Asteria Records is Renée Asteria’s independent San Francisco Bay Area label, offering recording, mixing and production services.
Recording, Mixing & Production at Trakworx Studios
Renée Asteria offers recording, mixing and production out of Trakworx Studios in South San Francisco. The recording studio features a 700 square foot tracking room with 20-foot ceilings and two custom-designed isolation booths, for great tones and excellent acoustics. Sessions can capture the classic sound of analog tape or warm, clear digital recording, with a hybrid analog/digital mixdown. Mixes are done on a Pro Tools Ultimate system with racks of outboard gear and a Burl B80 Mothership interface.
Studio equipment highlights
- Console: Soundcraft Ghost LE 24-channel
- Recorders & DAW: Otari MX-80 2″ 24-track analog tape machine; Avid Pro Tools Ultimate with plug-ins by UAD, DMG, FabFilter, Sonnox, Slate, Soundtoys, Waves and more; Burl Audio B80 Mothership converter/interface (24 in / 8 out)
- Monitoring: Apogee Acoustics Studio Ribbon Array mains with Velodyne ULD-15 S4 subwoofers and Bryston 4B amplifier; Adam Audio A5X nearfields with Genelec 1092A subwoofer; Furman headphone distribution with 6 remote listening stations
- Mic preamps & DI: RCA OP-6, Ampex 350 and 400, Sebatron VMP Quad Plus, Burl B1/B1D/B4, AEA RPQ ribbon pres, Langevin AM 16, UREI 1108, Neve 31105; DW Fearn, Radial JDI and Countryman Type 85 direct boxes
- Dynamics: 2 Teletronix LA-2A, Universal Audio 1176LN, UREI LA-22, Retro Sta-Level, SPL Transient Designer, Dolby 740
- EQ: Manley Massive Passive, Drawmer 1961
- Acoustic treatment: GIK Acoustics, ASC TubeTraps and Auralex
Studio Musicians
Session musicians are available to play on your recordings.
- Dave Shul, guitar, bass, production: San Francisco session guitarist who has worked with Ozomatli, Pink and Counting Crows.
- Bob Crawford, keys, piano: East Bay pianist who has played with Pete Escovedo, Sheila E. and Taj Mahal.
- Ronnie Smith, drums, vocals: Oakland/East Bay drummer and vocalist Ronnie “Groove” Smith, a 2010 Blues Music Award winner with the Tommy Castro Band; plays with Maria Muldaur and the Steely Dan tribute band The Dans of Steel.
- Waddell Bell, bass, production: Bay Area bassist and producer with Fyah Squad, The Dans of Steel and Razteria’s live band; plays on Razteria recordings including “Surrender,” “Historia” and the album Maz Raz.
- Alcide Marshall, drums: son of jazz drummer Eddie Marshall; plays in the Bob Crawford Trio.
- Daniel Casares, sax, horn arrangements: co-founder of Atta Kid; has played with Lauryn Hill.
- Joel Behrman, trumpet, trombone: leads the San Francisco Jazz Quintet; has played with Sheila E. and Chris Potter.
- Brian Camara, drums: pro drummer who can play any style; transcribes and reads music; studio and touring experience; currently with Malo (with Richard Bean), Hit Squad Drumline and Thornpusher.
- Jaga, bass: Bay Area pro bassist.
- Other session players available upon request.
Production with Dave Shul
Guitarist and producer Dave Shul produces, engineers and plays guitar on Razteria recordings, and offers production, engineering and session guitar for your project. Write for production quotes.
Rates with Renée Asteria
- Studio time for first-time clients: $60/hour
- Renée’s regular rate: $100/hour
- Studio musician rates vary by project.
Bundles
- EP Bundle: $1,999. 12 hours of studio time with Renée producing and engineering, plus mixes for up to 4 songs.
Other project bundles available. Write for project quotes.
Ready to make something? Get in touch and let’s talk about your project.
