Recording

I opened Beautyrock recording studio in 1998 as an all analog studio. Beautyrock is now a hybrid of digital and analog. We run Pro Tools MixPlus with a Tascam M3500 analog console I inherited from the legendary Dangerous Music (yes, the Rolling Stones used our console).

Beautyrock was built with the musician's fulfillment in mind. I feel that an artist's vision is best served by seeing their ideas through without the constraints of high studio cost. It is better to spend more time at an affordable, yet well-equipped studio, with a talented engineer than to spend less time at a studio costing thousands of dollars a day. The more time you are able to spend recording, the better performances and sound you will have in the end.

We cater to all kinds of music- Rock, Pop, Indie, Punk, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Christian, Buddhist, Atheist, as well as voiceovers and audio post for video. We offer full album production services- manage budgets, hire musicians, write arrangements.

Peter Kohl- Owner, Engineer, Producer

Sound Samples

samples of full production by Peter Kohl done at Beautyrock.......

Tragedy (disco-metal)

Torben Floor (pop-rock)

Eytan Oren (indie-pop)

The Wau Wau Sisters (alt-country)

Indofunk (indo-jazz)

Clients

*the Wau-Wau Sisters *Drums and Tuba (Righteous Babe)  *Carey Ott (Dualtone) /Torben Floor  *Corn Mo  *Andy Ross/The A-Ross Experience (OK Go) *Anton Sword *Valley Lodge (Dave Hill) *Kissy Kamikaze *Shot *The Botz *Dangerous *Jana Peri *Something Grizzly *CMJ * Snob (Michael Dorian) *357 Lover *Tarek *Bumpin' Tacos *Girls Girls Girls *Ginger (The Wildhearts) * Kevin Hunter *The Czar Bomba *Macy's *Christina Morgan *Spray Paint Star *Electric Black *Will Morgan (Jelvis) *Desmond Hawkins *The Resistants *The Poolies  *Tragedy (Round) *Jollyship the Whizbang *the Loser's Lounge *Princess Superstar (K7) * The Dirty Pearls *Blurred Vision  *the Diamond Club  *Fuzzy Suzy  Barbez  *Double Dong and Wyld Lixx  *Cold Memory (Rev Up) *Alomar  *Etcetera (Idol/Atlantic) *Slapping Christine  *Asaf Shor  *Sin-Sin  *Birdbrain  *Timothy Wilson  *Candy Ass  *Spank  *Indofunk  *Helen of Troy (Tokyo Fist) *Supreme  *Clancy  *the Ho-Hos  *Two Man Gentlemen Band  *Ray Martin *Eytan Oren  *Giovanni  *Ken Bascue  *Mike Shine (the Act) *Tendency  *Mike Crawford  *Goddess *Heaven  *Airdogs  *Troy Usher  *Malik  *Arthur Shoates  *Type VIIC  *Valentina  *Tony D'amatia  *Nekron  *Super Lucky Cat  *Fat City Express  *John Naumowitz  *Spiewak  *Amanda Noah  *Mike Curtis  *Nekron  *BX Born  *Vared  *Novacaine  *Evette Perez  *Flavors *Larry May and the Virgins  *Lake  *Cruel  *Shinebox  *Deuce Gimlet  *Gary Taylor Mgmt *Arobas Entertainment  *Nunzi (Ten Ten Records) *Michael Idov *Noah Nigg *Phil Coat *Yvette Perez *Sylvia's Crib *Basil *Super Lucky Cat *FaceDrop  *Raymond Pere *Greg Burton *Miles Simmons *Greg Alan *Lisa Karp *the Unsacred Hearts *Gospel *Arobas Entertainment *Just a Pupil *Carmine Covelli *Negative Ken *the Just Because  *Ryan Cummings *Kevin Duda *Larry Fike *Lashes *Quickspin *Judy Klass *the Desires *Kiran Over Mongolia (Bulk Films) * Christine Holm *Frank Longo * the Archetones *WBAI  *Man of Tommorow *the Goddess Perlman *Born Again Music *the Skintones *Apathy *Crustacean Records *Adam Collet *Squip *Cara O'Shea *Julian Maile *the Syndix *the Three-Sixtys Big Daddy Project *Avadoria Films *Tradewind *Felipe Mejia *Durjey *Carley Lucas *Nemo *Ned Vizzini *Pink Steel *Aesop's Diner *Indie Pix *Tex Miles *Matt Godson *Benjamin Ickies and the Ambitious Orchestra *the Fabulous Entourage *the Dutch Treats *Valeze *Bubble *Yellow Dog *Circus By the Sea *Pink Baby Monster * DRK *Watt White (The Smash Up) *Graham Smith (March) *Staring Contest *Julie Wu *Steady Bliss

Prices

card rate: $50/hr

block rates from $40/hr w/engineer

block rates from $25/hr w/o engineer

Gear

*mixing console: TASCAM M3500 24x8
*recorders: PRO TOOLS 64tk Mix Plus TDM, ADAT, FOSTEX D5 DAT, YAMAHA 16x CDRW
*mic-pre/compressor/EQ: MANLEY-LANGEVIN DVC
*A/D/A converters: MYTEK 2021, DIGI 888/24, BEHRINGER ADA8000, DIGI ADAT BRIDGE 24, ALESIS ADAT
*computer: MAC G4
*mastering/editing software: PRO TOOLS TDM 5.1.1, 6.0.1, ADAPTEC TOAST W/JAM
*multitrack/sequencing software: PRO TOOLS TDM 5.1.1, 6.0.1
*microphones: NEUMANN U87, AKG C3000 (pair), EV 1776, SHURE SM57 (six), EV 257, AKG D112, SHURE UNIDYNE, BEHRINGER XM8500 (two), Samson C01
*outboard: YAMAHA SPX 90, ALESIS MICROVERB, DBX 160a, DBX 166, SYMETRIX 425, DBX 262, ROLAND JV1010
*drums: TAMA SWINGSTAR (Japanese), PEARL deep snare, Sabian and Zildjian cymbals
*guitars: GIBSON LES PAUL studio, FENDER AMERICAN STRAT DELUXE, DANELECTRO U3, GIBSON FADED V, FENDER F35 acoustic, TOKAI (ESP) APB 57 bass, MARTIN DXM acoustic/electric
*keyboard: Casio PX-100 Privia 88-Key Digital Piano
*amps: FENDER TWIN REVERB, MARSHALL JCM 800 combo, VOX PATHFINDER, MESA 1x12 cabinet, AMPEG B115, MARSHALL 1960a 4x12 cabinet, VOX 4x12 cabinet