The Magpie Cage is the recording studio of producer/engineeer J. Robbins, located in beautiful Baltimore MD. Format is ProTools HD2, with the option (highly recommended) to mix down to 1/2" analog. The setup is ideal for groups of musicians whose work benefits from whole-band takes, thanks to a comfortable performance space and many monitoring options. Building songs one performer at a time is easy here too, thanks to flexible signal routing and a spacious, acoustically neutral control room. And many toys.
Oh yeah, and we've finally got wireless internet!
Email here for booking enquiries.
Clients include:
The Aerialist
Against Me!
Avec
Bakerton Group
Barra Head (Denmark)
Brinca Means Jump
Caverns
Channels
Clutch
Dashboard Confessional
Days
Debate (Brazil)
Deleted Scenes
DeSoto Records "Play" Children's comp
Jason Dove
En Masse
Exit Strategy
Georgie James
Goodbye Soundscape
the Hidden Hand
Just a Fire
Kelly Carmichael/Band of Puritans
Killing the Dream
Knot Feeder
The Life and Times
Lo Moda
Mary Timony Band
Midnight Revival / Liars Academy
Miranda Sound
Modern Life is War
Murder By Death
My Locomotive
My Lucky Dime
None More Black
Oranges Band
Owls & Crows
Paint it Black
Ponytail
Rahim
Report Suspicious Activity
Ringfinger
Rob Lester
Smoking Popes
Speaker Speaker
Stations
Soccer Team
Stapleton (Scotland)
Story of the Sea
Sylvie
Technostress
Thank You
TheMillion
Two If By Sea
Yeasayer
You, Me, & Iowa
Wino
As of February 08, the Magpie Cage is also home to Brooks Harlan's Big Crunch amp repair and guitar workshop. Welcome Brooks!
It's hard to believe it has been almost a year since I sat in your studio and played burnout 3 with tyler all day...and also played a little guitar...haha
we're going to be dishing out audio sex at around 9:00pm March 4th at the Black Cat with the really awesome Say Hi! Hope you can make it... Looking forward to getting back in the studio!!!
I just had the time to listen to the record for the first time since I left for Tuvalu two months ago. You really accomplished a lot of fullness for us without resorting to making everything overcompetitive. So there isn't too much headroom by any means, but what headroom there is is of the right variety.
It sounds full, organic, and it has mids that allow it to breathe. Thanks for your work mixing it.
Now that I'm back from Tuvalu, the record should be going to press pretty much immediately. As soon as manufacturing starts I'll send a detailed email your way so you can know how to make sure the money generated by the sales ends up where it's supposed to.
