Verdant Studio, Athens, VT

Retreat-style studio opened by Zippah Studios in 1994, now located in the woods of southern Vermont, between Bellows Falls and Townshend. In 2004 it was re-capped and re-commissioned at Verdant. The recording space was designed by award-winning architectural firm Single Speed Design (operated by Jinhee Park and the Hong brothers, John and Andy.) The new studio's main room is an open-concept space which combines the control-room "area" with the live-room "area" and is roughly 40' x 25' with pitched ceilings as high as 18 feet. The floors are brick-red dyed concrete with radiant floor heating, while the walls and ceilings are local pine and hemlock. The room is especially conducive to tracking with a "natural" feel. The engineer and artist are in the same space; there is no talkback mic or glass. When separation is needed, there are auxiliary recording spaces, including a classic vocal/amp booth, a 25' x 20' lounge which can double as a tracking room, and some heavy-duty wheeled gobos with double-pane windows.