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Snoop Dogg in his Beach City Music recording and media complex, with Westlake Pro CEO George Adjieff (right), and CTO Jonathan Deans (left). Photo credit: Jukka Montonen |
Longtime friend and collaborator DJ Pooh commissioned Westlake Pro to realize Snoop's vision for a flexible, futuristic studio.
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Snoop Dogg's Battleship Studio in his Beach City Music complex. Inspirational design and integration by Westlake Pro. Photo: Jukka Montonen |
"It's been a pleasure
working with these guys," said DJ Pooh. "When all the studios were
wired, we tested every wire in the studio. I think one wire might have
been off out of thousands and thousands of wires. That's a testament to
the work they do. I've never seen that quality of work."
Snoop wanted the rooms and hallways to convey the experience of being aboard a spaceship. Westlake Pro's CTO, Jonathan Deans,
worked closely with Snoop and DJ Pooh for design, project management,
wiring, and equipment integration. "Snoop had a creative moment of
inspiration in his vision for the studio," said Deans. "It sounded like a
really fun, challenging project. We were on board and ready to blast
off!"
The focus of the studio are
two main production and mixing rooms: the Mothership and the Battleship.
There are several recording rooms including isolation booths, live
recording rooms, and video production rooms.
The Mothership centerpiece is
a Zaor desk housing a 64-channel Neve Genesys Black console. The desk
has workstations that allow producers to plug in to the main system,
giving them power to work on their own material until it's ready to send
to the Neve console for processing.
Battleship hosts a
custom-built RAVEN Z3 Multi-Touch production console from Slate Media
Technology, which serves as the nerve-center for the entire studio.
Battleship has two
workstations in the rear corners of the room that allow producers to
connect laptops, synthesizers, or other instruments.
Both Mothership and Battleship Studios are equipped with vintage and modern outboard equipment and Focal SM9 midfield monitors.
"It was great to have Westlake Pro in the house. I had a vision and they knocked it out of the park," said Snoop on completion of the studio.
Westlake Pro
is honored to help Snoop Dogg realize his studio vision and facilitate
the creative output from one of rap's most influential artists.
About Westlake Pro
Westlake Pro is a Los Angeles based, state-of-the-art facility staffed by industry professionals. Westlake Pro sells and supports a large selection of audio and video equipment, as well as technical services, including inspirational studio design and integration. Westlake Pro offers consultation, and competitive pricing, with ongoing support from our highly trained sales and technical staff.
Westlake clients include Village Recorders, Dr. Dre's Aftermath, Warner Bros., Slash, Walt Disney Pictures, Tool, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Westlake Studios, Sony, NBC, ABC, and many more.
Visit www.westlakepro.com for more information.
source: Westlake Pro
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