With analog and digital capabilities, a variety of microphones, and vintage gear, Echo Mountain can suit any artists needs. Designed by George Augsperger, the control room features a vintage Neve 8068 with Uptown Automation. We have a Studer A800 with 8, 16, and 24 track head stacks as well as an Ampex ATR 102 ½” 2 track. For those wanting to stick to digital we run Pro Tools HD3 with 24 I/O of Apogee Rosetta converters. Our full gear list can be found just to the right.
Housed in Asheville’s original Salvation Army building, the new API studio finds the perfect balance of old and new. The 9600 square foot, 3 story building gives our clients a myriad of recording possibilities. The George Augspurger designed control room is on the bottom floor of the studio, along with a main space and 4 isolation rooms with incredible sight lines. There is also a comfortable lounge, seating area, and shower that doubles as an echo chamber. For a larger room sound, the API studio has an open tracking space on the second floor with tie lines to the control room. Cameras and monitors are available for clients who want to use both spaces. With a variety of vintage microphones and amps, and analog and digital options we can create the environment that a client needs to be their creative best.
Polvo Polvo could be considered the quintessential indie rock guitar band of the nineties with their unmistakable electric sound. Based in North Carolina the band formed in 1989 and now consists of Ash Bowie (guitar/vocals), Dave Brylawski (guitar/vocals), Steve Popson (bass) and Brian Quast (drums). The band came to Echo Mountain to record their greatly anticipated first album in 12 years using producer Brian Paulson (Wilco, Slint, Beck). More Clients
Day of Fire Day of Fire’s first album, Day Of Fire, recorded in 2004 was an ambitious musical vision built to fit the power of the message. Day of Fire became an unforgettable, Grammy-nominated, Dove Award winning debut. In the ensuing time since the debut album’s release, the ambition of the band evolved. With a new resolve, Brown, guitarist Joe Pangallo, his brother Chris Pangallo on bass, and drummer Zach Simms, set out to create an even more aggressive rock sound with a positive message. Since their first release Day of Fire has become an internationally recognizable band, playing sold out shows with American Idol star, Chris Daughtry. Now in 2009 Day of Fire has come with producer Rogers Mason to record their next album. More Clients
