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Studio Västerås

Studio Västerås is a Swedish music studio and team of sound engineers based in Västerås, known for recording, mixing and mastering for music, film and theatre.

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Overview

Studio Västerås is a music studio located in Västerås, Sweden, and also the name of a group of sound engineers working there. The studio describes itself as one of the larger music studios in Sweden, offering recording, mixing and mastering services to professional artists as well as to musicians who are not full-time professionals. Its team of engineers each have more than fifteen years of experience in professional studio projects, covering genres such as rock, pop, jazz, rap, reggae and other common and less common styles, as well as spoken word and non-musical audio. The studio's work has been used for releases on major record labels and for full-length feature films. According to its own presentation, artists the engineers have worked with have won US Grammy awards, Swedish Grammis and many other honours and prizes. The team has been active in the studio industry for around twenty years, a figure given on the studio's website. The Swedish Wikipedia article identifies the group of engineers as Mats Nyman, Martin Igelström, Stephan Lövstrand and Vladi Vargas. Their credits span music releases, film and theatre. The studio itself consists of a large recording room with a ceiling height of about six metres, and a control room equipped with both analogue external effects and digital recording and effects. Among the studio equipment is the Euphonix CS 3000 mixing console, a desk also used in recordings and mixes for artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Britney Spears, and in film work by engineers including Dennis Sands, whose credits include Good Will Hunting, Independence Day and Forrest Gump. Music credits associated with the engineers include work with Jill Johnson, Bombshell Rocks, M.A. Numminen, Mariakören, Tennis Bafra, Väsen, Meshuggah, Peter Jablonski, Pandora, Popsie, Måns Zelmerlöv, Looptroop Rockers, Emrik, Form One, Junior Kelly, Promoe, Million Stylez and Timbuktu. Film credits include mixing for The Queen of Sheba's Pearls, which won three Guldbagge awards, music engineering for Se upp för dårarna, music mixing for Sprängaren, music recording and mixing for En underbar jävla jul, and sound engineering for Grabben i graven bredvid. Mats Nyman also composed original music for the feature film 30:e november. Studio Västerås presents itself as a welcoming facility for artists and bands, aiming to be accessible to all musicians, not only professionals. The studio's website lists services including record recording for albums or singles intended for release, demo recording, live recording during concerts or in the studio with an audience, mixing of recordings made at the studio or elsewhere, and mastering.

History

Studio Västerås is a music studio in Västerås, Sweden, and also the collective name for a group of sound engineers working there. The Swedish Wikipedia article names the engineers as Mats Nyman, Martin Igelström, Stephan Lövstrand and Vladi Vargas. They work with recordings for music releases, film and theatre. The studio's own website states that the team has been in the studio industry for around twenty years, and that each engineer individually has more than fifteen years of experience in professional studio projects. The studio presents itself as one of the larger music studios in Sweden and aims to be accessible to all musicians, including those who are not professional artists. The physical studio consists of a large recording room with a ceiling height of about six metres. The control room has both analogue external effects and digital recording and effects. The studio equipment includes the Euphonix CS 3000 mixing console, a desk that has also been used in recordings and mixing for artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Britney Spears. In the film world it has been used by engineers including Dennis Sands, who worked on feature films such as Good Will Hunting, Independence Day and Forrest Gump. Over the years, the engineers associated with Studio Västerås have accumulated credits across a wide range of music. Martin Igelström recorded and mixed Jill Johnson's performance of the rock classic Heartbreak Hotel, the title song for the feature film Heartbreak Hotel (2006). He has made around one hundred recordings released on disc, with artists including Bombshell Rocks, M.A. Numminen, Mariakören, Tennis Bafra and Väsen. Stephan Lövstrand's music recordings range from heavy rock such as Meshuggah to classical music with concert pianist Peter Jablonski. Mats Nyman has written music for artists such as Pandora and Popsie, handled music production for artists such as Måns Zelmerlöv, and done recording and mixing for artists such as Looptroop Rockers. Vladi Vargas's studio projects include artists such as Emrik, Form One, Junior Kelly, Promoe, Looptroop Rockers, Million Stylez, Timbuktu and Måns Zelmerlöv. Film work is also part of the studio's history. Mats Nyman was responsible for the original music for the feature film 30:e november, starring Göran Gillinger and María Celedonio. Martin Igelström worked on the mixing of the feature film The Queen of Sheba's Pearls, which was awarded three Guldbagge awards. He was the music technician for the feature film Se upp för dårarna, starring Nina Zinjani, Rakel Wärmländer and Korhan Abay. Igelström was responsible for the music mixing of the feature film Sprängaren, which won a Guldbagge through Brasse Brännström in one of the leading roles. The music recording and music mixing for the feature film En underbar jävla jul, with Robert Gustafsson in one of the leading roles, were done by Martin Igelström. Stephan Lövstrand was the sound engineer for the feature film Grabben i graven bredvid, which received a Guldbagge through Michael Nyqvist in one of the leading roles. The studio's website notes that recordings made by its engineers have been used for everything from releases on the world's largest record labels (majors) to full-length feature films, and that artists the engineers have worked with have won US Grammy awards, Swedish Grammis and many other honours and prizes. The site also states that after twenty years in the studio industry, the team still enjoys working in the music studio.

  • Studio Västerås is active as a music studio in Västerås, Sweden, with a team of sound engineers.

  • The studio's website states the team has been in the studio industry for around twenty years.

  • Martin Igelström records and mixes Jill Johnson's performance of Heartbreak Hotel, the title song for the 2006 feature film Heartbreak Hotel.

  • Martin Igelström works on the mixing of the feature film The Queen of Sheba's Pearls, which wins three Guldbagge awards.

  • Martin Igelström is responsible for the music mixing of the feature film Sprängaren, which wins a Guldbagge.

  • Stephan Lövstrand is the sound engineer for the feature film Grabben i graven bredvid, which receives a Guldbagge.

  • Martin Igelström handles music recording and mixing for the feature film En underbar jävla jul.

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One of Sweden's larger music studios, serving professional artists and non-professional musicians with experienced sound engineers.

  • Record recording (album or single)

    Recording of an album or single intended for release on a record label to the public.

  • Demo recording

    Recording of music intended as a demo to play for record labels and concert promoters.

  • Live recording

    Live recording during concerts or in the studio with an audience present.

  • Mixing

    Mixing of recordings made in the studio or elsewhere.

  • Mastering

    Mastering services offered by the studio.

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