It was a night like any other night in Avalon Recording Studio. One of our Powerstation certified studios located in Florida. Multiple rooms were hopping and I was just along for the ride. Whenever I was not writing or recording, I would just hang out and learn what I could from Tony Bongiovi, Joey Butera and many other great engineer/producers that have worked in Powerstation studios. It was then that I heard Joey Butera mentioning that he would be tracking none other than Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band! Clarence was doing a favor for a friend of his Marcia Barrett of Boney M fame. Tracking on her solo record I believe. Another amazing talent for sure! Anyhow, I was doing something in another room and hanging around. I certainly wanted to catch a glimpse of the man himself. Hear some musical magic. I can’t even imagine what it must of been like for Joey Butera to track him in a studio he helped build. Amazing! I spoke to Joey about this post and Joey remembered him being a big guy and that he did two perfect takes with a black sax. A pleasure to work with. I remember Marcia and her husband Marcus being there and introducing him to everyone. Clarence was all smiles. A joy to be around. I started to think about all this as I stumbled upon Bruce’s new album, Wrecking Ball on his website. I got to listen to it and frankly, I very much enjoyed it! There is a section on his page that is dedicated to Clarence and all the members of the E Street Band. Current and Previous. Crazy how life comes around full circle. How music brings us back to a place and time in our lives. Hope previewing Bruce’s new record does the same for you. Enjoy. -Joseph Beaty
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Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball
March 8th, 2012
It was a night like any other night in Avalon Recording Studio. One of our Powerstation certified studios located in Florida. Multiple rooms were hopping and I was just along for the ride. Whenever I was not writing or recording, I would just hang out and learn what I could from Tony Bongiovi, Joey Butera and many other great engineer/producers that have worked in Powerstation studios. It was then that I heard Joey Butera mentioning that he would be tracking none other than Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band! Clarence was doing a favor for a friend of his Marcia Barrett of Boney M fame. Tracking on her solo record I believe. Another amazing talent for sure! Anyhow, I was doing something in another room and hanging around. I certainly wanted to catch a glimpse of the man himself. Hear some musical magic. I can’t even imagine what it must of been like for Joey Butera to track him in a studio he helped build. Amazing! I spoke to Joey about this post and Joey remembered him being a big guy and that he did two perfect takes with a black sax. A pleasure to work with. I remember Marcia and her husband Marcus being there and introducing him to everyone. Clarence was all smiles. A joy to be around. I started to think about all this as I stumbled upon Bruce’s new album, Wrecking Ball on his website. I got to listen to it and frankly, I very much enjoyed it! There is a section on his page that is dedicated to Clarence and all the members of the E Street Band. Current and Previous. Crazy how life comes around full circle. How music brings us back to a place and time in our lives. Hope previewing Bruce’s new record does the same for you. Enjoy. -Joseph Beaty
Tony Bongiovi Whitney Houston Statement
February 12th, 2012
Tony Bongivovi, designer and founder of the world famous Power Station Studios remembers Whitney Houston tenderly. When she recorded at his studio he told her how he hired her mother Cissy Houston and her group the Sweet Inspirations to sing back up on a Gloria Gaynor record Bongiovi produced. Tony recalls asking Whitney, a fellow New Jersey native, how she liked the studio and she said she loved the way she sounded and how she could hear herself so well. She’s often sing with one headphone ear on and one off to enjoy the bright sound of the room at Power Station. “She will be missed by the music world for her remarkable voice,” said Bongiovi.
The Go-To Microphone Rundown
July 26th, 2011
Ryan Copt of the Bongiovi DPS team is going through some of the “Go To” microphones in the mic locker at one of our Florida recording facilities. He is explaining how he likes to use these specific mics and details about how they work. Check out this very informational video about a wide array of microphones.
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