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Rainbow Drive Studios offers a full range of services to musicians: rehearsal studios, 24 track digital recording, mix downs, copyright support, and live sound PA systems to get the show on the road. Rainbow Drive Studios takes special pride in helping new talent discover and refine their abilities, and working with people who have never recorded before. Bill "Garfield" Medei currently hosts the Open Mic at the WILDFLOWER CAFÉ in Bethlehem where he has helped dozens, if not hundreds, of people perform live for the first time. But the real strength of the studio is in capturing the excitement of existing bands. The Yamaha AW4416 can record up to 8 tracks simultaneously, allowing the band members to express themselves as they interact during the recording process, thereby creating a sense of the immediate while still maintaining track integrity for proper mix down processing.

Equipment Available
Drums: vintage Slingerland set with Speed King petal, Ludwig steel snare, Zildjian symbols, and a wide variety of hand percussion devices

Bass: Yamaha 4 string bass with Hartke 3500 amp and 4x10 bass cabinet from Carvin

Keyboard: Korg Triton LE with Behringer 120 watt amp

Guitar amps: Fender hand wired ProReverb, Ampeg hand wired ReverbArocket, Marshall MG, Vox Pathfinder, and TubeWorks Tube Driver

Live sound systems: Fender KXR self-contained 100 watt with 3 channels Carvin 300 watt powered speaker with Yamaha 4 channel mixer, Alesis Multiverb effects, Carvin 600 watt PA head with 8 channels and EQ, reverb Carvin 1000 watt PA head with 12 channels and EQ, 4 DSP effects

Front of house: Carvin with horns, 6" midrange, and 15" bottoms

Monitors: Carvin with horns and 12" bottoms

Microphones by Shure and Carvin

Yamaha AW4416 digital production studio

The following list of artists and their approximate styles demonstrates the range of Rainbow Drive Studios' experience.
Paul Thiessen, country jazz
Jim Steager, modern folk, rhythm looping
Amanda Thorp, modern rock
Beatmaster, old school hip hop
Andy Mannheim, future rock
Spider Philomiles, contemporary ballads
Dusty Rhodes, urban R&B, jazz
Curt Evans, contemporary blues
Joe Ledva, multi genre bass extraordinaire
Sam Lowe Jr., classic jazz, modern ballads
Paul Maul, rockabilly, classic rock
Connie Edinger, popular ballads, dance rock
Charles Kettle, roots reggae
Tony Z, Dylanesque folk commentaries
The Octave Below, power jazz
Chris Rickerhauser, classic rock with Beatle complexities
Jessica Saddington, modern ballads
RockerBox, classic dance rock
Joggyn Smyler, alternative rock
Black Market Dynamite, rap rock

Some Favorite Links
>Jamminjoe.com
>Lehigh Valley Music Scene
>Wildflower Cafe
>Rainbow Drive Studios on MySpace

 

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