DIBS ON ENGINEROOM AUDIO

Mixer/tracking engineer David "DibS" Shackney has opened the doors to DibS Reaction, an independent Pro Tools-based mixing suite inside New York City-based EngineRoom Audio. DibS Reaction revved up its presence at EngineRoom with recent work on Avril Lavigne's Let Go, four songs for Diana King's latest album and a radio mix for Italian pop star Laura Pausini's upcoming English album.

In addition to his engineering work, DibS composed a house track for KROC DJ Liquid Todd and then teamed up with New York City-based DJ Red Boy for an upcoming release.

Recently in at EngineRoom Studios, Christine Matovich manned the producer's desk for a Parthenia Quartet (Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley, Lisa Terry; www.parthenia.org) recording; studio owner and mastering engineer Mark Christensen coordinated and engineered the live recording (direct to a SADiE 24/96, and subsequently mixed and mastered the CD, Within the Labyrinth. Christensen relied on Tannoy PBM 6.5 II reference monitors, Apogee PSX-1000 converters, Royer ribbon mics, Universal Audio 2-610 mic pre and Neumann U87s for spot mics.

DOWN IN THE ENGINE ROOM

At the Engine Room, the mastering division is an outgrowth of the facility's thriving recording, post-production and duplication businesses, which consist of six editing suites, two live rooms and a replication outfit. The studio, which underwent a huge upgrade last year, was designed by Chris Bowman and John Storyk, who handled original construction consultation and acoustical design and installation, respectively.

"When we entered the final stage of the build, our budget was stretched pretty thin," says owner/engineer Mark Christensen. "We weren't planning to build a room of this caliber, but Chris convinced me that with John's help, this could become an A-list room."

Among Christensen's recent credits are an album by Tony Jarvis, produced by J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. fame; several classical albums for Museovitch Productions; a new project by Nashville-based singer/songwriter Ned Massey; albums for Hong Kong-based alternative dance label Respect Music; and a trio of CDs for Broadway producer Joe Baker's Bakerboys Music label.

Christensen's room features a mix of digital and analog gear, including a SADiE 24/96 digital audio Workstation and Tube-Tech, Manley, Universal Audio, Avalon and Crane Song outboard gear.