The Red Room is our new audio/visual mixing suite that is centered around a 52" Sony LCD ,Final Cut Pro, and a maxed-out ProTools rig. It offers film and video clients a comfortable place to do reasonably priced audio post work.

Red Room Equipment
Pro-tools HD, Logic 8, NHT 7.1 monitors, Sony 27” & 46” displays, ATC Near Field monitors, Universal Audio 2192 Converters, Extensive Plug-in Library, UA 2-610 Tube Pre-Amp, UA 2176, Seagate Media Drives, Monster Cable and Power

The Red Room May 2008 Press Release

THE MAGIC SHOP RECORDING STUDIO ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF A - FULL-FEATURED DIGITAL AUDIO/VISUAL MIXING SUITE, “THE RED ROOM”
The music for Abel Ferrara’s film Chelsea on the Rocks which had its debut at the Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2008 was mixed in The Red Room at The Magic Shop.
New York, NY, May 15, 2008 – The Magic Shop Recording Studio, a leading New York recording facility, announces the opening of its new audio/visual mixing suite, The Red Room. Starting its 20th year, The Magic Shop Studio features Studio A with its oversized live and control room along with The Blue Room, a complete audio restoration suite. This month, Magic Shop owner Steve Rosenthal launches The Red Room, with producer / engineer Elliot Mazer. The Red Room is a state of the art facility with the capability of mixing audio to picture. The first completed film project at the studio was the music mix by Elliot Mazer of Abel Ferrara’s documentary Chelsea on the Rocks Mazer also completed mixing blues artist Jake Walker’s album Confidence Man and Soulfège Do Right in The Red Room for his Left Turn Music imprint.

The Magic Shop owner Steve Rosenthal said, “ I am thrilled to have Elliot join the Magic Shop family. His legendary ears and technical savvy are a great addition to the studio.” Mazer is excited to be part of the Magic Shop and adds, “I’ve admired Steve for many years and greatly enjoy his recordings. The Red Room is a custom-built room with amazing acoustics. It is a pleasure working there.”
Red Room Capabilities. The room has a 7.1 monitoring system. It is being used to mix stereo and surround music, TV shows, commercials and film. The room is outfitted for audio restoration and archiving.

Red Room Equipment
Pro-tools HD, Logic 8, NHT 7.1 monitors, Sony 27” & 46” displays, ATC Near Field monitors, Universal Audio 2192 Converters, Extensive Plug-in Library, UA 2-610 Tube Pre-Amp, UA 2176, Seagate Media Drives, Monster Cable and Power

Red Room Booking
The Red Room at the Magic Shop opened for bookings May 1, 2008. The rate includes use of all Magic Shop equipment. Also included in the rate is an experienced house-staff assistant engineer and client services engineer and producer referrals. Additional equipment rentals, hotel and catering services can be ordered, prices on request. All interested parties should contact the studio manager, Stacy DuValle at 212.226.7035 for rates and booking policies.

Studio Backgrounder
Based in the SOHO neighborhood of New York, The Magic Shop was founded in 1988 by three-time Grammy award winning engineer and producer Steve Rosenthal. His three room facility includes the Studio A, the Blue Room and the Red Room. Magic Shops’ Studio A includes a live sound recording room and mixing. Studio A prides itself on its legendary custom wrap-around 56 input Neve 80 Series console with flying faders automation. Studio A clients include, Coldplay, Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady, and Interpol. Magic Shop also houses the Blue Room, which offers audio preservation and restoration services. The Blue Room and its engineers Steve Rosenthal and Warren Russell-Smith are responsible for the restoration work on “The Live Wire, Woody Guthrie” which won them a Grammy in 2007 for best Historical Album. Clients in the Blue Room include work on releases by John Phillips, The Rolling Stones, and Sam Cooke. May 2008, Magic Shop announces in collaboration with Elliot Mazer, the Red Room.

Elliot Mazer - Music Producer, Executive, Technologist
Mazer produced multi-platinum albums by such artists as Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt and The Band. He re-mixed Neil Young’s HARVEST album (produced by Mazer in 1971) in DVD Surround and has worked on projects with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Santana, The Who, P!NK and Switchfoot. Mazer was also a consultant for Apple Computer, where in the mid-eighties he defined the acoustical standard for Macintosh – so innovative at the time that it is still in use today. As a consultant for CBS Records, Mazer originated the Jazz Masterpiece series for Columbia Records. He was President of Artificial Intelligence Resources, Inc where he developed and patented the AirCheck monitoring system. Mazer has also designed, built and managed audio recording studios. CCRMA at Stanford University houses a studio Mazer help design in the early 80s.
He is Co-Chairman of Left Turn Music, a new and innovative music company that is helping to strengthen the bond between artists and fans.
Mazer is a member of the Audio Engineering Society, British Academy of Film and Television Artists, and National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. He earned a B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a member of the Audio Board, Consumer Electronics Association. He is a board member of GenAudio, Inc, an innovative company that has developed 4D audio solutions. Mazer is a consultant to the Warner Music Group Archive Project.