Studio Steps Up

By Alex De Vore

Big changes are coming to the Santa Fe music/recording landscape, as longtime local troubadour/producer/generally super-nice dude Jono Manson announces that he and Boston-based audio engineer Tim Schmoyer are set to take over Stepbridge Studios next month. The facility, long known as one of the more professionally equipped facilities in town, has been up for sale for some time, and if anyone can breathe new life into the studio that has previously worked with such acts as Dwight Yoakam, Chuck D, D Numbers and oh-so-many more, it's Manson.

"We've got all kinds of plans to breathe new life and positive vibrations into that place," Manson tells SFR. "The plan is to be fully operational by the first week in November."

Manson notes that former owner Edgard Rivera will stay on to continue the studio's thriving ADR aspect (that's automated dialogue replacement, for those of you wondering) and that Schmoyer plans to relocate to Santa Fe next year. Renovations are slated to begin as soon as possible, with the massive Studio A slated to be reworked under Manson's Kitchen Sink Studios brand, along with all of the experience and equipment that entails. Talking about this exciting new step, Manson says, "The two companies will coexist in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation that has long been a cornerstone of the Kitchen Sink philosophy."

Nestled on barely noticeable Jose Street in downtown Santa Fe, the studio is intended to remain a one-stop means of recording, mixing and mastering, Manson adds, and everything else it takes to release way pro records.

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