Thomas Crown Studios

Thomas Crown Studio
Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley built a private recording studio in Virginia Beach. The studio was conceived and developed with long time engineer, Jimmy Douglas. The Studio is managed by Garland Mosley and Brian Byrd. This full service audio production center has been created in an existing (approximate) 5,000 sq. ft. two-story industrial park building. A complete renovation of the building results in a two-studio recording and post production facility, and continues the growth of the Virginia Beach music community that has spawned the likes of The Neptunes, Missy Elliott, Nate "Danja Handz" Hills and many others.
Programing and Structure
Studio A is dedicated specifically to Timothy Mosley's production needs and is centered around a large, fully equipped control room (large Neve VR-72 console) with ample room for outboard gear, keyboards, and studio guests. Interior design, architecture and acoustics were provided by WSDG principals Beth Walters, Scott Yates and John Storyk. The studio has three isolation booths, a Pro Tools Midi room (with ISO booth), a large lounge, maintenance and reception areas on the ground floor, and additional lounges and offices on the 2nd floor. Total project size is approximately 5,000 sq. ft
Acoustics
Each studio room was created an acoustic environment that maintains full-frequency response while allowing a significant amount of daylight into the room. Custom monitor speakers were designed for the large control room to provide an accurate environment for 5.1 mixing and even sound distribution. Studio A is a double height space created to accommodate both single vocalists as well as live group recording. Support rooms, including studio lounge and private 2nd floor office spaces have been acoustically designed for recording purposes.
Technology
Consoles: Neve VR-72 and SSL AWS 900
Recorders: Digidesign Pro Tools 7.4 Mix Plus/24 systems, HD 3 System; Studer A 827; Studer 820 2tk
Monitors: Augspurger custom monitors; KRK V8 nearfield monitors Amps: Hafler, JBL
Amps: Hafler, JBL
Microphones: AKG, Tlefunken; Sennheiser; Neumann; Shure; Coles; Royer; DPA; AEA; Electro-Voice; Sony
Outboards: Teletronics; Urei; EAR; Alan Smart; Neve; Emipirical Labs; dBx; Avalon; Daking; EMT; API; Universal Audio; D.W. Fear;
Focusrite; Crane Song; Lexicon; AMS; Eventide: Drawmer; WEM; Sony; Lexicon 960 Reverb w/LARC
Phillips 42" plasma screen
Notable Visitors
Justin Timbalake
Nelly Furtado
Ludacris
Keri Hilson
Matt Pokora
Jim Beanz

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