Bluejay Productions provides professional studio and live recording services.  We are a small business that offers personal attention to your project.  Two studios are available for recording; the Bluejay Project Studio in Medford, Oregon, or the larger Wolf Pack Sound Studio in Rogue River, Oregon, which has a live room and a Kawai grand piano.  Voice recording is provided for voice actors and narrators working in audio book, T.V., film, and commercial productions.  Live recording of concerts and events can be done at your location of choice.  Recording your wedding, house party, or special event entertainment can provide a wonder gift and lasting memories.  If you are video taping your event, a professional recording by Bluejay will provide great sounding audio to dub into the video that beats recordings made from the camera's microphone hands down.

Studio Recording

The Bluejay Project Studio in Medford is our smaller, budget-conscious studio equipped with professional microphones and mic preamps interfaced with a PC digital audio workstation (see the Equipment List).  The recording booth is a 4' x 6' acoustically treated isolation booth, manufactured by VocalBooth.com.  The recording booth is placed within a 12' x 18' room that can accommodate several musicians.  This studio works great for small bands, singer/songwriters, production music, karaoke singers, voice actors, narrators, and any projects that can be accomplished by simultaneously recording up to 16 tracks followed by overdubing of unlimited additional tracks.

The larger studio that is available to Bluejay's clients is the Wolf Pack Sound Studio in Rogue River, which is equipped with a 600 square foot live room and a Kawai RX-6 7-foot grand piano, a Mackie digital 8 bus console, a 24-track PC digital audio workstation or a Pro Tools LE 16-track recording system.  Professional microphones available in the studio include Neumann, AKG, Audio Technica, and Earthworks.  This studio works well for large ensembles, pianists, string quartets, live band recording, and those projects that need a great sounding room.

Live Recording

Live recording is a great way to capture the performance energy of your music.    Microphones are placed on stage to capture all instruments and vocals. Live performances are recorded with a maximum of 16 tracks on a digital recorder capable of resolutions up to 96k/24 bit and is accomplished on site at your location of choice.

Voice-Overs

Voice-over recording is provided for film and television production.  Our recording booth is the perfect, quiet and comfortable environment for voice talent.  Phone patch equipment is available to enable a director/producer at a remote location to listen in and direct the voice talent, and provides clear audio through the telephone line so you can hear and speak to the voice talent during the recording session from the comfort and convenience of your studio, office or home.

Karaoke Singers

Bluejay can record your voice with karaoke tracks to produce professional sounding mixes that sound as good as the original recording.  You may provide your own karaoke tracks, or Bluejay can purchase them for you as available.  A quality karaoke track recorded with real instruments will provide the best sound for your vocal recordings, and tracks used at their original pitch generally yield the best results.

Recording Rates

Recording rates are quoted on an individual project basis.  Bluejay's rate are competitive and among the most reasonable in the Rogue Valley.  Please call Mark at (541) 779-3023, or email recording@bluejayproductions.com  to discuss your recording requirements and to get a rate quote and cost estimate.

Mixing

Mixing is the next step after the recording process, and where much of the magic of song craft and production happens.  The engineer and producer/band work together to create a great "mix" by choosing the best takes, setting instrument volume levels, making tonal adjustments with EQ, compression, and pitch-correction, adding effects such as reverb, delay, and chorus, and other creative brainstorming.  All mixing is done at the Bluejay Project Studio.

Mastering

Mastering is the last step in creating a great recording.  Mastering adds the final polish to the mix that makes your music ready for radio and commercial release.  Bluejay can perform quality mastering of your mixes on a digital audio mastering system.  Please see the Mastering page for more information.

Bluejay Productions often performs CD mastering for clients who record and mix here.  However, there is a lot to be said for using the services of a mastering studio.  We are happy to provide unmastered mixes and recommend a mastering studio if you'd like to have another "pair of ears" do the mastering.

CD Duplication/CD Artwork

Bluejay can provide you with a quote for short-run (quantities of 1 - 300 CD-R copies) or long-run (300+ commercial pressed discs) CD duplication and CD package artwork.  Our CD duplicators are the best in the business, and will produce a professional sounding, great looking CD package for your project.  CD duplication quotes are provided on an individual basis, so call or email Bluejay for a quote.

Experience and skill make the difference

The experience and skill of the engineer who records and mixes your project makes all the difference in producing a professional recording.  Audio engineer and owner Mark T. Johnson has over 15 years of experience in the recording industry, and more as gigging musician.  Many of his mixes have been published on commercial music CDs, video games, commercials, and are currently being played on FM radio (see the Music page).  Mark will comfortably guide you through the recording process and help you capture great performances.

Please call (541) 779-3023, or send email to Mark at recording@bluejayproductions.com to schedule an appointment, to check out the studio, or just to talk about your recording project.

Medford, Oregon (541) 779-3023

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