Our Services
Destination Studio
San Miguel de Allende
The recording studio is located in San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico. This is a destination city for worldwide travelers and is ranked #1 ‘Best small city in the world’ by Forbes Magazine, and similar ranking by Conde Nast traveler since 2014.
Our goals for Troubled Clef Studio are:
- To provide world class recording studio facilities that can rival any major Hollywood recording studio
- To provide a “destination” for worldwide artists to come and create their music in what could only be considered a musical utopia – a haven for quiet reflection,creation and in a city that is a traveler’s destination, which is only about a few hours flight from major music production centers in the USA (Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City), but also serviced through Mexico City airport to London, Tokyo, Sydney, etc.
When you come to San Miguel, you will be overcome with the sense of art. This is a city that resonates in art in all forms, and features some of the best in the world who come to San Miguel for a slower pace of life. The economics of Mexico really help take the pressure off of having to hustle all the time to just survive. Here in San Miguel, everyone is easy going, there is little to no crime, and with over 300 high quality restaurants and accommodation from 5-star luxury to affordable AirBnB's everywhere, there's something for everyone. Read More..
History
Record in an exact replica of Montserrat's famous studio
Our recording room has been designed to be an exact replica of the famous recording room at Montserrat's most famous studio, in the Caribbean. This studio, built by Sir George Martin, producer of The Beatles, was responsible for over 70 albums and hits of the 1980s including Dire Straits, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Rush and many, many more.
Sir George's Caribbean studio may be long gone now, but the dream of Montserrat is not over. Our live room was built to the exacting dimensions, standards and materials of the original. You can record in the same room design as Mark Knofler recorded "Money for Nothing" or The Police recorded "Every breath you take". We also painstakingly found a vintage Neve recording console, to give you that classic warm analog sound as they had in Montserrat, but we use the latest modern Pro Tools powered systems. If you need tape, we've got that too. Read More..
Our Gear
Despite being away from a music production city, we have everything on hand that you will need. From vintage and modern drums, guitars, amps, grand piano and much more. We've outfitted Troubled Clef with the latest personal mixing stations, and have over 8 terrabytes of sample libraries on hand, along with the latest synths, outboard gear, and a full fiber optic symmetrical Internet feed, so you can connect in real time with any other musician or studio on the planet through Audiomover's great software with no latency. Our tech team have over 40 years of computer technology experience on hand should you need some help too.
Here's a few highlights:
Neve 8232 Console
Dolby Atmos
Vintage Mics
