Tell us about the space and how
it’s name came about
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GLASSONION
STUDIOS
Glassonion Studios is
essentially a rehearsal room
that doubles up as recording
facility for bands and
musicians. We knew there
are very few Jam Rooms in
the city that are big and can
accommodate many musicians
at once. Hence we wanted to
build a space that was big
enough for larger bands (8
– 10 people) to come in and
rehearse. We included the
recording facility to allow
artists to create show reels or
record Eps, and we are now
in the process of upgrading
the space with new additional
gear so that we can offer an
artist the experience of a Home
Recording Studio or a Full
Fledge Studio.
Along with the in-house
rehearsal space, Glassonion
Studios has a Video Production
and Artist Management Unit
thereby allowing an artist not
only the ability to rehearse
or record, but also have the
opportunity to create a video or
gain expertise from one of our
artist managers.
‘Glassonion’ is a song by The
Beatles (Yes, we are all music
lovers here!) and it felt right as
a name for a studio and with
what we do.
Many have asked if the wooden
waveform mural does mean
anything - It actually does!
The waveform was cut from
the original recording sung by
John Lennon of him just saying
the word ‘Glassonion’
‘Glassonion’ is British slang
for a 'Monocle' – as the song
says “Looking through a
glassonion” – this defines our
whole approach - not just in
terms of looking at the finer
details of our recordings,
videos or projects, but also
(importantly) looking at each
of our artists and clients and
tailor making content that
works for them!
We are the Monocle - We are
‘Glassonion’
Take us through the process of
setting it up.
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The first thing we wanted to
make sure and we got right was
the location. We were looking
at a space that was not only
big enough but also centrally
located.
We were glad to have Kapil
Thirwani from Munro
Acoustics on-board who
worked on all the acoustic
treatment and sound isolation
to the building elements for our
Live Room. Abbey Road Studios
mix room, Alvernia Studio
Poland, & British Grove (Mark
Knopfler) are some of the iconic
studios they have built around
the world.
The interiors of the studio
and office spaces were done
by Goolshireen Rafaat from
Design Multiples.
What equipment do you use?
Here’s some of the gear we use.
• Mapex Meridian Maple (5pc)
• Drum kit, Zildjian ZBT
cymbal pack
• Vox AC15 Guitar amp
• Hot Rod Deville
• Fender Twin Reverb
• Laney R210 Bass Cab with
Laney R500 amp
• Midas M32R Digital Mixer
Philosophy or reasoning behind
gear choices
When we started out we
looked at gear mainly for the
rehearsal room. A lot of the
choices made were based on
gear we personally liked and
had worked well for us as
musicians. So Fender and Vox
as far as amps were on top of
what we wanted in the studio.
A lot of the other gear
we picked up based on
recommendations from
professionals in the field as we
are looking to now expand as
a Rehearsal Room that offers
Multi Track recording.
Tips to aspiring owners of
studio
Well, Planning and getting the
right people on-board to work
with you because setting up a
studio or even a Jam room is an
expensive affair and planning
makes the process move a lot
more smoothly. That being
said, it’s not like issues won’t
prop up every now and then
and only a good team on board
will help you resolve those!