AES DETROIT @ THE DISC - December 6, 2008

Bob Dennis and Greg Reilly, owners of The Disc Ltd, hosted a meeting in their studio. Bob reviewed his role in the history of the music recording industry in Detroit. Bob pointed out that studios based in houses have dominated in the area, from United Sound begun in 1933 though Motown and HDH (in a theater) to what Bob estimates is a thousand small studios in the area today. While the major labels report falling sales, Bob says independent labels have great success. Greg gave an overview of the functioning of the studio which has an SSL console but primarily uses Pro-Tools. My fingerprints are inside the SSL, the Otari 24-track and most of the other gear.

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