Beach Road Studios

Beach Road Studios
General Information
Type Recording studio
Location Goderich, Ontario
Country Canada
Dates Active 2006 (built)
Fall 2006 (opened) - Present
Hardware Various
Software Pro Tools HD
Founder Siegfried Meier
Website Beach Road Studios

Beach Road Studios is a recording studio in Goderich, Ontario. A number of notable albums have been recorded and produced at the studio, including the Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year[1] winning album[2]Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light, the fifth and final studio release by Canadian metal band Woods of Ypres.[3]

History

Founding

"I grew up envisioning a space that a band could live at, in a country setting, very relaxing. I thought of places like The Chalet north of Toronto, Le Studio in Quebec, Allaire in upstate New York or Dark Horse in Nashville... They were almost like resorts. You'd stay there and record your album without distractions. Beach Road is modeled after that."
— Siegfried Meier[4]

Meier began planning his own recording studio in the mid 1990s, explaining that "my goal was to have a place in the country where bands could come and make a record without the annoyances of the big city." After Meier recorded an EP for the Ontario band Chasing Mercury in 2005, the lead singer offered framing work as payment for an upcoming album. Meier began construction on a studio, designing the facility himself and choosing a location in Goderich, Ontario. The building process began in the summer of 2006, and with family helping as well the new studio was constructed in a matter of months.[5] The studio was named Beach Road Studios, a reference to the studio's view of Lake Huron's beaches.[6]

Recent years

Beyond a mastering room, a control room,[5] and a large tracking room,[7] the studio also includes a separate band house next to the studio.[7]

In 2011, I've Failed You,[8] the sixth studio album by Kittie,[9] was recorded at Beach Road Studio. Drums for the album's track "I've Failed You" were recorded to 2" analog tape by Mercedes Lander, with Meier stating "I had actually purchased a Studer A827 for that record, had it shipped to Beach Road Studios from L.A. and spent several weeks wiring it into the control room."[10] For the lines by bassist Ivy Vujic, who had scheduling conflicts, Meier drove seven hours to create a makeshift studio in her "upstairs hallway."[10] The album was released on August 30, 2011 and peaked on the Billboard Top 200 at 178.[11]

Both Meier and Beach Road Studios were featured in Canada’s Professional Sound Magazine in December 2012.[12]

In February 2013 it was announced that Woods 5 had been nominated for the Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year,[1] an award that it went on to win.[2]

Meier continues to hold periodic workshops at the studio.[7]

References

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  13. 1 2 3 Toye, Brian (February 29, 2012). "eMR talk with producer/engineer Siegfried Meier". We Make Records. Retrieved 2014-12-05.

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