Please note: The studio has moved to a great private location right off Central. Only minutes from the old space in the Hilton Center. More details and pictures comming soon.
Here you will find more specific information about how I do things here at Pechette Studios. The new studio consists of 3 rooms; a 10x12 drum and vocal room,a comfortable control room and a shop/working kichen. The rooms are separated by a 3x6ft window so I can achieve good isolation while maintaining visibility. Commonly bands come to the studio to record a “live” demo. This is when all of the members play at the same time. This usually works quite well since my system is capable of recording 24 channels at a time. The best results come when instruments are tracked separately with a click track, but that is usually a more time consuming process. I do have many instruments available and everyone is welcome to use any of them. They are listed individually on the equipment page. When you come here to record, you will not find any outlandish extra expenses. You pay 25 dollars an hour for all services, the ONLY thing I want you to do is bring your own blank CD’s. If you forget, or you don’t have access I will provide them at a reasonable dollar per CD.
Pechette Studios is a self run, self maintained studio. It started out in my
parent’s basement with just a PC and a Peavy 12 channel powered mixer from
1980 (or something). The first recordings I did of other bands I did for free
or very cheaply. The first major project was a freebee for my friend Brian Meade.
He had some songs he wanted to do a "good recording" of, so we spent
a few days in the corner of the basement and made it happen. Its not really
a very good recording, but we thought it was. After that, we dove head first
into the last Chunkx recording. This was summer of 99, so I was still an amateur
when it came to recording. But, we still had fun and that recording lives on
in the bottom of garbage cans across Saratoga! What really got the ball rolling
for me was a free demo I did for Tear. We got together and in one night recorded
a 5 song demo. Considering that we did 5 songs in one night, and the quality
was not the greatest, that demo gave Pechette Studios enough exposure to attract
most of my clients today.
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My name is Joshua J. Pechette. I've been recording for almost 10 years now. Following is my resume, which should leave you no doubt as to my qualifications.
Joshua J. Pechette
40 Russell Road
Albany, New York 12205
518-852-9264
josh@pechettestudios.com
www.pechettestudios.com
Degree
Bachelors of Science in Sound Recording Technology
Education
State University of New York of Fredonia, Fredonia, New York, B.S. in Sound
Recording Technology
Schenectady County Community College, Certificate/Music Performance
Audio Experience
Thought Sound Recording Techniques for non-majors, Spring 2002: SUNY Fredonia
Used a combination of theory and practical applications to demonstrate a basic understanding of a wide range of sound recording techniques. Many examples and hands on activities were used to strengthen understanding.
The Egg at the Empire Center, 2004 – Present: Empire Plaza Albany NY. Head audio technician. Mix FOH and monitors for Heart Theater and Swyer Theater. Maintance and upkeep of system equipment and System tech for shows that provide their own mixing engineer for FOH.
Pechette Studios, 1999 – Present: 40 Russell Road Albany NY. Built, owned, and operated since 1999 www.pechettestudios.com . Use DM-24 digital console to record to PC based hard disk recording system. Use SEKD Samplitude 6, Sonic Foundry Sound forge 5, Cakewalk SONAR 3.0, Digidesign Pro-Tools Free 5.1, Adaptec EZ CD Creator 6.0. Record a wide range of musical styles including solo acts and full rock bands. Created and maintain web site.
Adirondack Regional Talent Service, 1996 – Present: Greenfield NY. Run live sound for various venues. Use a variety of mixing consoles ranging from Mackie 1202 to the Mackie 3204.
Related Experience
Audio Specialist Assistant, Spring 2002: SUNY Fredonia Academic Information
Technology. Troubleshoot and repair various electronic equipment. Design and
implement specialized audio interface equipment. Troubleshoot and repair computer
equipment for recording studios and collage radio station.
Network Administrator Assistant, 1998 – 2002: SUNY Fredonia Maintenance and Operations. Maintained and repaired 35 workstations and Novell server. Filing and data entry
Profession Involvement
Secretary: Tönmeisters Association national organization of sound recording
professionals. Organized studio time and paperwork for 50 students and 4 studios.
Sat office hours to help students and faculty with a variety of issues.
Summary of Qualifications
1 Semester Studio Install & Maintenance, 4 Semesters Recording Practicum,
4 Semesters Recording Techniques, 2 Semesters Senior Seminar, Full Music Core
at SUNY Fredonia
3 Semesters C++ Programming, 1 Semester Assembly Programming, 4 Semesters of
Other Computer Science Related Classes. Experiences with Amek Angela, Otari
MTR 90, Mackie HDR24, Various PC based programs (Logic Audio, Samplitude 2496,
Cakewalk Sonar, Sound Forge) and Mac programs (Pro Tools, Logic Audio)