Farewell to 120 East Ave: The Studio That Refused to Sink (Until It Did)
After 21 years of music, madness, miracles, and more than a few broken coffee pots, Blackdog Recording Studios is officially moving on from our beloved (and now waterlogged) home at 120 East Avenue in Rochester, New York.
Yes, the building itself has decided—rather unceremoniously—to become an indoor reflecting pool. And while excessive water damage has made our departure less of a choice and more of a biblical inevitability, we leave behind no bitterness, only echo. Echoes of bowed basses, blistered guitar solos, trembling vocals, and the unrepeatable moments that define the soul of this strange and wonderful profession.
But fear not: while the walls may be soaked, our microphones are still dry and very much live. As our new studio takes shape, Blackdog continues to serve songwriters, filmmakers, producers, and individual artists through online production, mixing, and mastering. The show must—and does—go on.
To all the clients, collaborators, and cosmic visitors who passed through these doors and left behind vibrations both deep and wide: thank you. You made this more than a studio. You made it a cathedral of sound, occasionally held together by duct tape and divine luck.
We move forward, drenched but undaunted.
—Robert Blackburn
Founder, Blackdog Recording Studios
After 21 years of music, madness, miracles, and more than a few broken coffee pots, Blackdog Recording Studios is officially moving on from our beloved (and now waterlogged) home at 120 East Avenue in Rochester, New York.
Yes, the building itself has decided—rather unceremoniously—to become an indoor reflecting pool. And while excessive water damage has made our departure less of a choice and more of a biblical inevitability, we leave behind no bitterness, only echo. Echoes of bowed basses, blistered guitar solos, trembling vocals, and the unrepeatable moments that define the soul of this strange and wonderful profession.
But fear not: while the walls may be soaked, our microphones are still dry and very much live. As our new studio takes shape, Blackdog continues to serve songwriters, filmmakers, producers, and individual artists through online production, mixing, and mastering. The show must—and does—go on.
To all the clients, collaborators, and cosmic visitors who passed through these doors and left behind vibrations both deep and wide: thank you. You made this more than a studio. You made it a cathedral of sound, occasionally held together by duct tape and divine luck.
We move forward, drenched but undaunted.
—Robert Blackburn
Founder, Blackdog Recording Studios