Recording Studio

Most of Jesse's composing and recording happens in his own professional grade project studio, and depending on the project's needs, he often plays most of the instruments himself. These two factors allow commissioning entities to save a lot of money on the overall cost of an original score, and give the composer freedom to work anytime he needs to without scheduling studio time or session players. However, after almost 20 years of living and working in the Denver Metropolitan area, Jesse has developed relationships with all sorts of instrumentalists and technical folks who step in to help on a project when Jesse can't handle it all himself. He also has good musical connections in France, Germany, Turkey, and on the Northeast and Northwest coasts of the USA. Below are lists of most of the equipment and instruments available at the studio in Colorado:

Upgrades planned for the near future:
*Fully automated 24/96 digital mixing console with surround sound encoding capability
*Improved sync to picture interface for more efficient operation


 

  • Tascam M2600MKII 24 channel 8 buss mixing console
  • Kurzweil K200S sampling keyboard
  • Akai DR4d digital hard disk recorder/editor
  • Tascam MSR 16S sixteen track recorder
  • Roland and Lexicon digital effects processors
  • Tascam DA-30 mkII DAT master recorder
  • Tascam ATS-500 SMPTE synchronizer
  • Grace Luna Tec Microphone preamp 
  • AKG 414 buls condenser mics (2)
  • AKG C-1000 condenser mics (2), and Shure SM57 and 59 dynamic mics (4)
  • Canon ZR-10 digital video recorder
  • tdK dual CD burner/dubber (CDR and CDRW)
  • Greek bouzouki (six steel string lute)
  • Four turkish baglama lutes, from cura (tiny) to divan saz (huge)
  • Tapan drum (also called Dauli, Davul or Tabla Beladi)
  • Ceramic and metal dumbek drums (also called darabuka)
  • Indonesian, Indian and Middle Eastern flutes
  • classical and twelve string acoustic guitars
  • stratocaster type six string electric guitar
  • Ludwig drum kit (six piece) with zildjian cymbals
  • Turkish Kanun (nylon string lap harp)
  • Egyptian Oud (11 nylon string lute)
  • Bulgarian Tambura (8 steel string lute) 
  • Assorted percussion instruments
  • Concertina and small accordion (limited skill level)
  • Wurlitzer mid-size upright piano