Cako was made for recording music! Our live room is approximately 1600 sq feet with 18' tapered acoustic tiled ceilings. The entire room has maple hardwood flooring. The studio feels live and resonant, but thanks to the acoustic tiles and room treatment, avoids the "slappiness" of direct reflections in smaller spaces. The heart of the studio is our SSL 6000 E, which has 32 channels of Lynx Aurora conversion into Pro Tools or Reaper.

Derril spent 10 years making video content and TV spots for countless broadway and off-broadway productions. He was nominated for an Emmy in 2020 and continues to work in motions graphics, video editing, color-correction. Our passion is coming together to create music videos.

Some of our favorite projects have come to the studio as a single sheet of notepad paper with lyrics. Dana and Derril Sellers have been collaborating with artists of various types for over 10 years to help bring their songs to life. We recommend stopping by for a quick, 10 minute visit to talk in person and get a feel for our space and our process. We're sure you'll know whether or not we're a good fit afterward!

The production capabilities are backed up by an extensive network of musicians that are available to fill out a production in any genre. Come to us with anything from an idea you can hum or scrap of paper with some lyrics all the way to a fully-written album ready to record.

Need mixing? We'd love to! Derril mixes in Pro Tools with a hybrid analog/digital setup. We don't set a limit on revisions and take a "low ego" approach to your music. No two mixes are the same, so the balance of the SSL, outboard gear, and plug-ins is customized for each song. Rates for mixing vary by project, so just email or call us for details.

Need a place to mix? Welcome! Get access to our board, room and equipment for an engineering rate that will allow you to aford to work on your own music, or add your own fee on top without having to gouge your clients to get access to a proper studio.

Mastering can seem like a black-box process where you don't know exactly what you're paying for. It's a simple concept at it's core — in mastering, we do anything we possibly can to make your release ready to be published. The technical side involves making sure your files hit "spec"; proper levels, filetypes, bit-rates, and physical limitations of your destination media. However, mastering is far from just file prep, and the affects are not always subtle. How loud should the song be overall? Is EQ, compression, widening, restoration, or other signal processing needed? Mastering can dramatically affect how your final work is heard. 

We have sound designed, edited, composed for, and mixed hundreds of spots and short films. We're able to work in stereo and multichannel formats. Check out our Cako Creative Services page to check out some of our work.  It's been featured all over broadway, Adult Swim, and  of course, all social media platforms.

Whether you’re launching a podcast or landing your next voice-over gig, Cako has the room and the gear to make you sound incredible.

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Our isolated podcast recording room is sound treated and furnished with comfortable chairs, a table with power outlets, and a TV screen, so you can record in person or bring in remote guests face to face. We keep it sounding broadcast-ready with industry-standard mics like the Shure SM7B and EV RE20, plus more to match your voice.

If you need a pristine, intimate voice over, our dedicated iso booth is built for one, with an array of large diaphragm studio condenser mics for tight, close-miced recordings at perfect quality.