Sound Farm Studio & Recording Environment
Sound Farm Studio & Recording Environment is a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) full-service recording studio and production facility with an attached residence located in Jamaica, Iowa built in 2003[1]. Matthew Sepanic, owner, producer and engineer; worked on projects by Slipknot (All Hope is Gone, Iowa (engineered), Murderdolls, and Stone Sour (House of Gold and Bones) amongst others.[2] He also co-produced and engineered The Envy Corps's debut album Dwell which was released in 2008 on Mercury Records/Vertigo Records. The band recorded and resided at Sound Farm in late 2006 and early 2007.[3][4]
In the first half of 2008, the heavy metal band Slipknot spent four months recording their fourth album, All Hope Is Gone, at Sound Farm.[5] The album was largely produced and engineered by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Mudvayne), but Sepanic, was at the helm for a few tracks. The band also filmed the video for their second single off the album, Psychosocial, at Sound Farm.[6]
In July 2008 Japanese metal veterans Outrage recorded a cover version of the Metallica classic "Fight Fire with Fire" for METAL-IKKA a Japanese Metallica tribute album.[7]
The facility closed in 2013. The residential portion of the facility is currently listed at AirBnB.[8] Sepanic is currently an instructor at Dark Horse Institute in Franklin, TN and engineer, producer and manager at Sonic Factory Recording Studio in Des Moines, IA.[9]
References
- ↑ "Matt Sepanic". Linkedin. Linkedin. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Matt Sepanic". Linkedin. Linkedin. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Matt Sepanic". Linkedin. Linkedin. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ Kingkade, Tyler. "Notable Items about The Envy Corps". Iowa State Daily. Iowa State University. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Slipknot Discography". Google Books. PediaPress. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ Harries, Paul. "Slipknot: Dysfunctional Family Portraits". Google Books. Omnibus Press. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Japanese Metallica Tribute Album: Track listing, Artwork revealed". Blabbermouth. none listed. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ "Peaceful farm near bike trail". Airbnb. Airbnb. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Matt Sepanic". Linkedin. Linkedin. Retrieved 23 October 2017.