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About Low Watt
Low Watt Recording was founded in 2003 in Washington, D.C. by producer Ted Comerford, and is now located in the historic district of Savannah, GA, incorporating the creative talents of Dominic Kelly and Sean Kelly of A Fragile Tomorrow. Low Watt is a recording studio without the uninspiring, corporate, vanilla vibe. Yes- here you'll be surrounded by bright colors, hip furniture, and the occasional robot. You'll also have a large collection of vintage and modern gear at your fingertips. But more than all that, you'll be dealing with people who want to create the coolest, most awe-inspired jams possible.
The studio is centered around our fab-sounding Vintage Neve Console. We have a Pro Tools HD3 running Pro Tools 10 for endless ways of capturing and enhancing your recording. We also have Logic Pro 9, as well as Reason for additional instruments and programming.
There are 3 tracking rooms of various sizes-- plenty of room for most bands to spread out comfortably. We also have 8 custom gobos to alter the rooms acoustics to your liking. While the room is more catered to big drum sounds, it's completely possible to get dead/little drum tones quickly and easily.
The studio also boasts a large lounge with an amazing vibe and a small kitchen area with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffeemaker.
Our favorite perk of the studio is it's location. Nestled in downtown Savannah, Georgia, the studio is walking distance to over 100 bars and restaurants, historic River Street, shopping, and a variety of cultural and historic landmarks.
Questions? Ready to book time? Just shoot an email to info@lowwattrecording.com.
Low Watt Recording Timeline
2003: Founded by Ted Comerford in Washington D.C., taking over the legendary indie studio WGNS (Jeff Buckley, Liz Phair, Ennui/Dave Grohl, Steve Ablini)
2005: Moved to a renovated farm house in Raleigh, N.C., allowing Ted’s band, Melbourne, to tour with Maroon 5, Sara Barieless, Gavin Degraw, and more
2007: Moved to downtown Raleigh and took over Sonic Wave (Big Pun, Whiskeytown) Over the following 4 years more than 40 artists recorded records at the studio including; Jukebox The Ghost, Red Wanting Blue, Colourslide, Honor By August, ZOX, The Alternate Routes, No Second Troy, Juniper Lane, Mark Ballas, Clay Aiken, and more.
2011: Studio neo-merged w/ Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium. While at the Fidelitorium, Ted produced, engineered and assisted on some fantastic projects: Against Grace, Jonas Sees in Color, Joe Walsh, War on Drugs, and more.
2014: Studio moved to Savannah, GA. Ted and team up with Sean & Dominic Kelly of A Fragile Tomorrow.
For more info on the bands and brands Low Watt has worked with over the years, click here.
For more info on producer Ted Comerford, click here
Recording GEAR + Instruments
Microphones
Peluso 22 47 LE Large Diaphragm Condenser
Beyer M201 Dynamic (2)
Sennheiser MD441 (2)
Coles 4038 Ribbon (2)
Shure SM7 Dynamic (2)
Shure SM57 (2)
Shure SM58
Heil PR40 Dynamic
SE Electronics R1 Ribbon
SE 5 Small Diaphram Condenser (2)
AKG 451
Console/Recoring Systems
Neve 8014 16 Channel
Pro Tools HD3 System w/ Apogee Convertors
Pro Tools 6.4 Mix System w/ Digidesign 888 Interface
Furman HD4 Headphone System (5)
Event Studio Monitors
Dynamics/Compressors/Effects
Joe Meek SC2 Early Version (1.07) Knob on Back
ADR Vocal Stressor
ELI Distressors (2)
Spectrasonics 610
Anthony Demeria Labs ADL 1000
DBX Disco Boom Box (LFO)
Lexicon Vortex (Multi-Efffects)
Knas - Ekdaul Moisturizer (Spring Reverb)
Outboard Mic Pres/DI
Neve 33122a (2)
API 3124 (4)
Chameleon Labs 7602 (2)
Universal Audio Solo 610
Keyboards
Koehler & Campbell Upright Piano
Hammond C3 w/145 Leslie
Rhodes Suitcase 88 w/ amp
Wurlitzer 200
Microkorg
Waldorf Micro Synth
Mellotron
1960’s Chord Organ
Accordion (unknown brand)
Kaoss Pad 2
Kaoss Pad 1
Novation K Station
Guitar/Bass Amps
Danelectro Cadet 123 2w
Vox AC15 15w
Kustom The Defender 15w Head
1966 Fender Tremolux Head
1970’s Fender Vibro Champ (Blackface’d with Weber)
1960’s Fender 2x12 cabinet (celestion vintage 30’s)
1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee 2x12 combo
