Continuing One Tradition While Creating a New One: Industry and studio veterans Tony Valenziano and Ted Greenberg bring a wealth of experience into their new collaborative venture, the purchase and revamping of Pacifique Studios, a North Hollywood Arts District facility that has been a bastion of legendary R&B sessions for over 25 years. Valenziano is the owner of Smile Media Group, President of Something Music and CEO and Founder of Smile Records and Model Music Group. Greenberg is a musician, film/TV composer, acoustician, renowned audio instructor and Grammy-winning producer/engineer. Years after they first met at Cello Studios they pooled their passions and resources to launch Pacifique into a new era. The studio has hosted sessions for Prince, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, Beyoncé (including Lem- onade), 50 Cent and Christina Aguilera, among others. Since taking over in December 2015, they’ve expanded to include jazz, pop, rock and EDM sessions––and recently hosted ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons.
Where Dreams Become Reality: Pacifique Studios has two rooms whose equipment, powerful acoustics, mix of digital and analog capabilities and top staff engineers make it a place, as the partners say, “where your dreams become reality.” The East Room (known as the Mix Room) features a 96 input SSL 9K console, Augpurger monitors, a large selection of outboard signal processors and mics, Studer 827 2”, Studio 820 1⁄2”, Pro Tools HD, Kranich and Bach baby grand piano. The West Room features a custom hybrid console that combines a Neve BCM10, API 1608 and Decca Storm 64 into one unified desk that has four selectable output busses, Augspurger monitors, a large selection of outboard signal processors and mics, Studer 827 2”, Studer 820 1⁄2”, Pro Tools HDX and Yamaha C7 piano.
The Rooms Sound Rad: While cultivating a friendly environment catering to legends and developing artists alike, the newly updated Pacifique Studios is quickly racking up praise from the top engineers and producers who work there. Mix engineer and producer Stuart White (Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Guns N’ Roses, Jay Z) says, “It’s my favorite room to mix in when I’m in L.A. for one simple reason: the rooms sound rad.”
The Rooms Sound Rad: While cultivating a friendly environment catering to legends and developing artists alike, the newly updated Pacifique is quickly racking up praise from the top engineers and producers who work there. Mix engineer and producer Stuart White (Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Guns N’ Roses, Jay Z) says, “It’s my favorite room to mix in when I’m in L.A. for one simple reason: the rooms sound rad.”
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