Shantytown Records

Shantytown Records Art | Analog Recording | Records. Real music to reel tape… for those who take it seriously.

After years of steady and prolific songwriting, I began to get frustrated with not being able to audibly articulate the production going on in my head. Over the years I began to acquire recording equipment here and there, eventually having what I needed to get what I needed done. In a sense, the studio got started from me just wanting to have control over how my songs would be printed to music and

on my own time. I learned a lot over the years through trial and error, extensive research, participating in online forums. I've become accustomed to getting the very best results organically from the source and have gained a lot of skill by practicing and being exposed to less than par recording setups. Today that translates to a backwoods approach to music in general which always leads to a better recording, fact. Setting up a mic anywhere and saying if it sounds terrible we can just "fix it in the mix" is the mindset of someone who's on the wrong path.

R.I.P. Rob Reiner. Thank you for capturing one of England’s loudest
12/15/2025

R.I.P. Rob Reiner. Thank you for capturing one of England’s loudest

What a pair! Too much respect for one photo. Music and humor are best a little dark. RIP Ozzy (and Rodney).
07/22/2025

What a pair! Too much respect for one photo. Music and humor are best a little dark. RIP Ozzy (and Rodney).

Still can’t believe it. One of our fondest inspirations, now gone. RIP
05/08/2024

Still can’t believe it. One of our fondest inspirations, now gone. RIP

The importance of self love.
01/11/2024

The importance of self love.

Norland 1943 Upright | Comprehensively tuned by Michael Parsons.. yields a sound beautiful enough to make a nihilist fee...
12/20/2023

Norland 1943 Upright | Comprehensively tuned by Michael Parsons.. yields a sound beautiful enough to make a nihilist feel.

New D-70. We can make you sound like Enigma now..
01/03/2020

New D-70. We can make you sound like Enigma now..

06/07/2018

Johnny Schweets, breaking the place in | Faces of Shantytown. May 4, 2015.

Multiple voices | Of the Goldmine recording. May 19, 2018
06/03/2018

Multiple voices | Of the Goldmine recording. May 19, 2018

06/01/2018

Reconstruction series | Honest words, necessary tasks. May 4, 2015.

In the beginning | The day we got the space and wrecked the place. April 2015.
05/22/2018

In the beginning | The day we got the space and wrecked the place. April 2015.

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New Orleans, LA
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