The Weingärtner Phonogram Company

Mixing in the studio today. Students in my Rock Band class did recording sessions last month, now I’m gettin rough reference mixes done for them. Hopefully we’ll pick the best takes (or spots for potential splices/edits). The goal was to capture what they can do live, so I want to keep the “studio magic” (aka meticulous editing) as minimal as possible. I’ll be doing some lessons on the mixing process for them, as well as uploading the raw tracks for them to work on learning to edit and mix on their own as well. I do plan to do full polished mixes myself though, along with recordings from some of the previous Rock Band cohorts over the years and release our first album later this spring!

VU meters and chonky faders.

Keep it simple.

Established in 2013 as a music production company for classical and indie artists while studying music education at UBC, The Weingärtner Phonogram Company recorded dozens of musicians at the UBC School of Music, released a handful of singles, 3 physical CDs and a vinyl record as a label, and was the home to many other recording projects out of its downtown New Westminster studio. Following a move to Maple Ridge, owner and producer Brian Weingartner began setting up his new studio space inside his house. Unfortunately with the outbreak of Covid, the studio was only able to produce one project before things closed down. In the successive years, Brian’s attention was on his day job as a high school music teacher, diving into DJing both in person and online, and starting a small farm growing Chile peppers. As we head into 2024, 10 years since his first single release he is finally getting the new home based studio fully set up with its unique hybrid analog tape and digital music production capabilities. This is “Side A” and the room adjacent is “Side B” for live tracking which can comfortably fit a drum kit, solo artist or small combo. Get in touch if you’ve got a project you want to record in the new year!