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CAPTION 1 – (60-Business-DigitalStreetRecording) – Chris Kirby, co-owner of Digital Street Recording Studio, shows off the studio’s main mixer and one of its three recording booths. BRIAN CITINO PHOTO
Tucked in behind CNC Insurance on the corner of Division Street and American Avenue, Digital Street Recording Studio opened its doors last month.
Owners Chris Kirby and Kevin Nemith opened Digital Street to provide a range of customers a comfortable, professional environment to record and create in.
Kirby hosted the Dover Post at the studio Feb. 4 to talk a little bit about his and Nemith’s new business venture.
Q Your main recording board is centrally located in the studio. What is the advantage of that?
A We have three recording rooms, and with the board in the middle we can have eye contact with those booths at all times.
Q You’re located in a low-key spot attached to a couple of businesses. Why did you opt for this location?
A It’s a great location because it’s quiet. It’s after normal business hours that we’re open, so we’re not disturbing anyone. We wanted it to be quiet and comfortable so that people could relax. People coming in here, especially a musician, we didn’t want them to come in here and be tense, because that’s the last thing you need while you’re recording.
Q Looking around the studio, you provide a drum set, piano, variety of guitars and basses, and even some older instruments like a banjo and mandolin. Why did you decide to stock the studio in this manner?
A Most studios around here, they don’t have a lot of vintage gear to pick from. If you’re coming in here and you want to do a conceptual album, and you’re not really sure which direction you want to go, this sort of thing helps you experiment. And drummers and piano players want to play a drum set and a piano. They don’t want to play an electric drum set, or an electric piano or synthesizer. No matter what, we can take it to the master process and compete with the same commercial sound that a lot of your big labels are producing.
Q What’s the roster of recording look like and is there room for artists to come in right now?
A Right now, we have three projects going on, two coming up and three or four we’re waiting to hear from. So it’s open for new projects. But we’ll always be here because we’re like kids in a candy store. This is our hobby. This is where we come and create.
CAPTION 1 – (60-Business-DigitalStreetRecording) – Chris Kirby, co-owner of Digital Street Recording Studio, shows off the studio’s main mixer and one of its three recording booths. BRIAN CITINO PHOTO
Tucked in behind CNC Insurance on the corner of Division Street and American Avenue, Digital Street Recording Studio opened its doors last month.
Owners Chris Kirby and Kevin Nemith opened Digital Street to provide a range of customers a comfortable, professional environment to record and create in.
Kirby hosted the Dover Post at the studio Feb. 4 to talk a little bit about his and Nemith’s new business venture.
Q Your main recording board is centrally located in the studio. What is the advantage of that?
A We have three recording rooms, and with the board in the middle we can have eye contact with those booths at all times.
Q You’re located in a low-key spot attached to a couple of businesses. Why did you opt for this location?
A It’s a great location because it’s quiet. It’s after normal business hours that we’re open, so we’re not disturbing anyone. We wanted it to be quiet and comfortable so that people could relax. People coming in here, especially a musician, we didn’t want them to come in here and be tense, because that’s the last thing you need while you’re recording.
Q Looking around the studio, you provide a drum set, piano, variety of guitars and basses, and even some older instruments like a banjo and mandolin. Why did you decide to stock the studio in this manner?
A Most studios around here, they don’t have a lot of vintage gear to pick from. If you’re coming in here and you want to do a conceptual album, and you’re not really sure which direction you want to go, this sort of thing helps you experiment. And drummers and piano players want to play a drum set and a piano. They don’t want to play an electric drum set, or an electric piano or synthesizer. No matter what, we can take it to the master process and compete with the same commercial sound that a lot of your big labels are producing.
Q What’s the roster of recording look like and is there room for artists to come in right now?
A Right now, we have three projects going on, two coming up and three or four we’re waiting to hear from. So it’s open for new projects. But we’ll always be here because we’re like kids in a candy store. This is our hobby. This is where we come and create.
Q Is the studio open to more than just musicians?
A Of course. We just want to expand it to the public and let churches, schools, musicians, whoever, come in and let them know we can do recording, videos and publishing. We want it to be a full-service recording studio. We’re not going to get rich doing this. We just want people to be happy when they leave and walk out with a product they can say is great.
Q Do you offer off-site recording for a band that would want a live show recorded?
A Yes, we can take the main board out and record, and we also have a 16-channel board we can take out. Then we can bring it back in here and mix it and master it too.
ABOUT DIGITAL STREET
ADDRESS 20 E. Division St., Dover
HOURS 6 to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday, and by appointment Saturday and Sunday
PHONE 242-7127
WEBSITE www.digitalstreetstudio.com
Email Brian Citino at brian.citino@doverpost.com.
