Console

The heart of any studio is undoubtedly its recording console. Rift Studios features a 28-channel vintage Trident Series 70 console shipped from England by way of Nashville. 

Trident boards are considered by many engineers to have one of the most “musical” equalization sections of any professional audio console. It has all the warmth and excitement you’d expect from its noteworthy reputation.

Live Room & Iso Booth

What’s a console without a great sounding room to record in? Rift has ample space for band members to carve out their own recording world within the live room. It’s high ceilings and carefully designed pine wood walls provide a massive, yet impressively-controlled, reverberation. Your drums will sound huge! Oh, and your glockenspiel player doesn’t like to shower? Let’s put him in the comfortably-sized isolation booth… Complete with a window to see into the live room!

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Bio

Tom Gardner is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum award winning music producer and audio engineer. He has worked throughout several mainstay recording studios in Manhattan, including 8 years as head engineer at the famed Cutting Room Studios. Tom is passionate about working with both established and emerging artists, and built Brooklyn’s Rift Studios to fill a void for accessible production with unparalleled quality in sound and environment. Tom has worked with famous artists worldwide from Nick Jonas, Q-Tip, KRS-One, to Jon Bon Jovi, Mike Stern, Mark Holcomb (Periphery), Robert Randolph, and Elle King. Check out the Clients page for more credits.