37 STUDIOS - NEW I SEE STARS on PUNK GOES CLASSIC

Bio:

37 Studios is owned and operated by Matt Dalton of 37 Productions / Dirt Fest, and the band The Delivery. Dalton co-produces projects here at 37 Studios with friend Craig Owens (Chiodos, Cinematic Sunrise). Contact for rates and availabilities.

Since age 13, Dalton has been recording multitrack projects when his father, Dave, bought him an 8 track Yamaha cassette recorder to record the music he had been writing. He quickly learned the ins and outs of things like auxillary patching, sampling, bouncing tracks, and mixing down to 2-track. Pretty impressive for a kid who hadn't even hit high school yet. A skilled guitarist, drummer and vocalist, Dalton performed countless solo sessions through his teens, recording drums, guitar, keys, bass, etc, for songs he would pass around to friends and family for input. He started to get a feel for the amount of production it took to make a song really feel complete and polished through his recordings.

"I remember listening to albums as a kid like Angel Dust by Faith No More, Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins, and Transmissions From The Satellite Heart by The Flaming Lips, and it wasn't just music to me", says Dalton, now in his mid twenties. "I was hearing the guitar lines, but I was also hearing the layering it took to make the voicing in the guitar pop. I was hearing all the background noises, the reverbs and delays, the subtle nuances of human error that gave performances character and the automation of mixing that made things sound unworldly to me. It was no longer music; it was a complex creature I wanted to dissect."

Dalton gained his first taste of public acclaim when he upgraded his studio to the digital recording platform Paris..tm.., and engineered and produced his band at the time LeFT's debut full length We Deliver For You. The album was so popular in its area and on the internet that Dalton began getting calls and emails to produce other bands' projects. He quickly turned his bedroom in the basement of his father's house into a makeshift project studio and helped a number of bands improve upon the dynamics of their songs and performances.

Dalton's knowledge and skill as a producer/engineer was drastically improved when his band during the early 2000's, Arizing, recorded a 4 song EP with Grant Mohrman at The Method House Studios. Mohrman (Celldweller, Breathing Underwater) has an impressive style that Dalton was drawn to and during the recording of the project, he learned a great deal of invaluable professional editing, mic, and mixing techniques that inspired him to purchase his own ProTools set up.

The real turning point in Dalton's recording career came when his brother Andy's then unknown band See You Next Tuesday came in to record what became a monster underground hit CD. The recordings received millions of plays on Myspace, and See You Next Tuesday exploded as THE premier metal/grind band, touring excessively and ultimately selling out of the CD they recorded at 37 Studios and signing to Ferret Records (Chimaira, Every Time I Die, Poison The Well). Dalton was immediately swamped with non-stop clientele from all over the country seeking SYNT's quality of recording. Peer bands such as For The Fallen Dreams recorded with Dalton, which later aided in inking their deal with Rise Records (Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Devil Wears Prada). Red I Flight inked a deal with Victory Records and I See Stars was signed to Sumerian Records largely based upon involvement with 37 Studios. Recent retail releases include And Hell Followed With - Domain, Attila - Soundtrack To A Party, and Craig Owens - With Love.

Dalton currently operates a ProTools HD studio in suburban Detroit.

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Member Since:

February 03, 2005

Members:

Email: matt@37studios.com
Phone: email for studio line request
Web: 37studios.com
Location: Rochester Hills, MI

Matt Dalton
matt@37studios.com
Owner / Producer / Engineer / Post Production / Mixing

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Management

For rates and availability contact:

Matt Dalton

37studios@gmail.com

(Email is answered more quickly.)

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Influences:

Producers:
David Bottrill
Gil Nortin
Mark Trombino
Adam D.
Steve Albini
Aaron Sprinkle
Andy Wallace
Butch Vig
Timbaland
Grant Mohrman

Bands: (just a few)
Silverchair
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Between The Buried And Me
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Faith No More
Ion Dissonance
The Black Dahlia Murder
Anberlin
Whitechapel
The Starting Line
Jimmy Eat World
Incubus
Foo Fighters

As you can see, I have an ear for many MANY different types of music.

I grew up listening to oldies in the car with my mom, so I have a keen ear for the essentials of what makes "pop" music stand out over time, but I also love metal, and I know where the line is drawn between the two. Whether your goal is to be as brutal as possible, or to the most pretty and catchy pop song ever, I can help you achieve your goals.

