Bonnaroo Backstage

My access to Bonnaroo is due to my wonderful friend Lij Shaw. Lij is the man in charge of the backstage studio. He has a great crew of studio dudes that record an amazing amount of material in a short time span. They had around 30 artists come through the doors of the hay studio during the weekend. It really is amazing what they do. All the artists are so different from each other and the knowledge that the crew has of microphone placement and other technical nightmares is impressive. The session last about an hour and the artist is asked for three songs. Its amazing they pull this off. And with wonderful results. Google Bonnaroo radio and you'll find their recordings on any number of affiliates.




The studio is very challenging photography wise. It's a tight area with lights kept unobtrusive. I'll have to have some different gear next year. A faster lens would help alot. If you are interested in more of the Bonnaroo photography friend Jackson Pollock Microphone on facebook. I keep most of my music oriented projects there. If you are looking for a good studio. Look up Lij at the Toybox studio in Nashville.
They call it the Hay studio for obvious reasons. It's a trailer incased in hay bales. The sound from the other stages can bleed onto the tracks they are recording. This muffles the sound and helps immensely. I love the hay studio and look forward to getting in there again.