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"Dennis
Wieand does great live on the spot recordings. I have used Dennis
several times to record Midnight Shift shows and he does excellent work.
I highly recommend Dennis! He is easy to work with and his live
recordings have captured the best parts of my band." Mike Mettalia.
"Organ Den Studios gives you a purpose-driven director at the controls,
combined with a caring music aficionado with a heart of gold. He's a
musician's musician, with imagination and chops,
who always aims to please. He has been around the musical block, and will escort you to your recording destination." Joe Trovato
“Dennis
did a great job on the recording and mixing of our latest CD, “The Dark
Side of the Last Small Town”. His insight into how to make all the
technical aspects of the recording contribute to the overall sound we
were trying to produce made our CD an outstanding product. Reviewers
have complimented us on the quality of the sound. Dennis is patient,
knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. We couldn’t have done it
without him.” Steve Thompson, Mayor of the Last Small Town
"I have used Organ Den Studio to record my band playing live (both
indoor and outdoor venues) several times The recording quality was
quite good and Dennis worked with us to make sure we were happy with the
way we sounded on the finished product. Because he is a musician
himself, Dennis has an exceptional ear for sound. I give him the
highest recommendation",
This is the audio home of Dennis Wieand, keyboard/organ and trumpet
player. Specializing in vintage keyboards, we also have a drum room and
a live room as well. If you need that vintage keyboard sound for your
next project get in touch! My personal philosophy is a bit different
than most studio's. I believe in getting the most out of what gear I
have. This allows me to give a good product at an affordable price. I
also believe music shouldn't be sterile and perfect, and this is
reflected in my equipment. Everything in this studio has a lot of
character. My hammonds are gritty and unique, and although I have quite a
few plugins, I'd rather fire up the echoplex than use a digital delay.
And yes, a Motif or other wonderkeyboard is going to get a nice quiet
wurly or rhodes, but trust me, a little extra noise is worth using the
real thing! I'm also not convinced an expensive mic is necessarily the
best mic all the time. (for example, I have a decent collection of
condensers, and half a dozen SM57's, but after a lot of ABing, I
typically run with sure's budget PG57's on my leslies)
Musically, if you're looking for perfection I'm not your guy. I'm going
to encourage you to keep the life in your music rather than make
everything perfect. Yes, we'll electronically fix a few bad notes if you
need it, but this isn't the place for Brittany style autotuned vocal
tracks. If money is no object, and you just want to capture what you
got yes, there are a lot of nicer studio's with fancy lounges, better
equipment, and more traditionally trained staff. If you need a little
creative help and want a different unique sound, maybe you need to check
us out. And if all this talk about budget prices is making you think
your project is going to sound like it's recorded on a four track
cassette, check some of the music posted here out, I think you'll be
pleasantly surprised!
We've also ventured into the on location recording business. We're
keeping our rates down, and keeping it simple because we know how tough
the economic times are right now, so if you need a live recording give
us a shot
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