00’s Fender Harvard 1x10 combo
90’s Mesa Boogie Trem-o-verb Dual Rectifier Head
90’s Mesa Boogie DC-3 1x12 combo (celestion Vintage 30)
90’s Mesa Boogie 1x12 cabinet (w/200 watt EV and Theile port)
60’s Univox 2x10 amp (15 watts with orig Jensen 10’s)
00’s Matchless Lighting Clone 1x12 combo (with Mid control and Weber Blue Bell)
12’ Jet City Pico Valve Head (KT88 currently in the head)
1997 KJL boutique (30 watts w/ KT66)
Guitars
1963 Gibson LG0 Acoustic
Mitchell MJ-150 Hi-String
Gibson SJ-200 Acoustic
Musicvox Space Cadet 12 String Bass
Musicvox MI-5 6 String Electric
Musicvox Space Cadet 12 String Electric
Musicvox Spaceranger Custom
Musicvox USB Shortscale Bass
Gibson Melody Maker Reissue
Danelectro U2 Reissue
Eastwood Stormbird 6 String Electric
Eastwood Mandocaster Electric Mandolin
2009 1968 Bill Nash Jazz Bass (Fender J Bass)
1963 Gibson LG-1 Acoustic
1988 57' Fender Stratocaster w/Fralin p-ups
1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom w/Harmonic Design P-90's
1974 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (orig mini hum [neck], Fralin full sized hum [bridge])
1970's Epiphone Sorento Hollowbody
1999 Rodriguez Custom w/Hubuckers
2000’s Jerry Jones Baritone
1965 Silvertone 1448 00’s Guitar Works ES-335 copy (w/Fralin HBs)
2002 Guild JF-30 Jumbo
2000 Taylor JKSM Grand Auditorium
Drums
1963 Slingerland 4-piece
Shai Custom 4-piece
Gretsch Catalina Jazz 4-piece
1966 Ludwig Supraphonic Snare
60’s Slingerland Tympani
2 big vintage kick drums (28” & 32”)
several other snares
Pedals/Effects
1970s Mu-Tron Phasor
Lovepedal OD11 Overdrive
Crowther Audio Hotcake Overdrive
Malekko Lofi 616 Analog Delay
Echoplex EP3
Amp Haus #4 Fuzz
Danelectro BLT Slap Echo
Malekko Omicron Vibrato
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (x2)
Electro Harmonix Big Muff (70’s Ram’s head)
Electro Harmonix Micro Synth (orig 90’s version)
Electro Harmonix Holy Grail (orig 90’s version)
Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff
Electro Harmonix LPB
Electro Harmonix Double Muff
Caroline Wave Cannon
Caroline Olympia (Orig and White Russian)
Caroline Icarus
Caroline Kilobyte
Caroline Haymaker
Sobbatt Phase Breaker
Sobbatt Drive Breaker
Sobbatt Drive Breaker 2
Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe
Line 6 DM4 (2)
Line 6 FM4 (2)
Line 6 MM4
PCE Aluminum Falcon
Analogman TS9 Silver mod
Analogman TS9 Brown mod
ProCo Ratt (orig chip mod by Caroline Guitar)
Sansamp GT2
Roger Roberts FatBox
OD Malekko Trem
Boss Hyper Fuzz
Boss Tremelo
RATES
Low Watt Rate Card -
$500 Daily
$250 1/2 Day
Rate includes Engineer
Freelance rates available
Services Included -
Production, Recording, Mixing, & Digital Editing. Duplication services available upon request. We do offer Drum/Bass Editing and Vocal Tuning for producers and home studios who prefer to outsource.
Disclaimer:
Like most studios we are happy to wheel and deal on studio time. It mostly comes down to the length of time needed and the availability of the studio. We want GREAT MUSIC being made here and are happy to accommodate artists and engineers with competitive rates when necessary.
Samples
FULL DISCLOSURE: Yep, we are aware none of these songs were recorded at the new studio. All of these were recorded in 1 of the 3 prior locations. Much of the same gear was used. We are excited to update these with new artists ASAP.
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Feral Kids
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Jukebox The Ghost
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The Argument
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Melbourne
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Colourslide
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The Alternate Routes
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Afterglow Radio
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ZOX
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Sun Domingo
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Zelos
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Parklife
Juniper Lane
let me sleep / recorded @ low watt raleigh
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