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Sounds Like:

The sound here at 37 Studios is very versatile. I do not use standard presets and strap them across every band. I approach every project as uniquely as possible. My goal in working with you is to make every song or project sound appropriately unique. Metal bands I record sound super heavy, rock bands I record sound good enough for radio, and everything and anything else is recorded with the customer's needs in mind first and foremost.

Please feel free to contact any band for a reference.

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.... Credits: (updated oct 2009) Matt Dalton
AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH
ARIA AESTHETIC
ARIZING
AS ATLAS FALLS
ASECONDTOOLATE..
ATTILA..
AURORAKID
BORLAND..
BRANDENBURG..
CALVIN AND CHRIS
CHIODOS
COLE ADAMS
COLORS OF THE SKY
CRAIG OWENS
DAYS FADE
DEATH OF A GUNMAN
DEVIL'S CLUB
DOWNSEED..
EOS
ENTHURA
FLESH EATING FLESH
FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS..
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BULL..
FULL STRIKE FRENZY
GIVEN SIX
HEY, BASTARD!
INFRASTAR..
I, THE ENVY
INMOST FEAR
INSPIRATION ISNT CHEAP
I SEE STARS
KISSYFACE FASHION FAUX~PAS..
LEFT
LIONS BY SUNRISE
MATT DALTON
MILES FROM VEGA..
MISCONCEIVED
MURDER FOR HER MAJESTY
NO ONE'S ANTHEM..
O'JOVE, PITY ME..
ONE DAY REMAINS
PORTS OF AIDIA..
RED I FLIGHT..
SAILING IN THE CLOUDS
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY..
SKULL CHISEL
SIGNS OF COLLAPSE..
SIREN THE ESCAPE
SUNLIGHT ASCENDING
STRENGTH N HONOR..
SUN OF MITHRA..
THE DELIVERY..
THE INFORMANT
THE LONDON HALFLIFE
THE MISSING PORTRAIT
THE PEN NAME
THE SEVERNAYA COMPLEX..
THIS LAST ADVANCE
VERSUS THE OCEAN

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Equipment: 37 Studios is a fully equipped ProTools HD studio in a large 3800 square foot acoustically treated facility. We have 2 control rooms (one operated by Kevin Sharpe of Metro Recording), a small kitchen, and a lounge with cable TV, video game console hookups and wireless internet access make for a much more comfortable recording experience than basement or garage studios. We have plenty of discreet off street parking large enough for multiple vehicles, trailers and buses.

Equipment (Quick List)
Control Room A
ProTools HD2
192 AD/DA Interface 16in 8out

OUTBOARD
Shadow Hills Quad GAMA w/ Iron mod (4 channels)
API 3124 (4 channels)
Avalon 737sp
UAD 2-610
UAD 710
Jomeek
DBX Tube Single Channel
Radial Passive DI
Radial Active DI

DYNAMICS AND EFFECTS
Empirical Labs Distressor ELX-8 w/ brit mod
Antares AVP Rack AutoTune
DBX 160xt x2
DBX 160a
SansAmp Tech21 Bass Rack
Radial X-Amp x3

Microphones (short list)
Neumann U87
Neumann KM184 matched pair
Royer 121 (by rental, need advance notice)
Cascade Fathead Ribbon
Cascade v57
Shure SM81 x2
Rode NT4
AKG C414
Shure SM7b
Shure Beta SM52 x2
Shure Beta SM57
Shure SM57 x5
Shure SM94
Audix i5 x2
Audix d6
Sennheiser D112
Sennheiser e309
Sennheiser e609 x2
Sennheiser e604 x3
Audio Technica 4040
Audio Technica 4057

MONITORING
JBL LSR4326P Near Field Monitor System
Yamaha NS-10M Near Field Monitors
KRK V6 Near Field Monitors
Mackie 24:8:2 Console for CueMix
Mackie Big Knob (Monitoring, Talkback)

Backline (Don't see it? Ask!)
Acoustic420 Bass Head
Peavy 5150-II
Rivera Knucklehead II (1 of 1000)
Carvin MST 3200
Mesa Triple Rectifier
Marshal 1960b 4x12 (v30s)
Mesa 4x12 (v30s)
Ampeg SVT-4
LowDown Sound 6x10
Musicman 212
Fender 4x12
Vintage and Boutique Amps by advance request (Bogner, Egnator, Matchless, etc)
Loads of stomp boxes and FX
Various percussion and eclectic instruments
Assorted Sabian and Zildjian Cymbals

For a full gear list, please schedule a tour of the facility.

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