Abraham and the filming of CBS Television’s reality show, Rock Star featuring a worldwide search to find a new lead singer for INXS with Co-Hosts, Dave Navarro and Brook Burke were filmed at NRG.
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NRG founder,
Multi-Platinum Producer/Mixer Jay Baumgardner (above) has been producing
and mixing for more than two decades. Jay has produced artists such
as Papa Roach, Alien Ant Farm, Seether, Drowning Pool, and Coal
Chamber. In turn Jay has mixed artists such as Evanescence, Hoobastank,
Three Days Grace, Godsmack, Gavin Rossdale, Jewel and Lindsay Lohan.
Other recent sessions at NRG include: Linkin Park returned to NRG with producer Rick Rubin, engineers Ethan Mates and Dana to finish up their third Warner Brothers release ''Minutes to Midnight'' in studio B and for a private listening party held in studio C. Released on May 15 of 2007, the first single ''What I've done'' quickly hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart giving the album a strong start.Foo Fighters mixed a portion of their latest album in Studio C with mixing engineer Rich Costey, his assistant Claudius Mittendorfer, and NRG's assistant Casey Lewis. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl stopped in to check on things and to relax with a few games of ping pong. Grammy Award winners John Fogerty and engineer Jim Scott return to NRG to work in Studio B with assistant Dave Colvin helping out during their stay. Producer Don Gilmore was back in NRG's Studio A working with Immortal Records band Scary Kids Scaring Kids with engineer Mark Kiczula followed by Jay Baumgardner mixing the album in Studio C. Gavin Rossdale was in Studio B with producer Bob Rock, engineer Eric Helmcamp, and assistant engineer Shawn "Fox" Phelps.
Special features:
NRG is leading the way in the Storage Area Network (SAN) arena with
a groundbreaking system utilizing the latest in fiber technology.
Each room comes fully equipped with at least 24 tracks of ProTools
linked via fiber wire to a server consisting of 16 password-protected
According to manager Annette Scott, NRG Recording Studios has recently acquired the services of a Gourmet Chef to satisfy its client's culinary needs. "Seth King, a graduate of California School of Culinary Arts and a member of Wolfgang Puck's catering team, is well versed in all facets of cooking and is able to accommodate any special request," says Scott. studioexpresso has learned that he has cooked for countless celebrities, to include, the Crowned Prince of Saudi Arabia, and was one of the chefs at the 2006 Oscars. Matchbox 20 session was the first to experience the gourmet food of Chef King - and the word is "TASTY"!
Contact: Annette
Scott, Studio Manger |
