Sweet Nancy's Studio

Our studio offers a World Class input chain (microphones, mic preamp) coupled with the finest grand piano, a wonderful live sounding room, and high quality digital recording capabilities.  We have made recordings of vocals, piano, flugle horn, guitar, violin, flute, and trumpet  that meet or exceed the quality of large studio facilities that cost hundreds of dollars per hour.  We excel at multi-track recording of small groups or individuals.  We do this in the relaxed environment of our home at much lower cost than a traditional studio.

Our Gear

Roland VS-2480CD Digital Workstation (hard drive recorder/workstation)

Millennia Media HV3B Mic preamp

 

 Kurzweil 2500X Keyboard/Synthesizer.

Schimmel 208LE Grand piano pictured at top. 

 

2- Sennheiser MKH-40 Cardioid Mid-Size Diaphragm Condenser Mics

Studio Projects C1 Large Diaphram Mic

2- AT-4041 Cardioid Small-Diaphram Conderser Mics

2- Audix OM-2 Dynamic mics 

    Other

Roland DS-90 digital near-field monitors

Computer-based editing and mastering on custom PC with various software tools.

What We Do

If you record here at Sweet Nancy's Studio, you will not be a "customer" or "client", you will be a friend.  We will do whatever it takes to produce  your music for you, at whatever cost works with your budget.

Bring your own instruments, use prerecorded accompaniment tracks, or have Nancy arrange and record a custom accompaniment track for you.  

Listen to a 2 minute sample of one she prepared for the talented local vocalist, Kathy Young:  The Lord's Prayer

In addition to custom backing tracks for your music, Nancy has written many songs for other occasions and purposes.  Find out more about her songwriting skills here.

Our Friends

 

Joanne Swift

Last year (Aug '05),  I was a judge at the "Crisfield Idol" contest at Crisfield, MD.  This young girl (10 yrs old at the time), knocked my socks off!  I gave her mom my card and encouraged her to have a demo made.  A year later, Joanne showed up at Sweet Nancy's studio and at 11 yrs old, lay down some sweet tracks.  Check out her rendition of "Red Neck Woman"

 

Nancy and our dear friend, Barry Johnson work on "Seedtime and Harvest" a song Nancy wrote for a Chalk-Talk by Elva Hurst.  Barry does the guitars and the vocals on this song.  Not bad for doing it all in one night, the first time he heard it! One take wonder, indeed!
Dan Gottwalt and Marc Horst record guitar for some songs that Dan wrote for his girlfriend.  Listen to a couple small samples and imagine that Dan made one young lady very happy with his words and his music.

Angel In Disguise

If I Close My Eyes

Joanne Abrams sings 

  "Amazing Grace

to a Nancy Groff accompaniment.

 

 

 

 

Rob Mattern and Erin Fridy

Listen to some of "Blend", a 

wonderful song written by Rob.

 

 

 

The Marsch Family has done 2 full album projects and 3 competition submittal recordings here at Sweet Nancy's Studio.

 

Listen to the wonderful voices of these very talented girls on this 2 minute selection of Solvig's Song from Peer Gynt by Greig

(Click above for a 2 minute sample)

 

Listen to 2 minute samples of 3 of the terrific original songs that Justin wrote and recorded with his friend Mark Horst on Guitars. Justin on piano and vocals except song #2 where Heidi Neff sings publicly for the very first time!  We're sure to hear more from her!

"One Moment"

"It's Too Soon"

(Heidi Neff Vocals)

"For Love"

(Note the acoustic guitar sound)

Here are 3 selections from Hollie Bell's National Flute Association competition submission.  Nancy Groff accompanies on the piano as Hollie plays her Jack Moore flute.

"Concertino" Cecile Chaminade Op 107

"Polonaise de la Suite" J.S. Bach 

"Suite In Bm Badinerie" J.S. Bach

Courtney Negron sings

"The Shoop Shoop" song

as part of her vocal demo project.

Kathy Ream, Audrey Martin, Kathryn Reber, and Susie Carmichael are the "Elegant Airs"

A professional flute quartet.

Listen to their version of 

"Flight Of The Bumblebee"

 

 

For Radio:  His Path #4

 One of eleven 60-second radio spots done for Norm Fennimore of the Jeremiah Project and broadcast on area radio stations as public service announcements.

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer

While these and other very satisfied friends have recorded and produced their music here at Sweet Nancy's studio, we do not want to give any misleading impressions. We are a small home studio with 3 years experience in this field.  We have very good equipment (primary input chain is "world class" - as good or better than many large studios) and have gotten some excellent results, largely due to the talent we are recording and the good sound of our recording area. We do not intend to portray ourselves as to be as experienced, as equipped, or as expensive as a major studio.  

Visit us for a free 1st session consultation where you can learn more about recording with us, hear some of the work we have done, perhaps lay down some of your own music and then.... let your ears be the judge.

 

Contact Us for more information.

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