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The Seaside Lounge Recording Studios - "Vibe for days"
255 18th St
Brooklyn, New York 11215
718 499 4596
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Ahhhhh, the engineers of The Seaside Lounge - Mitch Rackin, Jon Altschuler, Josh Clark, and Charles Burst.
A little history: Josh opened what is now Studio B in October 2003. Charles had met Josh
a few years earlier while playing drums in The Occasion with Josh's longtime friend, Brent Cordero. At the time, Charles and Mitch
were sharing a basement rehearsal space turned recording studio
in a fragrant section of Chinatown, honing their analog recording skills with bands like Black Dice, Wolf Eyes, Gang Gang Dance, Christmas
Decorations, and Josh's first NYC band, Castle.
In January 2004, Charles joined forces with Josh to build Studio A, which opened
in August of that year after seven months of heavy lifting and choking on sheetrock dust. Meanwhile, Mitch upgraded his space in Chinatown and christened it Tonefloat
Recording. As Seaside's business grew we realized we needed
some extra help, so we partnered up with Mitch in February, 2007. It's been a great marriage so far.
We couldn't think of a better engineer to compliment our vision of recording.
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Mitch Rackin
Mitch Rackin is the maverick of the bunch. The blackest of black sheeps. He puts his feet up on the console even though it's
printed in bold, the VERY first sentence of The Seaside Lounge Book of Etiquette: DON'T PUT YOUR FEET ON THE CONSOLE!
Recordings of note:
Stalkers - "Yesterday Is No Tomorrow" LP and "In Your Street Today" SIngle - recorded/mixed
Excepter - "Debt Dept" - Recorded and "Alternation" - Some Recording
Mike Bones - "A Fool For Everyone" - recorded
Heavy Hands - "Smoke Signals" - co-recorded with Charles/mixed/mastered
Weigh Down - "Welcome to the Family Zoo" - recorded/mixed/mastered
Crooked Hook - "The Captain Will Be Your Guide" and Self Titled EP - recorded/mixed
Westbound Train - "Come and Get It" - recorded/mixed
Sweet Divines - all material - recorded/mixed
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Josh Clark
Josh is the maverick of the bunch, throwing convention to the wind while reigning in tough frontmen who can't stifle their passion
for rock enough to hit the highest of high notes. He got his first bass, which is now available for use at the studio, at 12 years old
with aspirations of joining Def Leppard. With those hopes dashed, he went on to play in various other bands throughout his life, first as
a bass player and more recently on drums and guitar. Now enjoying his life behind the board he has started recording his own album with
the help of many musicians that have passed through the studio.
Recordings of note:
Antietam - "Opus Mixtum" - recorded/mixed
Federale - Self Titled - recorded/mixed
Beirut - "Gulag Orkestar" and "Lon Gisland" - recorded/mixed
The National - "Boxer" - recording on several tracks
The New Pornographers - "Challengers" - recording album tracks and mixing of B-side tracks
The Brought Low - "Right On Time" - recorded/mixed
Tralala - "Is That The Tralala?" - recorded/mixed
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Charles Burst
The man of 1000 beards, Charles hails from the temperate climes of St. Louis, Missouri. He holds a bachelors in music technology from NYU. He has lived, worked, and played music in Brooklyn since 1997. His interests include
hiking, cooking, cross-country drinking, and operating his Dyson vacuum cleaner.
Recordings of note:
Takka Takka - "We Feel Safer at Night" and "Migration" - recorded/mixed
Psychic Ills - "Dins" and "Mirror Eye" - recorded/mixed
Crystal Stilts - "Alight of Night" - recorded/mixed
Heavy Hands - "Smoke Signals" - recorded
Julian Plenti - "Julian Plenti is Skyscraper" - recorded
The Albertans - "Legends of Sam Marco" - recorded/mixed
Also among the hundreds of bands Charles has worked worked with over the years are Black Dice, Gang Gang Dance, Creaky Boards, The Psychic Paramount, Bird of Youth, and Effi Briest.
He has drummed for Begushkin, AC Newman, Mike Wexler, The Occasion, Wingdale Community Singers, Julian Plenti, Neko Case, Okkervil River, and Beautiful Skin. He is currently
leading a band that bears his name and playing drums for the experimental metal band Gout Recital.
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Jon Altschuler
Brooklyn's own Jon Altschuler is the newest member of the team, but he's no spring chicken. Jon formally learned the ropes at Berklee College of Music and then spent three years behind the
board at Kampo studio in Manhattan before coming on board here at Seaside in early 2010, where he has quickly learned to get the best out of the facilities, garnering rave reviews from
some of our most demanding clients. See below for just a few items from Jon's impressive resume.
Recordings of note:
They Might Be Giants - "The Else", "Here Come the 123s" and "Here Comes Science"
Mike Doughty - "Sad Man Happy Man"
Emanuel and the Fear - "Listen" (mixing)
Laurie Anderson - "Homeland"
Sam Amidon and Thomas Bartlett - forthcoming EP
Martin Hayes - forthcoming album
Les Chauds Lapins - forthcoming album
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Patrick McCarthy
Patrick worked here at Seaside from 2007-2009. He now lives in Los Anegeles, where he works at the very cool
studio, Kingsize Soundlabs. You can reach him at enochkane at gmail dot com.
Recordings of note:
David Grubbs - "An Optimist Notes The Dusk" - recorded/mixed
Wingdale Community Singers - "Spirit Duplicator" - recorded/mixed
Rick Moody - "The Darkness Is Good" - recorded/mixed
Tiny Masters of Today - forthcoming album (Spring/Summer 2009) - recorded
The New Pornographers - "Challengers" - recording on several tracks
Latitude/Longitude - "Solar Filters/Mother Evening" 7" - recorded/mixed
The Dust Dive - "Claws of Light" - album recording and co-mixed with Jason Lowenstein of Sebadoh
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