Hot Milk Studio is built around the way musicians actually play together. Multiple recording environments, visual contact between players and a calm, considered acoustic design make it possible to capture full performances without compromise.
Four rooms, one performance
Most studios make you choose between separation and connection: isolate everyone and lose the interplay, or track live and lose control of the mix. Hot Milk Studio is laid out so you don't have to choose. Three dedicated recording spaces plus a control room large enough to record in all have sightlines between them, so a full ensemble can play together while each instrument is captured with its own acoustic space.
The studio comprises a total of 130 square metres with four-metre ceilings throughout. That volume of space keeps every room comfortable and generous — even the isolation booth reads more as a room than a booth. The high ceilings are a genuine acoustic asset: early reflections stay clear of the direct sound, and the overtones of drums, strings, woodwinds and brass are allowed to bloom rather than being dampened.
Main room — the largest space, home to the Yamaha G5 grand piano and the natural gathering point for ensembles, strings, horns and rhythm sections.
Drum room — a dedicated room with variable acoustics, from tight and dry to big and ambient, with sightlines into both the main room and the booth.
Isolation booth — for vocals, guitar amps and horns that need to be kept off the other microphones.
Control room — spacious enough to double as a fourth recording space, and comfortable enough that nobody minds spending a long day in it.
Rooms
Main roomControl room deskDrum roomVocal & amp boothMain room atmosphereMain room — front view
Instruments worth playing
A studio is only as good as what's in it when inspiration strikes at four in the afternoon. The rooms are stocked with instruments that get used, not displayed — most of what you see in the photos below is available to play on your session at no extra cost.
Pianos & keys — Yamaha G5 grand piano, Seiler upright, Hammond L100, Studio Electronics SE-1 (Minimoog Model D emulation), Hohner Pianet, Korg 770 and a harmonium. We often have a Rhodes and Roland Juno-106.
Drums & percussion — multiple Ludwig kits, an extensive snare and bass drum collection, and a Latin percussion locker including congas, bombo legüero and cajón.
Amplification — a selection of vintage and modern amplifiers (Fender, Marshall, Leslie, Yamaha) for guitars, keyboards and bass.
Microphones — vintage and modern classics including Neumann and Gefell condensers and ribbon microphones, planned for every session with a chance for mic shootouts when time allows.
