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Sear Sound Studio A…I have missed you. This is my favorite control room anywhere, and where I was so very lucky to grow up from intern to assistant to chief engineer of one of the most special studios in the world. No console will ever sound as “right” to me as this old Neve. It’s nice to be back for a few days. #musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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Quick trip to Chicago for a fun session today at @narwhalchicago ! Headed right back to NYC for a full week of recording. #musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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I’ve been spending some time with my first custom IEMs. Man, what a difference in comfort when you have them molded to your ear shape. These are the DMA6 model from @darkmatteraudiolabs They sound absolutely fantastic and are hands down the most comfortable IEMs I’ve ever owned. Highly recommended!#musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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Sometimes it’s nice to be portable. #musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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Borrowing the @audeze_official LCD5S from @quentin.andrianasitera for a few hours. They’re absolutely perfect. Wow. Amazing work, guys. #headphones #musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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🎛️ When your microphone captures everything honestly, the preamp becomes your creative tool.Chris Allen, multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz recording engineer, walks through his go-to preamp pairings with SCHOEPS: Avalon for pure transparency, Rupert Neve Shelford for warmth with clarity, and Tube-Tech or 1073 when the source needs smoothing.📺 Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel! by @therealchrisallen33

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🎤 Thirty minutes into a soundcheck for ECM Records, Chris Allen opened his laptop and started shopping for SCHOEPS microphones. He’s used them on every record since.In this interview, recorded at NAMM 2026, the multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz recording engineer shares how a pair of CMC 6 amplifiers changed everything, from that first session with Joe Lovano’s „Trio Tapestry“ at Sear Sound to a workflow built entirely around the Colette series.📺 Watch the full video and read the user report via the link in our bio!Special thanks to Chris Allen! by @therealchrisallen33

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Two years, two Grammy’s, six Grammy nominations, and an amazing team. I love this song, but lemme tell ya, no back up plan about this — just big dreams and swinging for the fences. I am so proud of all the work that went into making the studio such a high-quality, all-cylinders operation, and so grateful to everyone who made magic here. When I started at GSI (thank you, @onlyruin !) I knew the studio was an amazing facility, and also knew that coming out of COVID, etc, it was going to take a lot of love and work to make it shine and make it buzz with clients and outside engineers. And we did it, baby! Damn we made a lot of great music and made it one of the finest studios in NYC! And we did it TOTALLY INDEPENDENT, and always putting artists first. Yeah, often I was so stressed out I didn’t sleep for weeks, but my heart — and the studio’s heart — was always in the right place, and you know what? Thanks to that, we always ended up attracting the right people. Studios! What insane places. The magic is in the people. The place allows the people to gather. Oh yeah, and someone has to take out the bathroom trash and pay rent. A lot of soul has gone into making this place what it is. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Peace out on the second take era. It’s time to dream big, then dream bigger — “And together, they touched the sky …” by @therealchrisallen33

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Day 2 at Samurai! by @therealchrisallen33

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Another great day at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio!#musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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Back home for a weekend session with a band of young badass musicians. The future of music is in very good hands. #musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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Back at Samurai for a few days!!!!#musicislife by @therealchrisallen33

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