Billy Corgan Really Said This
While backstage in the Green Room at the TEC Awards in January 2026, Billy Corgan approached Sylvia to say “You…
A Very Nice Letter
Sent by the head of the record company, in regards to the album Cog “The New Normal”.
Vintage Sound City Sylvia
1996 in Studio B at the Neve 8038 console.
God Damn Underground
Below London in an abandoned tube station at Aldwich, God Damn set up and played on the platforms and in…
Melvins at the Village with MWTM
Enjoy videos from the “With My Heart/Not A Leech” sessions for MWTM. https://youtu.be/4g0XEC7rJ_k https://youtu.be/8GYVqX3ccEU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6mHSzOIMIs&t=6s
Recording in an Etruscan Tomb
Spiritual Front did a cover of The Smiths “How Soon is Now” in a tomb at the Cerveteri necropolis complex…
Prince Journal Doodles
While working with Prince in Los Angeles in the early 90s, Sylvia carried a journal with her. On occasion she…
Ultimate Slide Guitar Behind a Van
During the Shirley Holmes sessions in Dresden at Castle Rohrsdorf, Sylvia and engineer Francisco Genduso recorded a guitar and a…
Mixing Amon Tobin in Dolby Atmos
Amon Tobin is jumping feet-first into immersive mixing with tracks from “Figueroa”, “Stone Giants” and “Only Child Tyrant” among several…
Green Jello Stupidity
With horrible costumes and even worse music, Green Jello amazingly had a hit song with their heavy metal nursery rhyme…
Lax-N-Busto Swimming Pool Sessions
At an ancient castle near Barcelona, having way too much fun… time to bring the session onto the patio!
Jason Isbell and the Redeye
While backstage during the recording of Jason Isbell’s Ryman Auditorium show, Jason showed Sylvia and Ian Rickard his legendary “Redeye”…
Mars Volta Sessions with Jon DeBaun
Cedrick and Omar came into the Oddio Shop with Jon DeBaun and cut vocals for their new album.
The Time “Chocolate” Video Rediscovered
Morris Day and The Time recorded this single at Skip Saylor’s Studio in Los Angeles with Sylvia engineering.
Thunderpussy Goes Nuclear
All-girl rock band exhibitionists Thunderpussy recorded at SATSOP nuclear power plant in one of their abandoned cooling towers. Sylvia brought…
Avatar Gigantic Pipe Organ
In a cathedral in old Gothenburg, Sweden, the band Avatar recorded parts for the epic “Feathers and Flesh” on a…
Stephen Perkins Drums in the Dresden Dungeon
https://youtu.be/KixKb1eoDSM
The Great Book of Vintage Microphones
The Great Book of Vintage Microphones, released on November 12, 2026. A book that took ten years to make and…
A Dangerous Success at NAMM 2026
Hanging with Andrew Scheps at NAMM. Looking forward to 2027!
Museum Arrivals from the UK
Thank you to Darren Deans for the excellent contributions to the museum!
Dancing Guitar Pedals with Nick Maybury at Capitol
While tracking at Capitol Studios for Lucy Luvs Fur, Nick Maybury demonstrates the guitar pedal dance using Earthquaker Devices and…
Ian Rickard Wins a Grammy!
His first for mixing “Weathervanes” by Jason Isbell right here at the Oddio Shop!
Monolord Recording
The studio dog, Pickles, is still barking. Damn loud guitars. And then the cops came. The little town of Ashland,…
Museum is Gifted Swedish Dynamics
The Oddio Shop Microphone Museum has acquired a pair of Pearl RD-34 dynamic microphones from Thomas V Jäger, the guitarist/singer…
The Joys of ELCO Cable Building
Here is a video series on how to prep and pin an Elco connector, in case you are ever building…
Studio Confidential Ridgefield 2026
Full house at the Ridgefield, CT show on April 4th, lit up by fascinating studio tales. To the delight of…
Immersive Oddio Tour with Jason Isbell
Enjoy this studio tour of the Oddio Shop while Ian Rickard mixes the immersive version of Jason Isbell’s “Overseas”. https://youtu.be/pdiV6XvRFU4…
Studio Confidential in New York 2026
Performance shots and behind-the-scenes photos from the Studio Confidential run at the Sheen Center on Bleecker in New York City…