House Of Vibes Productions

House Of Vibes Productions NJ's premier full service recording & mastering studio for power pop, indie-classic-garage-psyche rock & more! Analog/digital, vintage tube gear & mics...

New Jersey's premier full service recording & mastering studio for power pop, indie-classic-garage-psychedelic rock & more! Just 45 min from NYC in Highland Park NJ, the studio features analog/ digital formats and a full compliment of vintage tube gear and mics. Previous clients include The Smithereens, Mark Lindsay, Gary Lucas, Najma Akhtar, The Grip Weeds, The Doughboys, Ladysmyth Black Mambazo

and many more. House of Vibes Productions offers the artist a very unique recording experience, providing a comfortable, professional recording environment in which the musicians and producers can function at their most creative level. Artists have been drawn to The House of Vibes because it gives them the opportunity to work with Musician-Producers who lend combined production experience, musical ability and a sympathetic ear to help achieve their vision. House of Vibes Productions began as a project studio used only to record demos for the Grip Weeds, but soon expanded in 1993 to offer low-cost recording services with "the personal touch" to other artists. In 1996, partners Kurt Reil, Rick Reil and Kristin Pinell, also of The Grip Weeds, purchased a property in Highland Park, NJ, and installed a new recording studio facility on the basement level. As more outside artists were drawn to the House of Vibes, the studio has undergone many major equipment upgrades to achieve the best possible sound quality and currently offers several recording formats, including 2" 16/24 track analog high resolution digital audio. House Of Vibes now offers digital mastering as part of our services via a dedicated mastering suite. The studio specializes in, but is not limited to, production of Power Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock and Garage Rock music and encourages the use of natural-sounding non-synthetic musical instruments...

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Great interview with this hugely influential singer songwriter guitarist. Kurt Reil has mastered the last two Marshall C...
05/06/2026

Great interview with this hugely influential singer songwriter guitarist. Kurt Reil has mastered the last two Marshall Crenshaw records at HOV in the mastering room. What a joy and an honor!

From the Hellhole collects deep cuts and EP tracks from the ’10s and it presents a unique insight into an artist who believes FM ruined radio – and who would do as many takes as it took

Out today– recorded, mixed and mastered at HOV by Kurt Reil!
02/10/2026

Out today– recorded, mixed and mastered at HOV by Kurt Reil!

The Tiki Idols debut EP is out today!
'Shyneboxx Family Presents: The Tiki Idols' is five tracks of rock and roll fury. The songs were recorded at the legendary House Of Vibes Productions over the course of 2025 with Kurt Reil managing the production responsibilities.

1) Stillwell and Surf
2) Rock and Roll Girl
3) Up in the Hills Down in the Hollow
4) Five Days in Cleveland
5) Song of Positivity (Happy Today)

The album is available from all the normal streaming services:
Amazon Music - https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0GK9HJXG3?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_Lke94Jt7nSZaXeBjxhEZiJBmq

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ijlbh4rNmPKaaVaexV5Yh?si=Myc60sccQfGVzQh_1e9ySw

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/album/shyneboxx-family-presents-the-tiki-idols-ep/1872617360

Also on YouTube.

Please check us out and thank you for your support.

Punk Rock Demonstration
WLFR 91.7 FM: Stockton University Radio

Kurt was once again fortunate to work with Marshall Crenshaw at HOV to master this new collection of demos and live trac...
02/10/2026

Kurt was once again fortunate to work with Marshall Crenshaw at HOV to master this new collection of demos and live tracks! A labor of love here at HOV with a music legend...

Check out this exclusive YepRoc-Record Store Day release, April 18th!

Marshall Crenshaw - The Bootleg Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: 1984-1987
Record Store Day Exclusive

Back in 1998, I put out an album called “The 9 Volt Years- battery powered home demos and curios, 1979-198?”. To an extent, you could call this current album a follow-up to that one. During October 2024 I went through all my personal archive tapes from 1984-87; mostly during those years, I was making my home recordings on a borrowed Revox 2-track, and a little plastic battery-powered thing called a Portastudio, which was a 4-track machine that used cassettes- crazy but true. (I don’t remember what kind of batteries were used in the Portastudio, so I couldn’t name the album after batteries this time..)

Besides these work tapes, other things I discovered and re-discovered were some “TV tracks” of songs that wound up on “Downtown”, a brief but beautiful guest appearance from Kirsty MacColl, some really fantastic period-correct live recordings, and other surprises that made me say, “Wow!”; I’m proud to include that material here - MC

New from Perilous (Buffalo, NY) "Glass Of Something"– mixed and produced by Kurt, partially recorded at HOV...
09/09/2025

New from Perilous (Buffalo, NY) "Glass Of Something"– mixed and produced by Kurt, partially recorded at HOV...

Perilous has just concluded its summer of singles with another smash! "Glass Of Something" is the fifth installment in what has been a truly...

Full tilt at HOV this weekend with The Grip Weeds!
06/02/2025

Full tilt at HOV this weekend with The Grip Weeds!

Power Pop Punks! Vocals recorded and track mixed/ mastered by Kurt Reil at HOV! https://www.jjtierney.com/index.php/peri...
05/02/2025

Power Pop Punks! Vocals recorded and track mixed/ mastered by Kurt Reil at HOV! https://www.jjtierney.com/index.php/perilous-dear-heart/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKCCsBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmV3Z1N2tRNWhMY3Q2bTZvAR79DLV9R_ghQfrnohZ3niGOB71TPVX3fLY7MyYvM4vHD_444_iju326SLLR9g_aem_QywfFIKNuva-cqAsmct7BA

You know how I am. You know I spend my life seeking out “the sound.”  The sound that makes me want to drive the car just a little faster. The sound that inspires kitchen dancing without caring that the neighbors can see me bopping around in the middle of the day.

Jim Babjak goes way back with House Of Vibes. This video shows how he does what he does. This is pretty much just like h...
03/31/2025

Jim Babjak goes way back with House Of Vibes. This video shows how he does what he does. This is pretty much just like how it is in the studio with Jim when he creates his magic!

Jim Babjak, a founding member of the Smithereens (one of the greatest New Jersey bands of all time, people!), recently visited Guitar World HQ in NYC to play...

All the best of the season to all, and here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2025!
12/23/2024

All the best of the season to all, and here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2025!

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