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Cellar Door
Cellar Door it set up with only Analog devices. Luca likes to capture sound sources as they are, without any kind of weird or digital manipulation. He tries to be as close as possible to the REAL original sound source. Some of his favourite devices are the Teletronic LA2A comp\ressor, old API and NEVE preamps, Neuman U 67 microphones, and 1964's VOX AC30 top boost guitar amp. Luca is currently workin with some interesting bands like M.A.L.E.(Mad About Lost Emotions), a brilliant emo rock band from Milan who are friends of his. Dave Muldoon and the Others, deep voice from inside and desert visions. Veracrash, a nasty Rock 'n Roll band from Milan and Coffee Grounds, an amazing Stone 'n Roll band from italy. For more info, visit Cellar Door's website or Cellar Door on Myspace.
Pagoda recorded their infamous five track demo at Excello Recording. Hugh Pool also mixed a version of "Fetus" for the Last Days soundtrack at Excello. Many other Pagoda affiliates such as Aloke and Steven Trask have also recorded at the studio, along with legendary artists such as Steve Albini and Lunachicks.
Producer/musician/partner Hugh Pool attributes the studio's success to its no-nonsense approach and its affordability. "We've been able to keep our overhead low," he says. "We are surviving through this really screwed-up time in the music business. People are closing right and left and ours is a large footprint, but we're hanging in." Excello recently upgraded to a Calrec Series B 58-input console it purchased from the BBC. It also acquired an EMT 140, an Echo Plate and a Studer A800 analog recorder from former Platinum Island owner Richie Kessler, who originally got the gear from the old Hit Factory studios. Other gear highlights at Excello include a 12-channel, quad-bus Neve console with 1063 preamps; LA-2As and LA-3As, 1176 and Summit processors; an Ampex ATR-102 half-inch mastering deck; and a Studer A80 quarter-inch recorder. Like many studios that are built on a vintage, analog vibe, Excello makes a nod to the workstation world via a dual-processor G4 loaded with Pro Tools. However, Pool admits that he's less interested in the computer than in "the moving parts." Besides Pool, the other partners in Excello are Dann Baker, Bruce Hathaway, Chad Swanberg, Gil Shuster and studio manager Jane Pool (Hugh's wife). In between "commercial" sessions, the studio serves as a conduit for various in-house projects, including Pool's own activities and sessions by Love Camp 7, an acclaimed indie rock band that features Baker and Hathaway. For more info, call 718-486-6427 or visit ExcelloRecording.com
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Cellar Door is owned by Pagoda bassist/producer Luca Amendolara who recorded the band's debut album in the Milan studio. Luca has been a sound engineer and producer for nine years and started producing bands in 2000. He came from a strong punk/hardcore scene and used to play guitar and bass in a band called "We'll Face" with his brother Christian on drums. When he stopped playing with the band, all the kids from the same scene came to him to record their album. Some of those bands were NOMOREFEAR, Toxic Youth, The Miracle and No Comply. He was, and is a supporter of small labels and brand new bands and tries to help them out with his experience.
Quietly and with rock-solid determination, Excello Recording has served the New York rock community for 11 years. The studio has never advertised; through word of mouth, it has attracted the likes of David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Molly Ringwald, Michael Brecker, Richard Hell, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, the Jesus Lizard, Steve Albini, Fred Schneider, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Mark Eitzel and Don Fleming.