the Blasting Room

{{Short description|Recording studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, US}}

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{{Infobox company

| image = MasteringSuiteBR.png

| image_caption = Mastering Suite at The Blasting Room

| name = The Blasting Room

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| type = Recording Studio

| industry = Music

| founded = November 1994 in Fort Collins, Colorado, US

| founder = Bill Stevenson and members of the punk rock band All

| services = Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Production

| owners = Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore

| num_employees = Five

| website = {{url|blastingroomstudios.com}}

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The Blasting Room is a recording studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Founded by members of the punk rock band All in 1994, it is owned and operated by musician Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag, All, Only Crime) and Jason Livermore. The studio is known for recording and producing many punk rock bands, with Stevenson and Livermore serving as in-house audio engineers and record producers.{{cite web|last=Crane|first=Larry|title=Jason Livermore: The 30 Year Plan|url=https://tapeop.com/interviews/156/jason-livermore/|website=Tape Op|date=July 2023|access-date=8 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://countblood.blogspot.com/2016/06/?m=0 |title=From The Archives: Interview With Bill Stevenson, 2006 |website=countblood.blogspot.com |date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2018}}

History

In July 1994, the members of All relocated from Brookfield, Missouri to Fort Collins.{{cite AV media notes |title=The Blasting Room |others=Various Artists |year=2000 |first=Abe |last=Brennan |type=CD liner |publisher=Owned & Operated Recordings |id=O&O 008-2 |location=Fort Collins, Colorado}} Using money from their recent recording contract with Interscope Records, they designed and began construction of The Blasting Room with the help of guitarist Stephen Egerton's father, Dan O'Reilly. The studio opened four months later, featuring a two-inch analog 24-track tape machine, a mixing console manufactured by Solid State Logic, and a variety of outboard gear. The 4,000 square foot facility includes three recording studios: Studio A, the largest, features three isolation booths; The smaller Studio B has a separate control room; Studio C is a mixing and editing suite.{{cite web |url=http://blastingroomstudios.com/ |title=The Blasting Room |website=blastingroomstudios.com |access-date=February 15, 2015}}{{cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Graeme|title=The Blasting Room: The Descendents and ALL punk rock recording legacy|url=https://tapeop.com/interviews/12/blasting-room/|website=Tape Op|date=March 1999|access-date=8 July 2024}}

In early 2018 The Blasting Room finished renovations that included the addition of a Mastering Suite designed by acoustician John H. Brandt. The Blasting Room also features a lounge, kitchen, and two bedrooms available to visiting artists. In addition to production, engineering, and mixing, the studio also offers audio mastering services done by Livermore.

File:HallwayBR.png|Main hallway at The Blasting Room featuring amplifier storage and band posters.

File:StudioABR.png|Studio A control room featuring a 4000 series SSL console

File:StudioATrackingBR.png|Studio A tracking room.

File:StudioBBR.png|Studio B control room featuring an API 1608 console.

File:DrumTrackingBR.jpg|Drum tracking in Studio A.

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